Banks County High School | |
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1486-A Historic Homer Highway Homer, Georgia 30547 United States |
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Coordinates | 32°27′47″N 83°29′11″W / 32.462976°N 83.486481°WCoordinates: 32°27′47″N 83°29′11″W / 32.462976°N 83.486481°W |
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School district | Banks County School District |
Principal | Dr. Joseph Goodroe |
Teaching staff | 54 FTE |
Grades | 9 - 12 |
Enrollment | 647 |
Average class size | 30 |
Student to teacher ratio | 18:1 |
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Slogan | "Seize the Opportunity to Win the Day." |
Athletics | Baseball, wrestling, football, track, cross country, tennis, golf, basketball, chess club, soccer, and academic team |
Mascot | African Leopard |
Team name | Leopards |
Website | http://www.banks.k12.ga.us/bchs |
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 647 students in grades 9-12.
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.
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), including electrical safety, in which a Banks County student won a state competition in 2014.