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Newnan High School | |
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Address | |
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190 Lagrange Street , 30263-2999 | |
Coordinates | 33°21′46″N 84°48′53″W / 33.362782°N 84.814616°W [1] |
Information | |
Type | Public high school |
Founded | 1918 [3] |
School district | Coweta County School System |
Principal | Gamal Kemp |
Teaching staff | 137.40 FTE [2] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,316 (2020–21) [2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.86 [2] |
Color(s) | Gold and navy |
Mascot | Cougar |
Accreditations |
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Georgia Accrediting Commission |
Website |
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Newnan High School (NHS) is a public high school in southwestern Coweta County, Georgia, United States. It is located south of Newnan's historic downtown district. Feeder schools include Evans Middle School, Smokey Road Middle School, and Madras Middle School. Madras also feeds into the nearby Northgate High School.
Founded in 1918 as the first high school in Newnan, NHS was a Southern Accredited School by 1919. [4]
In 1952, a new school building was built, eventually expanding to fill an entire city block. [5]
On March 26, 2021, an EF4 tornado seriously damaged many buildings on the school campus. In 2022, it was proposed to demolish 13 buildings on the school campus, and replace them with 5 new buildings. [5]
NHS' athletic programs include football, soccer, baseball, gymnastics, cheerleading, track, volleyball, wrestling, tennis, swimming, softball, lacrosse, basketball, golf, cross country and marching band.
NHS' football team has competed in many region championships in the AAAAA class. [6] The most recent was their varsity football team reaching the State Semi-Finals, losing to Northside High School from Warner Robins, Georgia.
The Cougars have won many basketball championships [7] and are a constant Elite 8 competitor in baseball.[ citation needed]
Some scenes in The Walking Dead episode "Save The Last One" (season 2, episode 3), were filmed in and near the NHS campus. [10]
The High School scene of the Christmas themed Slasher film Santa's Slay was filmed on campus. [11]