Browse past news stories for Statesboro High School in Statesboro, GA.

• Unsung Hero: Turkey is her specialty (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 11:24:05 pm
        In the cafeteria at Julia P. Bryant Elementary School, Barbara Scott stays busy. She and her crew – Becky, Ruby, Diane, Eddie and Carolyn – cook not only for the almost 700 JPB students and staff but also for the nearby Performance Learning Center students and staff, as well.
• Statesboro High to remain in Classification AAAA (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 07:39:05 pm
  Statesboro High School's athletic program will remain in Classification AAAA, school officials said Wednesday. For details, please check beck here later.
• The Nutcracker opens Thursday at the Averitt Center (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 01:58:54 pm
        Amanda Moogerfeld is excited.       "I get to be a girl this year!" she said during a rehearsal break on a recent Sunday afternoon. Like dozens of other local dancers, Amanda is polishing her performance for the annual production of "The Nutcracker Ballet."       For the sixth year, The Statesboro Youth Ballet will present four performances of "The Nutcracker" at the Averitt Center for the ...
• WCHS cross country teams heading to state (Jesup Press-Sentinel)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 10:06:37 pm
  Both the boys and girls WCHS cross country teams qualified for the state meet in Carrollton on Nov. 7. Although Wayne County High School didn’t win the Region 2-AAAA crowns, both boys’ and girls’ teams qualified for state Nov. 7 in Carrollton.
• Police Report - November 7 (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 09:11:34 pm
      Note: All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement incident reports and arrest records, which are public records and available for review at any and all local law enforcement agencies. Not every arrest leads to a conviction. Guilt or innocence is determined by the court system.
• SHS senior named to state council (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 12:41:34 am
      LeeKira Smith, a senior at Statesboro High School, was selected recently to serve on the 2009-2010 Student Advisory Council. She was picked by a Georgia Department of Education committee from more than 500 high school applicants across the state.
• Local Students Named to State Student Advisory Council (WSAV Savannah)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 01:43:41 pm
  Two local high school students will soon have their say on issues affecting our school systems. Katherine Olson, a student at Savannah Arts Academy and Leekira Smith of Statesboro High School are among 53 pupils chosen by State School Superintendent Kathy Cox to serve on Georgia’s 2009 -2010 Student Advisory Council.
• Yellow Jackets silence Rebels’ homecoming cannon (Jesup Press-Sentinel)
  posted on October 30, 2009 at 07:35:44 pm
  Lynward Jackson dives for the goal line in Friday’s game. He rushed for 149 yards and scored a touchdown. Wayne County High School’s football team was not a gracious homecoming guest Friday night as the Yellow Jackets pounded the Rebels 35-14 for the team’s first region win of the season.
• Lee rules the roost (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on October 29, 2009 at 12:14:25 am
      In Mattie Lively Elementary School's lunch room, Sharmane Lee quietly rules the roost. A graduate of Statesboro High School in 1980, she was raised in Statesboro by her parents, Joseph and Louise Hendrix.
• A Peak honor (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on October 24, 2009 at 12:21:32 am
      Tanita Peak, a fourth grade teacher at Brooklet Elementary School, was named Friday the 2010 Bulloch County School System’s Teacher of the Year. Peak learned of her selection Friday morning when Superintendent Lewis Holloway and administrators surprised her in her classroom.  
• Statesboro High kicks off 2009 Homecoming Week on Monday (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on October 18, 2009 at 03:51:32 am
       Homecoming week starts Monday at Statesboro High. It’s a week filled with traditions first organized in the 1940’s. Over the years many ideas and activities have come and gone, including bonfires, city parades and formal dances. One tradition that remains is dress up days at the school.
• Mornings unPHILtered - KBB begins new recycling campaign (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on October 12, 2009 at 01:21:04 am
      Friday’s first guest on the “Morning’s UnPhiltered” show was Keep Bulloch Beautiful’s Jenna Lawson. KBB is an affiliate group of “Keep America Beautiful.” Executive director Jenna Lawson, in her first appearance on the show, spoke of how KBB’s efforts – litter collection, recycling, and beautification – depend on all of its volunteers.
• An evening to remember - Statesboro High class of 1959 holds 50th reunion (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 02:12:21 am
      It was an evening to remember and an evening of memories.     On Saturday at the Forest Heights Country Club, 40 of the 62 surviving members of the Statesboro High School Class of 1959 held their 50-year reunion. Led by class president Jimmy Hodges, vice president Ralph Howard, and unofficial class historian Natalie Neville, those in attendance opened the gathering with a moment of silent ...
• BA's secretary of 'everything' (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on September 29, 2009 at 11:53:58 pm
      At Bulloch Academy, there is one person that everyone from Roy Alexander, the new head of school, to the hundreds of parents, students, and staff go to for the answers to their questions and concerns: Rita Groover. While she has been employed as the secretary for the upper school for some 12 years, Groover has been everything from a concerned parent to a substitute teacher since she first ...
• Rylander to hold arts grant-writing workshop (Americus Times-Recorder)
  posted on September 16, 2009 at 01:25:13 am
  The Friends of the Rylander will host a grant-writing workshop for the 2009-2010 Grassroots Arts Program applicants at 10 a.m. Sept. 23 in Americus at the Rylander Theatre.
• He’s always on the run (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on August 31, 2009 at 10:27:31 pm
      At the Statesboro High School campus, there is an amazing array of new technology. Needless to say, it constantly demands attention. Staff member Toby Davis has developed a reputation for being able to wrestle almost any technological glitch or malfunction into submission.
• Lady Rebels get offense going in 8-2 win at Statesboro (Savannah Morning News)
  posted on August 29, 2009 at 09:40:32 pm
  STATESBORO - Failure to drive home runners in scoring position cost the Effingham County High School softball team a victory or two last weekend in Atlanta.
• Better game nights await Devils’ fans (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on August 22, 2009 at 10:08:08 pm
        Ever since construction of the new Statesboro High School began in 2007, parking for Friday night football games at Womack Field has been less than convenient. For the 2009 season that opens Friday, however, it’s safe to say fans will find parking a lot easier than the past two seasons.
• Statesboro gets back to business (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on August 3, 2009 at 11:51:41 pm
              Statesboro High School opened its doors for a new year on Monday. In addition to breaking out the pencils and textbooks in the classroom, the Statesboro Blue Devils also dusted off their shoulder pads and helmets as they opened fall practices under the shadow of Womack Field for the 2009 football season.
• Back to school in Bulloch (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on August 3, 2009 at 10:58:09 pm
      Bulloch County's first day of school went smoothly, with only a couple glitches, said School Superintendent Dr. Lewis Holloway.
• Joe Johnston dies at 74 (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on July 24, 2009 at 05:37:42 am
      Friends and associates of Joe Pate Johnston, who passed away Thursday at age 74, remember him as a friendly man whom everyone liked, a man of " integrity" and one with a passion for horses, bird dogs and the outdoors.
• Northeast high principal hired (Macon Telegraph)
  posted on July 24, 2009 at 04:01:58 am
  The Bibb County school board hired a new Northeast High School principal during a called school board meeting Thursday.
• New law allows student movement (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on July 5, 2009 at 03:26:18 am
      A new state law allows parents to request a transfer for their children to another public school outside  their school zone, providing the parents provide transportation.
• Mary Henley: Super assistant (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on June 24, 2009 at 02:02:12 am
      Mary Henley is pure Bulloch County. She was born here, went to school at Sallie Zetterower, Julia P. Bryant, William James, and then graduated from the old Statesboro High School. Her father, Donald Hackett, was the long-time dean of the Technology School at Georgia Southern.
• Five locals taken in baseball draft (Savannah Morning News)
  posted on June 11, 2009 at 11:53:38 am
  Go to college or turn pro?
• Street names in Inglewood subdivision to change (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on June 8, 2009 at 11:14:43 pm
      Residents in the Inglewood subdivision will soon be looking at some new street names as the Bulloch County 911 Administration office seeks to avoid continuing confusion.
• Dance student heading to NYC (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on June 4, 2009 at 12:00:03 am
      When Abigail Harris began high school, she was a quiet girl secretly dreaming of Broadway.  Today, Harris now knows she'll see the bright lights of the big city every day. She was accepted recently to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Manhattan, where she plans to study musical theater.
• ‘Lunch Bunch’ gives service with a smile (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on June 2, 2009 at 01:43:24 am
      Early every school morning, a group of dedicated ladies gather in the Stilson Elementary kitchen to prepare to feed their charges under the direction of lunchroom manager Betty Brannen.
• Valedictorians 2009 (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on May 30, 2009 at 07:43:14 pm
  CCAT: Johnathon Skinner      Johnathon Skinner is the Valedictorian at the Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts & Technology, a six-year Middle and High School that is funded by the Georgia Department of Education.       A student at the school for six years, he is the son of John, a self-employed carpenter, and Beverly Skinner of Statesboro. In addition to being this year's selection as ...
• SHS student earns top trig score in state (Statesboro Herald)
  posted on May 30, 2009 at 12:28:04 am
      For Statesboro High School junior Julie Shen a complicated mathematical equation is a challenge and fun, at the same time.