Bleckley County High School
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Bleckley County High School is a high school in Cochran
, Georgia
, USA, 120 miles south of Atlanta
. The school reaches students around grades 9
-12
from the town of Cochran and the rest of Bleckley County
.
Bleckley County built a new high school that opened in the fall of 2005. The previous building, having in its final year been the oldest, non-renovated high school in the state of Georgia now serves as the county's Pre-Kindergarten facility. This original building is located on Dykes Street near downtown Cochran. Bleckley County High School is located just off of the Cochran Bypass and Airport Road.
Bleckley County High attained "AYP" for 2009, the only high school in Middle Georgia besides schools in Houston County. BCHS is a six-time region winner in One Act Play as well as Literary. On the field and court, the football team made it to the elite eight in 2006. The boys basketball team did so in 2007, and the baseball team did so in 2009.
Girls cross country has won seven straight region titles, the boys have won four straight. Bleckley girls track won state in 2007 and finished state runnner-up in 2009. Both the boys and girls tennis teams have made multiple runs to the AA final four. BCHS Cheerleading has won two state championships.
Cochran, Georgia
Cochran is a city in Bleckley County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 5,150. The city is the county seat of Bleckley County.- History :...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
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, USA, 120 miles south of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. The school reaches students around grades 9
Ninth grade
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-12
Twelfth grade
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from the town of Cochran and the rest of Bleckley County
Bleckley County, Georgia
Bleckley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population is 11,666. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 12,306. The county seat is Cochran.- History :...
.
Bleckley County built a new high school that opened in the fall of 2005. The previous building, having in its final year been the oldest, non-renovated high school in the state of Georgia now serves as the county's Pre-Kindergarten facility. This original building is located on Dykes Street near downtown Cochran. Bleckley County High School is located just off of the Cochran Bypass and Airport Road.
Bleckley County High attained "AYP" for 2009, the only high school in Middle Georgia besides schools in Houston County. BCHS is a six-time region winner in One Act Play as well as Literary. On the field and court, the football team made it to the elite eight in 2006. The boys basketball team did so in 2007, and the baseball team did so in 2009.
Girls cross country has won seven straight region titles, the boys have won four straight. Bleckley girls track won state in 2007 and finished state runnner-up in 2009. Both the boys and girls tennis teams have made multiple runs to the AA final four. BCHS Cheerleading has won two state championships.