Hardaway High School Explained

Hardaway High School
Streetaddress:	2901 College Drive
City:	Columbus, Georgia
Country:	US
Coordinates:	32.4979°N -84.9481°W
District:	Muscogee County School District
Principal:	Maurdrice McNeill
Schooltype:	Public high school
Campus:	Urban
Motto:	Finimus Coepturi (We finish to begin)
Mascot:	Golden Hawks
Colors:	Scarlet and gold
Newspaper:	Hawk Talk
Established:	1965
Enrollment:	1,240 (2018–19)^[1]
Ratio:	16.42
Teaching Staff:	75.50 (FTE)
Homepage:	Hardaway High School

Hardaway High School is located in Columbus, Georgia, United States, in the Muscogee County School District. It is one of 221 schools in the state to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and International Baccalaureate Career-related Certificate.

Academics

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017,^[2] Hardaway's current enrollment is approximately 1,072 in 2019. The school has a particularly high graduation rate, at 90.3% as of 2016.^[3]

The school has enjoyed 13 consecutive years of qualifying for the state academic decathlon, and school teams often rank within the top three.^[4]

Students have the choice to complete advanced academic pathways, including a pre-university International Baccalaureate Diploma, International Baccalaureate Career Certificate or an International Skills Diploma. The school also offers a number of languages for students to learn, including: Italian, French, and Spanish.

The school day at Hardaway runs from 8:10 am to 3:25 pm, Monday through Friday. Lunch is divided into five segments of twenty-five minutes each. Hardaway has two long "one-way" hallways. All of the shorter hallways can be traveled in either direction .

Athletics

The Lady Hawks basketball team is currently ranked first in the state. The HHS wrestling team finished 133–0 in the 5A division, which gave them the titles for area, city, and state champions.

The Ledger Enquirer named Hardaway's Athletic Director the Bi-City Coach of the Year..

School accolades

2019 accolades

Student wins Georgia Youth Leadership Award.^{[5] [6]}

Georgia Academic Decathlon, 2019 Highest Individual Scores:

• Gold, Honor category, for Brady Hampel.^[7]
• Silver, Varsity category, for Timothy Cockcroft.
• Silver, Scholastic category, for David Dzwik

2017 accolades

• Academic Decathlon team achieved third place overall in state competition and second place in Division I.
• Student named Exchange Club's Youth of the Year.

2016 accolades

• First place US History, third place Student Growth Awards for Algebra.
• The four-year graduation rate was 90.3%.
• Sixteen students earned the International Skills Diploma Seal (ISDS).
• Three students received the Gates Millennium Scholarship.

Notable alumni

• Valerie E. Caproni, judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
• Josh Harbour, co-founder of Red Dress Boutique
• Wesly Mallard, former NFL player
• Kelcie McCray, NFL player
• Walter Palmore, NFL player
• Marcus Smith II, former NFL player and Children's author
• Robert Steele, former NFL player
• Marty Jannetty, Professional Wrestler

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hardaway High. National Center for Education Statistics. May 12, 2020.
2. Web site: First Hardaway High School class celebrates 50th anniversary. June 2017. Ledger-Enquirer.
3. Web site: High Schools - Hardaway High. muscogee.k12.ga.us. 2019-08-11.
4. Web site: Hardaway High, Columbus High, Kendrick High and Chattahoochee County High win awards in state academic decathlon. March 2010. Ledger-ENquirer.
5. Web site: Hardaway High School senior wins Georgia Youth Leadership Award. April 2019. Ledger-Enquirer.
6. Web site: 30 Years Georgia Youth Leadership Awards. 21st Century Leaders. en-US. 2019-08-11.
7. Web site: GAD State Winners PAGE INC. en-US. 2019-08-11.