Banks County High School

Banks County High School is a public co-educational high school located in Homer, in the mountains of northern Georgia, United States. The school enrolls about 928 students in grades 9-12.

Banks County High School
Address
1486-A Historic Homer Highway Homer , Banks , Georgia 30547 United States
Coordinates	32.462976°N 83.486481°W / 32.462976; -83.486481[1]
Information
School district	Banks County School District
Principal	Ms. Christine Bray [2]
Teaching staff	54 FTE[3]
Grades	9 - 12
Enrollment	928 (2016-17)[4]
Average class size	30
Student to teacher ratio	18:1[3]
Color(s)
Slogan	"Seize the Opportunity to Win the Day."
Athletics	Baseball, softball, wrestling, football, track, cross country, tennis, golf, basketball, and soccer
Mascot	African Leopard
Team name	Leopards
Website	http://www.banks.k12.ga.us/bchs

School district

The school serves all of Banks County, and is part of the Banks County School District. The school is fed with students from Banks County Middle School, also in Homer.

Extracurricular activities

Banks County High School students can participate in extracurricular activities including men's and women's sports and many clubs.

One of the largest clubs is the Banks County chapter of the National FFA Organization, which teaches students about various Career Development Events (CDEs),[5] including electrical safety, in which a Banks County student won a state competition in 2014.[6]

References

1. "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
3. "school-stats.com". Retrieved 2010-05-30.
4. "Banks County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
5. "Agricultural Education". National FFA Organization. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
6. Staff (5 March 2014). "Banks Co. student wins top honors in state EMC/FFA competition". Access North Georgia. Retrieved 24 May 2014.

External links

• Banks County High School website