Cedar Shoals High School

Cedar Shoals High School is an American high school established in 1972 in Athens, Georgia, in the Clarke County School District. It and Clarke Central High School are the district's two main high schools, and their rivalry is known as the Classic City Championship.^[3]

Cedar Shoals High School
Address
1300 Cedar Shoals Drive Athens , (Clarke County) , Georgia 30605 United States
Coordinates	33°55′17″N 83°19′35″W
Information
School type	Public, high school
Established	1972 (1972)
School district	Clarke County School District
NCES District ID	1301170[1]
CEEB code	110116
NCES School ID	130117000453[2]
Principal	Antonio Derricotte
Faculty	100.20 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9–12[2]
Enrollment	1,443 (2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	14.40[2]
Color(s)	Blue and orange
Mascot	Jaguar
Feeder schools	Hilsman Middle School, W. R. Coile Middle School
Website	clarke.k12.ga.us/cedarshoals

The school inaugurated a new building in 2001.^[4][5]

Student activities

Cedar Shoals features a variety of student activities.

Competitions

• The JROTC Raider team of male and female JROTC cadets compete at many state, regional and national Raider events. For the 70th anniversary of D-Day, they were the only group from Georgia to be invited to march in the D-Day Memorial parade in Ste. Mère-Eglise on June 6, 2014. Their trip was impeded by a delayed flight to New York, forcing them to spend the night at John F. Kennedy Airport.^[6] The cadets marched in the parade and toured the Normandy area and Paris before returning home on June 11, 2014.^[7]
• The Classic City Sound Marching Band, under the direction of Dr. Zandra Bell-McRoy, has earned several Superior honors at area marching band festivals. Known for their halftime shows highlighting pop, funk, and even Latin fare, the band has performed at the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the National Fourth of July Parade in Washington, D.C., and the Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade.
• The school's academic team (known as the QuizJags) has won several city, region and state titles since 2004. On April 30, 2014, they defeated Galloway School to become WSB-TV's High Q champion and won $5000 in scholarship money for the players.^[8] The team has also attended four National History Bowls in Washington, D.C., as well as seven NAQT High School National Championship Tournaments since 2004. The JV team won their second Georgia Academic Team Association JV State title in 2015.

Community

• The Interact Club is a student division of Rotary International that raises funds for charity.

Notable alumni

• Tituss Burgess, Emmy-nominated actor known for playing Titus in the hit comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt^[9]
• Steve C. Jones, Judge, U.S. District Court
• DeDe Lattimore, defensive lineman for University of South Florida and the Chicago Bears^[10]
• Quentin Moses, defensive lineman for the Georgia Bulldogs and the NFL^[11]
• James Ponsoldt, film director, actor and screenwriter^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Clarke County". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
2. "Search for Public Schools - Cedar Shoals High School (130117000453)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
3. Saavendra, Nicole (September 11, 2014). "Classic City Championship: Five things to watch". OnlineAthens. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
4. Cedar Shoals High School Archived 2010-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 26, 2011.
5. "Cedar Shoals High School". Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
6. Shearer, Lee (June 5, 2014). "Cedar Shoals JROTC group finds flights to France after New York stranding". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
7. Jackson, Allie (June 12, 2014). "Cedar Shoals JROTC cadets now home from Normandy". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
8. Cedar Shoals wins High Q championship Athens Banner-Herald, May 14, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
9. Tituss Burgess at the Morton Theatre Feb. 13 University of Georgia, Retrieved February 2, 2015.
10. DeDe Lattimore Retrieved February 2, 2015.
11. Quentin Moses Retrieved February 2, 2015.

External links

• Official website