Ola High School (Georgia)
Ola High School | |
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McDonough, Georgia | |
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Type | Public |
Motto | Empowering Students for a Lifetime of Success |
Established | 2006 |
School district | Henry County |
Principal | David Shedd |
Faculty | 100 staff |
Grades | 9th through 12th |
Enrollment | 1600 students |
Campus size | 10 acres (40,000 m2) |
Campus type | Rural |
Color(s) | Green and Gold |
Mascot | Mustang |
Website |
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Coordinates: 33°26′42″N 84°02′24″W / 33.445°N 84.040°W
Ola High School is a public high school near McDonough, Georgia. Its student body consists of about 1500 students in grades 9–12. Its facilities include a football field, track, baseball field, tennis courts, and a gymnasium for basketball.
The Ola Middle School is adjacent to the high school.
History
In response to overcrowding at existing schools and growth and development in the rural southeastern area of Henry County, the Henry County Board of Education elected in 2005 to build a middle and a high school near the Ola unincorporated area, near the existing Ola Elementary School. Construction began the same year and was completed in May 2006, 2 months before the opening date of August 3, 2006. The total project cost for Ola Middle School and Ola High School was $43,585,000 and was completed by the Manhattan Construction Company.
Curriculum
The school has consistently outperformed the state average across the whole curriculum and throughout its grades.[1]
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
The following sports are offered:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Softball
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Track
- Wrestling
- Marching Mustangs
- Swimming
- Gymnastics
- Volleyball
Clubs and activities
- Academic Team[3]
- Air Force Junior ROTC
- Amateur Radio Club
- Band Program
- Beta Club
- Color Guard
- Cannabis Ethusiast Club
- FBLA
- Fellowship of Christian Students
- Mock Trial Competition
- Thespian Society
- Technology Student Association
- Mustang TV
- National FFA Organization/Agriscience
- National Spanish Honor Society
- National Technical Honor Society
- Newspaper Staff ('The Hoof Print)
- Orchestra Program
- Planned Parenthood Junior Program
- Spanish Club
- Student Meme Team (SMT)
- Yearbook Staff
References
- ↑ "Great Schools.net Ola Grading".
- ↑ http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/oh/Athletics.htm
- ↑ http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/oh/documents/ATeam.pdf
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