Archer High School
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| Archer High School | |
| Established | 2009 |
| Principal | Dr. Charles "Buck" Buchanan |
| Location | Lawrenceville Lawrenceville, Georgia Lawrenceville is a city in and the county seat of Gwinnett County, Georgia, in the United States. The Census Bureau estimates the 2008 population at 29,258... , Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
| Enrollment | 1,342 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Colors | Red Red Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye... and Silver Silver Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal... |
| Mascot | Tiger Tiger The tiger is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to and weighing up to . Their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with lighter underparts... |
| Rival | Mountain View High School Mountain View High School (Lawrenceville, Georgia) Mountain View High School is a public high school in Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA and a part of Gwinnett County Public Schools. Mountain View High School is a new high school that opened in the 09-10 school year. The school officially opened for classes on Monday, August 10, 2009... |
| News Paper | Eye of the Tiger |
Archer High School is a public high school in Lawrenceville, Georgia
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Lawrenceville is a city in and the county seat of Gwinnett County, Georgia, in the United States. The Census Bureau estimates the 2008 population at 29,258...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and a part of Gwinnett County Public Schools
Gwinnett County Public Schools
Gwinnett County Public Schools is a school district operating in Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA. GCPS is the largest school system in Georgia, with 123 schools and an estimated enrollment of 161,000 students for the 2010-2011 year. GCPS is estimated to be the 14th largest school district in the...
. Archer High School is a new high school that opened in the 2009-10 school year. The school is named after longtime Gwinnett County teacher and coach Benjamin Vernon Archer. The school officially opened on Monday, August 10, 2009, with enrollment topping approximately 1,200 students. Archer High School is made up of students from Grayson High School
Grayson High School
Grayson High School is located on the edge of Loganville, Georgia and Grayson, Georgia, and has a population of over 3,000 students. Grayson High School pulls from many areas of southern Gwinnett County, mainly Grayson, Lawrenceville,and Loganville....
, Central Gwinnett High School
Central Gwinnett High School
Central Gwinnett High School is a high school in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The school is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools, and J.E Richards Middle School is its feeder...
, and Dacula High School
Dacula High School
Dacula High School is a high school in Dacula, Georgia and serves students in Grades 9-12. The school has a student population of approximately 1932. The school is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools...
. The Archer cluster consists of Harbins Elementary, Cooper Elementary, Lovin Elementary, McConnell Middle, and Archer High School. Archer High School is also the largest cluster within Gwinnett County. As of the 2010-2011 school year the school has an enrollment of 1,677 students.
Athletics
In the first year, 2009-2010, Archer High School offered a varsity team for all sports, excluding football, due to GHSA rules. Now, however, Football also has a varsity team. Although the tigers were beat twice by their rival Mountain View High School in their first season the tigers made a comeback to beat the bears 17-13 at Mountain View's Stadium during their second season.In athletics, the three rivals of the Archer Tigers are the Bears of Mountain View High School
Mountain View High School (Lawrenceville, Georgia)
Mountain View High School is a public high school in Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA and a part of Gwinnett County Public Schools. Mountain View High School is a new high school that opened in the 09-10 school year. The school officially opened for classes on Monday, August 10, 2009...
, the Rams of Grayson High School
Grayson High School
Grayson High School is located on the edge of Loganville, Georgia and Grayson, Georgia, and has a population of over 3,000 students. Grayson High School pulls from many areas of southern Gwinnett County, mainly Grayson, Lawrenceville,and Loganville....
and the Falcons of Dacula High School
Dacula High School
Dacula High School is a high school in Dacula, Georgia and serves students in Grades 9-12. The school has a student population of approximately 1932. The school is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools...
. In their inaugural year, the school competed in Region 8-AAA of GHSA. In the 2010-2011 school year, Archer High School entered Region 8-AAAAA to join their rivals Central Gwinnett, Dacula and Grayson High Schools. Other schools they compete against in the region include Berkmar, South Gwinnett, Shiloh, Parkview and Brookwood High Schools.
Archer has also already had five teams go to a state tournament: girls' cross-country, varsity competition cheerleading, wrestling, swimming and girl's softball. Archer's first state champion was a female swimmer, a sophomore, who won the 50 Freestyle swim in February 2011. Though the school is smaller in numbers than most in Gwinnett County, they are slowing building up their athletic program which is shown by teams winning games, making it to state level competitions and bumping up the GHSA level from competing on a 3-A level to a 5-A level.