Grayson High School is located in Loganville, Georgia and has an enrollment of over 3,100 students. The school pulls students from many areas of southeastern Gwinnett County, mainly Grayson, Loganville, and Lawrenceville.
| Grayson High School | |
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 Front entrance of Grayson High School | |
| Address | |
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50 Hope Hollow Road , 30052 | |
| Coordinates | 33°52′06″N 83°55′26″W / 33.868458°N 83.92394°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | First comes Learning |
| Established | 2000 |
| School district | Gwinnett County Public Schools |
| Principal | Rukina Walker |
| Staff | 192.60 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 3,284 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.05[1] |
| Campus | Suburban/rural |
| Color(s) | Green, gold, navy blue, and white |
| Nickname | Rams |
| Accreditation | SACS |
| Information | 770-554-1071 |
| Region | 4 in Class AAAAAAA (GHSA) |
| Website | Grayson High School |
General information
editBuilding information
editConstruction on the current Grayson High School building began in August 1998 and the school opened its doors in 2000. The building has 65 classrooms, but as the student body has outgrown it, expansion is required. 42 trailers were formerly located in front of the building, until an expansion of the school was completed in time for the 2021 school year.[2] The Grayson Technical Education School extends past the main high school building and has a greenhouse and Black Box theater among many other facilities. Most recently, the Grayson Technical Education School partnered with Gwinnett Technical College to build a veterinary surgical suite.[3]
Grayson's main rival is Archer High School.
History
editSchool beginnings
editThe original Grayson High School was established in 1913, but in 1956 the school zone merged into South Gwinnett's school district. What is left of the original two-story brick veneered building is now part of Grayson Elementary School. The bell, given to Grayson High School in 1913 as a gift from 9th District Congressman Thomas M. Bell, still stands outside of Grayson Elementary in downtown Grayson as a well-known landmark.
Plans for the new Grayson High School began in the mid-1990s to relieve the neighboring, overpopulated high schools South Gwinnett and Brookwood. A committee of educators from Gwinnett County convened to create and discuss specifications for the facility. The school officially opened in 2000.
Feeder schools
editElementary schools
edit- Grayson Elementary (Grayson)
- Pharr Elementary (Snellville)
- Starling Elementary (Grayson)
- Trip Elementary (Grayson)
Middle schools
edit- Bay Creek Middle (Grayson)
- Couch Middle (Grayson)
Notable alumni
edit- Eric Ati – NPSL soccer player[4]
- Chase Brice - CFL player[5]
- Kirubel Erassa - track and field athlete[6]
- Wayne Gallman - NFL football player[7]
- Jamal Haynes - college football running back for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets[8]
- Jon Langston - Country music singer[9]
- Austin Meadows - MLB baseball player[10]
- Denzel Nkemdiche - former Ole Miss football player[11]
- Robert Nkemdiche - NFL football player[11]
- Owen Pappoe - NFL linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals[12]
- Trente Jones - Former NFL Linemen [1]
- Phil Mafah - Clemson Running back [2]
- Ella Stevens - NWSL Midfielder [3]
- Parker Meadows - MLB Baseball Player [4]
- Wanya Morris - NFL Lineman [5]
- Isaiah Land - NFL Player [6]
- Bradley Blalock - MLB [7]
- Ryan Carter - Clemson Coach, Former NFL Player [8]
- Lorenzo Washington - NFL Player [9]
- Quanterus Smith - NFL Player [10]
- Kirubel Erassa - Track Athlete [11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Grayson High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ taylor.denman @gwinnettdailypost.com, Taylor Denman. "BOE approves $17 million addition to Grayson High School". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ taylor.denman@gwinnettdailypost.com, Taylor Denman. "Grayson Tech, Gwinnett Tech partner for new veterinary surgical suite on high school campus". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "Grayson's Ati gets shutout in Silverbacks' 2-0 win". Gwinnett Daily Post. September 1, 2012. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ "Chase Brice - Football". App State Athletics.
- ^ Carvell, Michael (November 5, 2009). "Grayson's Erassa takes unlikely path to top". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ "Atlanta Falcons sign Grayson grad Wayne Gallman". Gwinnett Daily Post. September 2, 2021. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ Sugiura, Ken (January 26, 2020). "Grayson's Jamal Haynes commits to Georgia Tech for '21 class". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ Cox, Randy Louis (April 17, 2017). "Grayson gears up for Big Time, Small Town Grayson Day". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ Friedlander, David (November 16, 2019). "Grayson baseball community turns out to honor Meadows brothers". Gwinnett Daily Post's GwinnettPrepSports.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "Former Ole Miss LB Denzel Nkemdiche opens up about drug use". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. January 31, 2017. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ Hamilton, Gerry; VanHaaren, Tom (May 1, 2018). "Graduation day: Four HS teammates commit". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 8, 2023.