Cass High School | |
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The old high school building on Grassdale Road in Cartersville
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1000 Colonel Way White, Georgia 30184 United States |
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Coordinates | 34°12′23″N 84°49′09″W / 34.20636°N 84.819138°W |
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Type | Public |
Motto | "Educating, Encouraging & Empowering" |
School district | Bartow County School District |
Principal | Michael Nelson |
Faculty | 86.6 (on FTE basis) |
Grades | 9 to 12 |
Enrollment | 1,383 (2008) |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.0 |
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Athletics conference | GHSA Region 7-AAAA |
Sports | Football, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, men's soccer, women's soccer, volleyball, softball, swimming, cross country, wrestling, track, tennis, and golf |
Mascot | Colonel |
Team name | Cass Colonels |
Website | Cass High School |
Cass High School is a four-year public high school located in Cartersville, Georgia, United States, one of five high schools in Bartow County. It serves grades 9-12. The current principal is alumnus Michael Nelson.
Cass High School offers a variety of sports, including football, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, men's soccer, women's soccer, volleyball, softball, swimming, cross country, wrestling, track, tennis, and golf.
The Cass Colonels football team is led by Rick Casko. In 2004, Casko led the Colonels to the state playoffs for the first time in 21 years, the second time in school history. In 2006, the Colonels returned to the playoffs behind Richard Samuel, former running back and linebacker for the Georgia Bulldogs.
The Cass Colonels wrestling team is led by D.L. Koontz. In 2006, under former Head Coach Jason Faklaris, the varsity wrestling team took first place in the GHSAA Class AAA Dual Wrestling Championships. This was the first time the school had won a state wrestling championship. The team, again under Faklaris, took first place in the GHSAA Class AAA Traditional Wrestling Championships in 2008.
Coordinates: 34°11′31″N 84°49′11″W / 34.19193°N 84.81972°W