Marietta High School (Georgia)
Encyclopedia
Marietta High School is a public high school
in the Marietta City Schools
system in Marietta
, Georgia
. The school colors are royal blue, silver, and white and its mascot is the Blue Devil. Marietta High School's main rival schools are Harrison High School
and McEachern High School
.
Of the 21,786 public high schools examined by U.S. News and its partner in the project, School Evaluation Services, the magazine named MHS a bronze medal winner. Newsweek's 2009 list of America's Top Public High Schools named MHS one of the best high schools in the nation, ranking it among the Top 4% (868 out of the Top 1500) of all high schools in America for the fourth year in a row.
The Band Program at the high school also houses the AP Music Theory Courses as well as a basic music theory class for Sophomores and a World Music Studies class. The band program is an integral part of the school's IB program and has seen scores above the World Average for the last 5 years.
The band program features the traditional annual Spectrum Concert in the spring in which all bands from grades 6-12 in the Marietta City Schools come together for one massed concert in the Marietta High School performance gym.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in the Marietta City Schools
Marietta City Schools (Georgia)
Marietta City Schools is the school district which operates the public schools in the Marietta, Georgia. It is the only city in Cobb County which operates its schools separate from the Cobb County School District....
system in Marietta
Marietta, Georgia
Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...
, 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...
. The school colors are royal blue, silver, and white and its mascot is the Blue Devil. Marietta High School's main rival schools are Harrison High School
Harrison High School
Harrison High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Harrison, New Jersey, operating as part of the Harrison Public Schools...
and McEachern High School
McEachern High School
John McEachern High School or McEachern High School is a public high school established in 1908 in Powder Springs, Georgia, USA. It was originally established as the Seventh District Agricultural and Mechanical School. Due to its history, McEachern has an open campus, with its buildings spaced...
.
Of the 21,786 public high schools examined by U.S. News and its partner in the project, School Evaluation Services, the magazine named MHS a bronze medal winner. Newsweek's 2009 list of America's Top Public High Schools named MHS one of the best high schools in the nation, ranking it among the Top 4% (868 out of the Top 1500) of all high schools in America for the fourth year in a row.
History
When Marietta City School district was established in 1892, there were two main high schools, Marietta High School (for white students) and Lemon Street High School (for black students). In the late 1960s, the Marietta City School System merged the two schools allowing all students in city of Marietta to attend Marietta High School. Marietta High School has had six locations in the City of Marietta over the past 100 years - Kennesaw Avenue, Waterman Street, Lemon Street, Winn Street, Haynes Street, and the current location, Whitlock Avenue.Diversity
Marietta is home to approximately 2,000 students. Within the student body, 42 nationalities are represented - 42% black, 39% white, 12% hispanic and 7% of another ethnicity.Facts
- Established 1893
- Four year public high school
- Average Class Size: 24
- Faculty Staff: 155
- Number of teachers: 131
- Master's Degree or higher: 65%
- Student/counselor ratio: 400/1
- Classes: Block Schedule
- 4 classes - day A
- 4 classes - day B
- Classes meet for 90 minutes. There are two semesters in the August-May year. Credit is granted each semester independently of any other semester.
- Diplomas: College Prep, International Baccalaureate, Tech Prep.
- Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Band
The Marietta High School Marching Blue Devil Band is directed by David DuBose and David Dover. The Band program is currently serving 240 students in the facets of Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Concert and Beginning Bands as well as multiple percussion ensembles and Jazz Bands as well as the Marietta Marching Blue Devils. Only about 100 of the students in the program participate in the marching band program, but this part of the program has seen great success on the field. Todd Boyd is the Percussion instructor at Marietta and Josh Swain is the guard instructor.The Band Program at the high school also houses the AP Music Theory Courses as well as a basic music theory class for Sophomores and a World Music Studies class. The band program is an integral part of the school's IB program and has seen scores above the World Average for the last 5 years.
The band program features the traditional annual Spectrum Concert in the spring in which all bands from grades 6-12 in the Marietta City Schools come together for one massed concert in the Marietta High School performance gym.
Sports
- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
:Angels first round draft pick (30th overall) Chevez Clarke is an alumnus of the school. 2011 season saw the reemergence of MIFTUCCA in the program. - BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
: won state championships in 1983 and 1999. Coach Charlie Hood has led the Blue Devils since 1972, accumulating over 700 wins (with only two losing seasons) and producing scores of college and professional players. - CheerleadingCheerleadingCheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
- Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
: The boys team were region champions in 2008, 2009, and 2010. The girls came in 2nd place at the region championships in 2010. - FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
: The Marietta High School football team won the North Georgia championship in 1966-7 and the State championship in 1967-8 with several district and regional championships between 1921 and 2005. - GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
: won the 1970 State Championship with a 5 foot putt made by Marietta High School Hall of famer Chuck Little to win the championship. - Soccer
- SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
- SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
- TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
: State Champions in 1990; 1980 Boys tennis team wins State Championship. In 1983 Lyn Huffstutler and Kelly Townsend won the girls 5AAAA region doubles tennis championship. - Track and FieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
: The team won the boys' state championship in 2006 and was runner-up in 2005 and 2007. They also had state championship wins in 2000, 2001, 2005 and 2008. Shadi Dix was the 110 hurdles State Champ in 2005. - VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
: 1979 Marietta had Junior Nelson Foster as Region Champion at 101 lbs. 1980 Wrestling team was one of the most successful in school history, even leading eventual state champion Sprayberry in the region tournament after first day.
Notable alumni
- Patrick Ewing Jr
- Dale EllisDale EllisDale Ellis is a retired American professional basketball player, who played in the National Basketball Association....
- Curtis CroweCurtis CroweCurtis Crowe is the drummer for the Athens, Georgia rock band Pylon. He is a native of Marietta, Georgia and is the middle of five children. Curtis moved to Athens to attend the University of Georgia art school. His sister Rhett Crowe was later the bass player for the band Guadalcanal Diary, a...
- Scott SissonScott SissonScott O'Neal Sisson is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League. He played for the New England Patriots and the Minnesota Vikings . He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team and was an All-America selection in 1992...
- Traye SimmonsTraye SimmonsTraye Simmons is an American football cornerback for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He attended Minnesota, as a member of the 2010 graduating class...
- Murray AttawayMurray AttawayMurray Attaway was the lead singer and guitarist for the Marietta, Georgia jangle pop band Guadalcanal Diary. After the band's breakup, Attaway recorded one solo album, titled In Thrall, which was released in 1993. Attaway also had the track "Allegory" featured on DGC Rarities, Vol. 1.-External...
- Joanne WoodwardJoanne WoodwardJoanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward is an American actress, television and theatrical producer, and widow of Paul Newman...
- Eric JohnstonEric JohnstonEric Allen Johnston was a business owner, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, a Republican Party activist, president of the Motion Picture Association of America , and a U.S. government special projects administrator and envoy for both Democratic and Republican administrations...
- Eric ZeierEric ZeierEric Royce Zeier is a former American football quarterback. In his five years in the NFL, he played for the Cleveland Browns , Baltimore Ravens , and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Zeier started his career at Heidelberg American High School in Heidelberg, Germany where he led them to a championship...
- Alan BallAlan Ball (screenwriter)Alan E. Ball is an American writer, director, actor and producer for film, theatre and television.-Early life:Ball was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Frank and Mary Ball, an aircraft inspector and a homemaker...
- Dan ClarkDan ClarkDan Clark is an English actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and television director.-Television:He is best known for playing the character of Don Danbury in BBC Three series How Not to Live Your Life which he wrote and starred in...
- Billy Joe RoyalBilly Joe RoyalBilly Joe Royal is an American singer.-Biography:Born in Valdosta and raised in Marietta in 1942, Royal became a local star at Savannah, Georgia's Bamboo Ranch in the 1950s and 1960s...
