Chapel Hill High School (Douglasville, Georgia)

Chapel Hill High School is a public high school in Douglasville, Georgia, United States. It is known for its strong academic performance and athletic teams.

Chapel Hill High School
Address
4899 Chapel Hill Road

Douglasville
,
Georgia
30135

United States
Coordinates33.672336°N 84.720318°W / 33.672336; -84.720318
Information
Established1999
School districtDouglas County School District
CEEB code111107
PrincipalNicole Watson
Teaching staff84.20 [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,445 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio17.16[1]
School colour(s)Purple and black
AthleticsGHSA AAAA
MascotPanther
YearbookThe Prowler
WebsiteChapel Hill High School

History

Chapel Hill High School opened for the 1999-2000 school year. It was the fourth high school to open in the Douglas County School District, due to the overcrowding of Alexander, Douglas County, and Lithia Springs High Schools.

Extracurricular activities

Organizations and activities available to Chapel Hill students include a variety of academic, competitive, and service groups, honor societies, a reading group, competitive marching band, supports an Independent Competitive Drumline group, drama, chorus, student government and yearbook. National student organizations offered at Chapel Hill include FCCLA, DECA, FBLA, SkillsUSA, GCSA, HOSA, National Beta Club, National Honors Society (NHS), Key Club, National French Honors Society, National Spanish Honors Society, Project Manhood, and National Art Honors Society. The school recently added the Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NJROTC) as a curricular and extracurricular activity.

Athletics

Chapel Hill High School's teams are known as the Panthers and compete in the Georgia High School Association AAAA classification, region 5. The school fields teams in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, fast-pitch softball, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.

State athletic championships titles:

  • Boys' cross country: 2006, 2007[3] coached by Kelly Williams
  • Girls' cross country: 2007[4] coached by Kelly Williams
  • Boys' track: 2004, 2008[5] coached by Travis Mihalik
  • Fast-pitch softball: 2015 coached by Mick Harper
  • Girls Track 2017 coached by Travis Mihalik
  • Competition Cheer: 2017 coached by Cheryl Handley and Alyssa Handley


Coaches:

  • Football - Justin Deshon
  • Cross country/track - Kelly Williams
  • Baseball - Alan Adair
  • Fast-pitch softball - Adam Graham
  • Cheerleading - Alyssa Handley
  • Volleyball - Lee Spoor
  • Girls Basketball - Amber Lee

Fine arts

The Chapel Hill Fine Arts Department includes the Chapel Hill Marching Panther Band, Chapel Hill Symphonic Band, Chorus, Drama, and Art. Both Chapel Hill bands have won numerous awards and have attended many band festivals and competitions. The band also supports the independent drumline group West Atlanta Rhythm (WAR).

The Chapel Hill Chorus is known throughout the county for their annual Spring Musical, Dessert Theater and Fall Show. Past musicals presented by the chorus include West Side Story (2011)Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (2010), Seussical (2009 and 2005), Cats (2008), Annie (2007), and The Wiz (2006).

SkillsUSA

In 2002, Brian Brannon placed 1st in the Georgia State Competition for Information Technology Services. A thorough test for computer repair knowledge of competitors. He then competed at the nationals in Kansas City, where he placed 6th in the nation

Curriculum

Chapel Hill High School is known for strong academic performance. CHHS met AYP for the 2007-2008 school year. In 2005, 72% of the student body passed the science section of the GHSGT (Georgia High School Graduation Test), 96% passed the English section, and 95% passed the math section, compared with statewide averages of 68%, 95%, and 92% percent, respectively. Chapel Hill also offers a variety of Advanced Placement courses, the largest amount of any high school in the county, followed closely by Alexander High.

Chapel Hill offers the following Advanced Placement courses:

  • AP U.S. History
  • AP World History
  • AP Psychology
  • AP European History
  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Microeconomics
  • AP Physics B
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP Biology
  • AP U.S. Government & Politics
  • AP Art History
  • AP Statistics
  • AP French Language
  • AP Spanish Language
  • AP English Language & Composition
  • AP English Literature & Composition

References
  1. "School Detail for Chapel Hill High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
  2. "Chapel Hill High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  3. GHSA Boys Cross Country Champions
  4. GHSA Girls Cross Country Champions
  5. GHSA Boys Track Champions
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