Cherokee High School - Canton, Georgia/GA

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Cherokee High School

930 Marietta Highway, Canton, GA, 30114-2608 -

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Definition of Terms

Cherokee High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Cherokee County, GA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2119 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

129 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 701 students

Grade 10 - 648 students

Grade 11 - 430 students

Grade 12 - 340 students

This School

(GA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(GA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	8%	6%
% Black	5%	39%
% White	85%	52%
% Unknown	1 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

(GA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

16%

33%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(GA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Cherokee County School District

This School's Agency

(GA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	38	7
Number of Students Managed	34,068 students	3,848 students
District Total Revenue	$316,498,000	$34,253,000
District Expenditure	$288,416,000	$34,226,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,290	$8,902
District Expenditure / Student	$8,466	$8,894
District Graduation Rates	80%	75%

Tree lighting to honor two cancer victims (Cherokee Tribune)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 06:32:12 am
The memories of two Cherokee County women who lost their lives to cancer will be memorialized next week. The American Cancer Society Cherokee chapter's Love Lights A Tree ceremony, which raises mo...
Robert Eugene Smith, Jr., of Cumming (Appen Newspapers)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 08:52:56 pm
Mr. Robert Eugene Smith, Jr. "Robbie", age 43 of Cumming, GA passed away Friday, October 23, 2009. Robbie was born in Ft. Worth, TX but lived most of his adult life in Cumming and Canton Georgia.
Four join Wesleyan's Hall of Fame (The Daily Post-Athenian)
posted on October 19, 2009 at 06:42:29 pm
Their successful careers following their graduation from Tennessee Wesleyan College led to induction into the college's Athletic Hall of Fame. But a common theme from the inductees during Saturday's ceremony was the role Wesleyan played in guiding them toward those successes.
TWC inducting 4 into Athletic Hall of Fame (The Daily Post-Athenian)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 05:58:45 pm
Tennessee Wesleyan College will induct four new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 17, during the annual Alumni Weekend activities.
Cherokee High receives kudos for SATs (Cherokee Tribune)
posted on October 8, 2009 at 05:07:14 am
Cherokee High School is a region champion in this year's Governor's Cup Challenge. Gov. Sonny Perdue and State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox annually honor Georgia high schools with the Gove...

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Cherokee High School is one of eight public high schools of the Cherokee County School District located in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. It is located in Canton, GA. Established in 1956, it was the first high school in Cherokee County, Georgia. Currently in Cherokee County, Georgia there are 8 high schools in the Cherokee County School District, including Etowah High School, Sequoyah High School, Woodstock High School, Creekview High School, River Ridge High School, Crossroads HS/MS, and Polaris Evening School.
Sports
Baseball
Basketball
Basketball Cheerleading
Cross Country
Football (2008 Region 5-AAAAA)
Football and Competition Cheerleading
Golf
Marching Band
Soccer
Softball - Fast Pitch
Softball - Slow Pitch
Swimming
Tennis
Track
Volleyball
Wrestling
Extracurricular activities
Academic Bowl Team
Air Force JROTC
Alpha
A
BETA
Blades of Grass
Book club
Cherokee Players
Chieftain
CHS Club
Competition Dance Team
Drill Team / Honor Guard
Environmental Action
Explorer Club
FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
FCCLA (Family, Career, Community Leaders of America)
FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
FFA (Future Farmers of America)
First Priority
Forensics (Speech & Debate)
French Club
Friends Club
Future Educators of America
GA Teen Institute
Gamma
Latin
Literary Team
Marching Band of Warriors
Mayors Youth Design Team
Mock Trial Team
Model United Nations Team
Mountain Bike Club
National Art Honor Society
National Honor Society
National Technology Career Honor Society
Red Cross Club
Science Olympiad
Senior Society
SkillsUSA
Spanish Club
Spanish Honor Society
Student Council
Video / Technology
VOCA (Vocational Opportunity Clubs of America)
Yearbook
Notable alumni
Josh Holloway - Actor, best known for his role as James "Sawyer" Ford on Lost
Jayson Foster - 2007 Walter Payton Award winner, former Georgia Southern quarterback, and 2009 Baltimore Ravens pre-season wide receiver.

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