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Trion High School
Address
Map
919 Allgood Street

Trion
,
Georgia
30753

United States
Information
School typePublic
Established1938
School districtTrion City School District
NCES District ID1305130 [1]
NCES School ID130513002467 [2]
PrincipalBryan Edge [3]
Teaching staff27.60 (FTE) [4]
Grades9 -12
Enrollment410 (2016-17)[5]
Student to teacher ratio13.59 [6]
Color(s)Blue and white
Athletics conference6-A [7]
MascotBulldog
WebsiteOfficial website

Trion High School is a public high school located in Trion, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Trion City School District in Chattooga County, GA.

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Map of Trion, Georgia

The school was built in 1938 by L.C. "Sadd" Dalton.[8] The original location was beside the Trion Recreation Department. Due to a flood in 1990, a new school was built at 919 Allgood Street. It was completed in 1996.

Administration

  • District superintendent: Phil Williams
  • Principal: Bryan Edge
  • Guidance Counselor and Graduation Coach: Mary Myers[9]

Mascot and rival

Trion's mascot is the bulldog, and its colors are blue and white.

Honors and awards

In 2008, Trion High School was named a Georgia School of Excellence.[10] Trion was named one of seven National Blue Ribbon Schools in the state in 2009.[11]

The football team has had fourteen consecutive trips to the high school playoffs (1990–2004) and twice won the Georgia Class B High School State Football Championship. THS defeated Quitman 21–18 in 1957 to gain the crown, and repeated this in 1974 against Lincoln County with a 7–0 win. In 2003, the Trion football team traveled to the Georgia Dome to play Lincoln County in the state playoffs.[12]

In 2008, 2009, and 2010, the cheerleaders won back-to-back state championships.[13]

In 2009, Trion was named one of the top 25 Georgia high schools, ranked by average SAT scores.[14] The school's graduation test scores are always in the top percentiles as well. The class of 2011 made perfect scores on the reading and writing portion, and scored 95% in all other areas. The class of 2010 had a 100% graduation rate.[15]

Extracurricular activities

For such a small school, Trion High School offers a variety of extracurricular activities. Sports include football, basketball, softball, baseball, wrestling, football and competition cheerleading, tennis, soccer, and band. Clubs offered at THS include Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Spanish Club, Book Club, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, TSA, and FCA.

THS also offers a journalism class, which puts out the Bulldog Barker paper every Wednesday, and publishes a K-12 yearbook each year.[16]

The Pride of Trion marching band is a Class A band.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&County=Chattooga%20County&State=13&ID=130513002467. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&County=Chattooga%20County&State=13&ID=130513002467. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "THS Principal & Asst. Principal". Trionschools.org. 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  4. ^ https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&County=Chattooga%20County&State=13&ID=130513002467. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "Trion High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  6. ^ https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&County=Chattooga%20County&State=13&ID=130513002467. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ http://ghsa.net/school-directory. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "Mount Vernon Mills, Inc. - Denim". Mvmdenim.com. 1976-06-05. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  9. ^ "Trion City Schools". Trionschools.org. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  10. ^ "Trion High Named 2008 Georgia School of Excellence". Trionschools.org. 2008-11-25. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  11. ^ [1] Archived October 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ [2] Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "Trion Lady Bulldogs: State Champs". Thesummervillenews.com. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  14. ^ "Top 25 Georgia high schools by average SAT scores". www.ajc.com. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  15. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20100328140656/http://www.trionschools.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96&Itemid=127&lang=en. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ^ "Clubs and Related Activities". Trionschools.org. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  17. ^ "Trion's 'Favorite Son' – Rick Lamar Camp (1953-2013)".

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