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South Gwinnett High School

Public high school in Snellville, Georgia, United States

Summary

Public high school in Snellville, Georgia, United States

Field	Value
name	South Gwinnett High School
principal	Rodney D. Jordan
established	1957
district	Gwinnett County Public Schools
type	Public
grades	9–12
address	2288 East Main Street
city	Snellville
state	Georgia
zipcode	30078
enrollment	2,588 (2023–2024)
ratio	16.34
staff	158.40 (FTE)
campus	Suburban
accreditation	SACS
free_label2	Region
free_text2	4 in Class AAAAAAA (GHSA)
information	770-972-4840
mascot	Comet
colors	Navy and gray
website	South Gwinnett High School
coordinates

South Gwinnett High School (SGHS) is a public high school for students in grades 9–12. The school is located in Snellville, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Gwinnett County Public Schools system, one of the 15 largest public school systems in the country. South Gwinnett is home to about 2,800 students. The school pulls from much of Southeastern Gwinnett county, including areas of Snellville and rural residential areas of Loganville.

The oldest of the four high schools in southeastern Gwinnett County, Snellville Consolidated High School was formed by the 1957 merger of Snellville High School (founded in 1923) and Grayson High School. As Gwinnett County saw extremely rapid population growth in the 1980s, Shiloh High School and Brookwood High School were opened to accommodate the rapid growth in South Gwinnett's school district. As Gwinnett County continued to see more students enter its system, South Gwinnett's district was split in half in 2000, when Grayson High School was "re-opened" at a new facility in Loganville.

Awards and recognition

South Gwinnett was ranked as the 711th best high school in the State of Georgia in 2002 by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. The school was ranked 159th in the state and 12th (of 16) in Gwinnett County in the 2010 GPPF Report Card.

The school's mock trial team won the National High School Mock Trial Championship in 1995, held in Denver, Colorado.

South Gwinnett High School made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in 2009. Under the No Child Left Behind act, a school makes AYP if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Georgia in terms of student performance and other accountability measures.

Notable alumni

21 Savage, rapper
Stephen Adegoke, safeties coach for the Houston Texans
Clay Cook, singer-songwriter and Zac Brown Band guitarist
David Greene, former NFL football player
Drew "Druski" Desbordes, comedian
Jonathan Krause, NFL football player
Mike Mercer, former college basketball player
Nakia Sanford, former WNBA basketball player
Rodgeriqus Smith, CFL football player
Amanda Kyle Williams, crime writer
Lou Williams, former NBA basketball player

Notable faculty

Larry Highbaugh, CFL football player

References

"South Gwinnett High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
[http://www.gppf.org/pub/education/reportcard10/hsrank.pdf Georgia High School Report Card for Parents] {{webarchive. link. (2011-07-10 , Georgia Public Policy Foundation. Accessed May 13, 201.)
[http://www.nationalmocktrial.org/history.cfm Participant History & Past National Winners] {{Webarchive. link. (2007-08-21 , National High School Mock Trial Championship. Accessed July 1, 2007.)
[http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/georgia/snellville/south-gwinnett-high-school/ Info on South Gwinnett] {{Webarchive. link. (2009-08-01 , Education.com. Accessed August 20, 2010.)
McGee, Madeline. (May 3, 2018). "'Paintball wars' started by local rapper a problem for Atlanta police". [[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]].
(6 February 2021). "Former Mississippi State DB reportedly leaving UF to join Michigan staff, reunite with position coach".
Allen, Deanna. (April 13, 2014). "Gwinnett native, Zac Brown Band member to perform sold-out show in Duluth".
(November 10, 2016). "South Gwinnett grad, former UGA QB David Greene to be honored at SEC Championship Game". [[Gwinnett Daily Post]].
(January 11, 2024). "Went back to my Old Highschool 4 DA KIDSSS". [[Druski]].
Hammock, Will. (February 10, 2015). "South Gwinnett grad Jonathan Krause earns Super Bowl ring with Patriots". [[Gwinnett Daily Post]]'s GwinnettPrepSports.com and also.
(April 24, 2009). "Mercer reinstated to USF hoops team". [[Gwinnett Daily Post]].
Huguley, Collin. (May 25, 2017). "Getting to Know Nakia Sanford". [[Gwinnett Daily Post]]'s GwinnettPrepSports.com.
Weiszer, Marc. (November 8, 2007). "Richt worn out by black jersey speculation". [[Savannah Morning News]].
Foskett, Ken. (August 24, 2013). "True confessions of a crime writer". [[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]].
Greif, Andrew. (January 23, 2020). "Lou Williams enjoys star-studded event at his alma mater, which dedicates its court to him". [[Los Angeles Times]].
Hammock, Will. (March 22, 2017). "Longtime South Gwinnett teacher, official and CFL Hall of Famer Larry Highbaugh dies". [[Gwinnett Daily Post]]'s GwinnettPrepSports.com.

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