Grovetown High School Explained

Grovetown High School should not be confused with Groveton High School (disambiguation).

Grovetown High School
Address:2010 Warrior Way
Zipcode:30813
Country:United States
Established:August 10, 2009
School Board:Columbia County Board of Education
Superintendent:Steven Flynt
Principal:Andrew Young
Average Class Size:25
Gender:Co-ed
Age Range:1319
Grades:912
Language:English
Enrollment:2,240 (2022–23)[1]
Teaching Staff:114.30 (FTE)
Ratio:18.12
Campus Size:3000
Hours In Day:7:35 AM2:45 PM (7hrs 10mins)
Athletics Conference:GHSA 2-AAAAAA
Song:GTHS Alma Mater (Jupiter by Gustav Holst)
Fight Song:"Yea Grovetown Warriors!" Based on the Alabama Crimson Tide fight song "Yea Alabama!" by Epp Sykes
Motto:"Warriors Lead the Way"
Feeder Schools:Grovetown Middle School, Columbia Middle School
Mascot:Warrior/War Eagle
Team Name:Warriors
Nickname:GTHS, G-Town
School Colours:
White, Gray, Blue, and Red
Newspaper:The Warrior Wrap Up

Grovetown High School is located in Grovetown, Georgia, United States, in Columbia County, and opened on August 10, 2009.[2] Its enrollment for the 2010-2011 school was approximately 1300 students; its most recent enrollment approached 2,100.

Academics

In 2014, Grovetown was ranked as a 2014 Most Challenging High School by The Washington Post. In 2014 the school was recognized for its success with its Advanced Placement Program, receiving recognition as an AP Access & Support School, an AP Stem School, and an AP Stem Achievement School. Grovetown offers a large variety of academic classes to take, and many different career class options. In the 2018, season, the Warrior football won their region championship in a game against Evans high school. After the 2021-2022 season, the Warrior’s basketball team won the State Championship in the Class-AAAAAA boys, beating title rival Buford 66-59.[3]

Athletics

The soccer team were region champions in 2011, making it to the elite 8 in the state playoff, ultimately losing to Woodward Academy the eventual State champions . The wrestling team were the Columbia County champions in 20132014. The volleyball team were the 2010, 2011, 2014, and 2015 region champs. In the 20162017 school year, all sports teams won a region championship. During the 20172018 school year a girls lacrosse team was started. During the 20212022 school year, the boys' basketball team became state champions, Grovetown's first ever. The soccer team also became region champions.

Speech and Debate Team

The Grovetown High School Debate Team began in 2011. It competes in Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, and Policy Debate, as well as some individual events, including Extemporaneous, Impromptu and Prose/Poetry.

In 2011 it won runner-up to the state champion in the novice division of Lincoln-Douglas at the GFCA's 1st and 2nd Year State Championship.

In its third year, the team qualified 24 members to the GFCA Varsity State Championship, held at Stratford Academy. At the Varsity State Tournament, the team took the Championship in Lincoln Douglas Debate.[4] Overall the team placed third in debate divisions. At the tournament the team's coach was recognized as the 2014 GFCA Speech Coach of the Year. It also qualified seven students to the National Speech and Debate Association Tournament in Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, Extemporaneous Speaking, and Congressional Debate.

After a long hiatus, the speech and debate team was revived in 2022 with 7 new members. The team became co-champions in the Lassiter Invitational Debate Tournament,[5] and 4 members qualified for the Georgia Speech & Debate State Championship in Public Forum Debate.[6]

The Debate team is affiliated with both the National Speech and Debate Association and the Georgia Forensic Coaches Association.[7]

Extra-curricular activates

Honors societies

Grovetown High School currently has 11 honors societies. A National honors society chapter, Mu Alpha Theta Chapter, Thespian society, National Art society chapter, Rho Kappa chapter, Science National Honors Society chapter, Tri-M Chapter, French Honors chapter, Spanish Honors Chapter, Delta Phi Alpha chapter, and an English Honors society chapter.

Grovetown Band Of Warriors

Grovetown offers numerous instrumentation music opportunities. Numerous large group concert bands are offered, a concert band, symphonic, and top group known as Warrior Winds are the school's main band classes. Grovetown also offers a percussion class and beginning band for those wanting to pick up an instrument. All groups consistently earn Superior ratings at LGPE performances, and also perform around the county for audiences.

Grovetown also has a marching band that serves more than 100 student a year. The group earns superior ratings at competitions, and also hosts Columbia County's only marching competition known as the Warrior invitational where bands come from all over the state annually. The marching band also performs in the Grovetown Christmas parade, outside of local activities, the band has performed parades in Walt Disney World and Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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2009 - 2022 Marching Band Halftime Shows!Year!Title
2009Everyday Heroes
2010Friday Night Frights/Saturday Scares
2011Top Gun
2012Aliens vs. Warriors
2013FUN & World Tour
2014Dream On & DreamZzzzz
2015Boundaries
2016The Music Of Queen
2017This Land
2018Reflections: Marching Down Memory Lane
2019A Love Remembered
2020The Witching Hour
2021Pirates Adventure
2022Grovetown Goes To Motown!

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grovetown High School. National Center for Education Statistics. September 7, 2021.
  2. Web site: Columbia County School District. www.ccboe.net.
  3. Web site: 2022-03-12 . Grovetown wins first state basketball championship . 2023-08-28 . WJBF . en-US.
  4. Web site: Championship in Lincoln Douglas Debate . September 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140913011324/http://www.gaspeechanddebate.org/state-championship/ . September 13, 2014 . dead .
  5. Web site: Lassiter Invitational Novice Public Forum Debate Tournament 2022 . August 28, 2023.
  6. Web site: GFCA 1ST 2ND YEAR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023. August 28, 2023.
  7. Web site: Georgia Forensic Coaches Association . March 27, 2013 . March 28, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130328004350/http://thegfca.org/ . dead .