Jonesboro High School (Georgia)

Jonesboro High School is a four-year public high school located in Jonesboro, Georgia, United States. The school is part of the Clayton County School District, and is located at 7728 Mt. Zion Boulevard.

Jonesboro High School
Address
7728 Mt. Zion Boulevard Jonesboro , Georgia 30236 United States
Coordinates	33°32′35″N 84°20′32″W
Information
Type	Public secondary
Established	1891
School district	Clayton County Public Schools
Superintendent	Anthony Smith
Principal	Felicia Brown
Teaching staff	84.10 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,488 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.69[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	white, red, and black
Mascot	Cardinals
Website	Jonesboro High School

The school's teams are known as the Cardinals, and the school colors are red, white, and black.^[2] U.S. News & World Report selected Jonesboro as one of the top 100 schools in the United States in its December 1998 issue.^[3] The school has produced several notable alumni.

Established as a public high school on September 21, 1891, Jonesboro High School was originally located on College Street. The school was moved to Spring Street during the Christmas break of 1917 and moved again to its present location on the corner of Mt. Zion Boulevard in the fall of 1963.^[3]

Campus

The library originally started out in what is now the ROTC room and was moved into its own building in 1968.^[3] In 1975 the vocational building was completed, giving JHS the chance to expand its faculty to include assistant principals, counselors, and vocational teachers.^[3] A technology lab was added in the 1994–95 school year.^[3]

Jonesboro High School underwent construction starting the 2006–07 school year for the addition of a freshman wing. The wing was complete for use in the 2007–2008 school year, and opened in February 2008. This addition cost the county a total of $4,025,593.^[4] The school is getting an auxiliary gymnasium. The work began on June 15, 2010, and the date of opening is unknown. The addition of this new building is costing the county an estimated $2,250,000.^[4]

Awards and recognition

Jonesboro High School won the 2007 National High School Mock Trial Championship, held in Dallas, Texas and again in 2008 in Wilmington, Delaware.^[5]

Notable alumni

• Steve Lundquist (1979), swimmer; won two Olympic gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California^[6]
• Jason Perry (1999), former MLB outfielder^[7]
• Harry Douglas (2003), Wide receiver who played for the Tennessee Titans and Atlanta Falcons^[8]
• Toney Douglas (2004), basketball player for played for 7 NBA teams^[9]
• Cameron Sutton (2013), NFL cornerback for the Detroit Lions^[10]
• M. J. Walker (2017), basketball player who played for the Phoenix Suns^[11]