Sandy Creek High School

Sandy Creek High School
Address
360 Jenkins Road
Tyrone, Georgia, 30290-1614
United States
Coordinates 33°29′39″N 84°34′24″W / 33.494044°N 84.573206°WCoordinates: 33°29′39″N 84°34′24″W / 33.494044°N 84.573206°W
Information
Type Public high school
Motto "Success Is A Choice," "From Good To Great"
Established 1991
School district Fayette County School District
Principal Dr. Darrell Evans
Assistant principals Margo Wimbish, Kathy Smith, Richard Smith
Faculty 85[1]
Number of students 1,257[1]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s)             
Athletics conference 5-AAAA in Georgia High School Association (GHSA)
Mascot Patriots
Accreditations Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Telephone (770) 969-2840
Fax (770) 969-2838
Website Sandy Creek High School

Sandy Creek High School or SCHS is located in Tyrone, Georgia, United States.

Sandy Creek serves Tyrone, northern Fayetteville, and small southern portions of Fairburn and northern portions of Peachtree City. It opened in 1991 with approximately 400 students in order to relieve overcrowding at Fayette County High School and McIntosh High School.

Today, the school has 1,257 students enrolled in grades 9-12[1] and is accredited by the Southern Association of High Schools and Colleges.

Sports

Sandy Creek has become known for its successful sports programs, with many alumni having received Division I athletic scholarships, and several playing professionally.

The school was 2000 State Cheerleading Champions, 2004-2005 Football Region Champions, 1997 & 2002 Boys Basketball Elite 8, 2005 Boys Basketball Semi-Finalist, 2002 & 2003 basketball Region Champions, 2008-2009 6-AAAA Volleyball State & Region Champions, and multiple State Track Championships.

Sandy Creek won its first football state title on December 11, 2009, and became back to back state champs on exactly the same day one year later, defeating Carrollton in the AAA title.

Volleyball

Football

The Sandy Creek Football team finished the 2010 season with a 29-game win streak. The streak ended at 41 straight games after a loss to the Gainesville Red Elephants in the 2011 quarterfinals.

Championships

NFL Alumni

AFL Alumni (Arena Football League)

SCHS Football 10+ Win Seasons

SCHS Football History (Noteworthy)

SCHS Football Coaching

Chip Walker currently holds the head coaching position for the Sandy Creek Patriots football program.

Sandy Creek had five straight regional championships in the 2008 through 2012 seasons.

Sandy Creek won the school's first state championship on December 11, 2009.

Basketball

The Sandy Creek basketball team made it the Final Four in 2005. SCHS retired the Jersey of #23 L.T. Lockett, one of the most prolific scorers in Georgia HS history, in 2001. D-I basketball players include John Beckett (Georgia State University), L.T. Lockett (Middle TN State University/NBA 2005/2006.) #34 Aaron B. Caruthers graduate of class of 2005 and 2005 Final Four Team. Current All-Time Leading Scorer (1800pts) 2 Time All-State team. 2 Time Naismith award winner. 2 time Fayette Co. Player of Year. McDonalds All- American Nominee. 2003 Five Star All- Star MVP (NBA division).(University of North Florida) 8.5ppg (10ppg in Conference play), 2.7rpg, 1.2apg, FGP: 44.8%, 3Pts: 32.9%, FT: 69.2%. Caruthers also Attended Livingstone College in 2010(NCAA Div.2/ CIAA Conference)12ppg (14ppg in Conference play), 3.2apg,3.4rpg, FGP: 51.2%, FT: 70% :CIAA Tournament Semi-Finalist-2010,CIAA player of the week three times, All CIAA Conference Honorable Mention,CIAA Lowes Senior award Finalist.

Baseball

Eric Thomas was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 28 round of the 2002 MLB Draft. Brent Brewer was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers with the 60th pick of the 2006 MLB Draft. Blake Brewer was also selected in the 2008 MLB Draft by the Florida Marlins. D-I baseball players include Eric Thomas (2002) (Southern University), Jay Fields (Georgia State University), Rusty Bennett (2001-Georgia State University), and Dusty Bennett (2004-Georgia State University).

Soccer

In Spring 2007, for the first time in school history, the Sandy Creek boys' soccer team made the state playoffs. The team achieved a #4 seed in Region 6-AAA. The boys' team has made the state playoffs each of the last 3 years. In 2008 the team reached the second round of the playoffs for the first time in school history.

Swimming

The Sandy Creek Swimming Patriots are a competitive swimming program, coached by Steve Henderson and assisted by Evans Martin.

Wrestling

Sandy Creek's wrestling team competes in a wide range of matches and tournaments throughout the season.

Derek Wojcik is the most prolific wrestler to graduate from Sandy Creek. He was a state champion in 2010 and 2009. Other notables include two time placer Julian Holmes, who took 5th in 2008 and 2nd in 2009, and Treijon Johnson, who took 6th in 2012 and 4th in 2013. Wojcik is Sandy Creek's only active college wrestler.

Fine Arts

The Sandy Creek fine art department includes four Choirs, Orchestra, Band, Art, and Drama departments.[2]

The Choral Department consistently receives superior ratings every year from The Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) as well as performing on a national level. The chorus includes four groups: Men's, Treble (Women), Honor Ensemble (Women), and the Advanced Mixed Chorus.[3] In 2009, The GMEA invited the Men's Chorus to perform for the GMEA In-Service Conference in Savannah, Georgia; they were the only all men high school chorus to perform. The following year, the Advanced Mix Chorus traveled to San Francisco to perform with world renowned ensemble, Chanticleer.[4][5]

Fox 5 Glee Contest

JACTAP

In fall 2009 six members of the Select Mixed Chorus entered and won a contest hosted by Fox5 News and B98.5fm for the premiere of the television series Glee. After performing live at the Fox News studio, they received an array of grand prizes as well as being declared "Georgia's Best Vocal Ensemble."[6] The members of this group were Jesse Alexander (soloist), Tyler Green (Tenor 1), Aaron Biemiller (Tenor 2), Anthony Spezzano (Baritone), Chad Simms (Bass), and Paul Merrill (Bass).

Spring Musical

Every year, the fine arts put together a school musical. In 2010, Sandy Creek performed Les Misérables, and received a nomination for Best Musical at the Shuler Hensley Awards.

Band

The Sandy Creek High School Wind Ensemble and symphonic band receive superior ratings at the GMEA Large Group Performance Evaluation each year. The band has a total of four programs that include a jazz ensemble, wind ensemble, symphonic band, and concert band. The Sandy Creek High School Marching Patriot Band also consistently receives superiors at local marching band competitions in the state of Georgia and around the region.

Awards

Notable alumni



References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "School Stats". Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  2. ↑ "Sandy Creek High School website".
  3. ↑ "Millie Turek".
  4. ↑ "Chanticleer Press Release".
  5. ↑ "Chanticleer Concert Program" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Fox5 Announces Winners".
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Fayette County School District, Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "AJC on 1st Lt. Robert Wilson Collins". Retrieved 2011-01-08.

Sandy Creek Website: http://www.sandycreekhighschool.com/

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