Robert S. Alexander High School is a public high school in Douglasville, Georgia

Douglasville, Georgia

The city of Douglasville is the county seat of Douglas County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 30,961...

, United States

United States

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. It is the Third high school to open in the Douglas County School District.

History

Originally built to relieve overpopulation between Douglas County High School

Douglas County High School (Douglasville, Georgia)

Douglas County High School, also known as Douglas County Comprehensive High School, is a public high school in Douglasville, Georgia, United States. It was the first high school to open in the Douglas County School District.-History:...

 and Lithia Springs High school, Alexander High School opened for the 1986-1987 school year. The school's namesake, Robert S. Alexander, was a long-time employee of the Douglas County School System.

Extracurricular activities

Groups and activities available to Alexander High school students include art club, Beta Club

National Beta Club

The National Beta Club is an organization for 5th-12th graders in the United States, recognizing academic achievement, leadership, character and service....

, chess club, drama club, ecology club, FBLA

FBLA-PBL

The Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, or FBLA-PBL, is an American career and technical student organization that has its headquarters in Reston, Virginia...

, FCCLA

Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America , formerly known as Future Homemakers of America , is a nonprofit U.S. career and technical student organization for young men and women in family and consumer science education in public and private schools through grade 12 across the United States...

, Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Fellowship of Christian Athletes

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, First Priority

First Priority

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, French club, GA Career Student Association, GPSA, HOSA, Key Club

Key Club

Key Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization whose goal is to teach leadership through serving others. Key Club International is a part of the Kiwanis International family of service-leadership programs...

, Literary Meet, marching band, math team, mock trial, National Honor Society

National Honor Society

The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...

, PAWS, Scholar Bowl, Science Olympiad

Science Olympiad

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, scrapbook club, Skills USA, Spanish club, step team, Student Government Association, Tri-M

Tri-M

Tri-M Music Honor Society, formerly known as Modern Music Masters, is a high school and middle school music honor society. Each school has its own chapter, which is run by the students but supervised by an advisor or sponsor, usually a school teacher...

 and yearbook. Also added in Fall 2009 is the Alexander chapter of the FFA.

Athletics

Alexander High School teams are known as the Alexander Cougars and compete in the Georgia High School Association

Georgia High School Association

The Georgia High School Association governs athletic and club events for member high schools in Georgia, USA. The GHSA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations. The association comprises 437 public and private high schools...

AAAA classification. The school fields teams in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, fast-pitch softball, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.

The boys' cross country team won the 2000 AAAA state championship and 2009-2010 Wrestling Team won the AAAA traditional State Championship.

External links

• Robert S. Alexander High School
• Alexander High School Music