South Forsyth High School
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South Forsyth High School is a pubic high school, built in 1989, located in Cumming, Georgia
, a suburb northeast of Atlanta, Georgia
. It is 1 of 5 high schools in the Forsyth County School
District, and serves students residing in parts of Cumming, Alpharetta
, Duluth
, and Suwanee
. In 2010, South Forsyth High School was ranked #199 on Newsweek's "Top High Schools in America" publication.
South Forsyth's winterguard team came in 1st place in state championships in the 'AA' division at SAPA-Southern Association for the Performance Arts- in 2010 with their show "The End of The Ride", and will be moving up a rank to 'A' in the following year.
The school has won state championships in competition cheerleading in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and Mens' Quartet in 2009. In 2004, the varsity competition cheerleading squad was runner up at the state championships. The team came in third in 2006, 2008 and 2010.
South Forsyth has had two teams come close to State Championships with a Runner-Up performance in Women's Soccer in 2005 and 2008 and Varsity Baseball in 2009. Additionally, Mens' Quartet was also the state Runner-Up in 2010.
South Forsyth's mud wrestling team placed 12th in the state in 2010 including having the state champion and third place finisher.
Cumming, Georgia
Cumming is a city in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,430 at the 2010 census. However, places with a Cumming mailing address have a population of around 100,000...
, a suburb northeast of Atlanta, Georgia
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...
. It is 1 of 5 high schools in the Forsyth County School
Forsyth County Schools
Forsyth County Schools is a public school district in Forsyth County, Georgia, USA, based in Cumming, Georgia. FCS serves over 36,000 students and is the largest employer in the county with over 4,100 full-time employees and 1,500 substitutes...
District, and serves students residing in parts of Cumming, Alpharetta
Alpharetta, Georgia
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 34,854 people, 13,911 households, and 8,916 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,631.6 people per square mile . There were 14,670 housing units at an average density of 686.7 per square mile...
, Duluth
Duluth, Georgia
Duluth is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia and an increasingly more affluent and developed suburb of Atlanta. Unincorporated portions of Forsyth County also have Duluth as a mailing address, though this area is outside city limits...
, and Suwanee
Suwanee, Georgia
As of 2010 Suwanee had a population of 15,355. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 67.4% white, 10.8% black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 18.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.3% reporting some other race and 2.3% reporting two or more races...
. In 2010, South Forsyth High School was ranked #199 on Newsweek's "Top High Schools in America" publication.
Athletics
South Forsyth currently competes in Region 7-AAAA and has since 2010. SFHS has 21 varsity sports for boys and girls. The school fields junior varsity teams for most sports and freshmen teams in football and volleyball. The school is a member of the Georgia High School Association. The mission of the athletic department is: "The athletic program will strive to inspire leaders while in the pursuit of success through honest effort, good sportsmanship, and personal integrity."South Forsyth's winterguard team came in 1st place in state championships in the 'AA' division at SAPA-Southern Association for the Performance Arts- in 2010 with their show "The End of The Ride", and will be moving up a rank to 'A' in the following year.
The school has won state championships in competition cheerleading in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and Mens' Quartet in 2009. In 2004, the varsity competition cheerleading squad was runner up at the state championships. The team came in third in 2006, 2008 and 2010.
South Forsyth has had two teams come close to State Championships with a Runner-Up performance in Women's Soccer in 2005 and 2008 and Varsity Baseball in 2009. Additionally, Mens' Quartet was also the state Runner-Up in 2010.
South Forsyth's mud wrestling team placed 12th in the state in 2010 including having the state champion and third place finisher.