Pope High School
| Alan C. Pope High School | |
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3001 Hembree Rd. Marietta, Georgia United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°01′26″N 84°27′09″W / 34.024°N 84.4525°WCoordinates: 34°01′26″N 84°27′09″W / 34.024°N 84.4525°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1987 |
| Principal | Mr. Thomas Flugum |
| Faculty | 131 teachers |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,885 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Carolina blue, navy blue, and white |
| Mascot | Greyhound |
| Newspaper | The Greyhound Tracks |
| Yearbook | Panache |
| Website | www |
Alan C. Pope High School is a public high school located north of Atlanta in East Cobb, Georgia, within unincorporated Cobb County. The school was founded in 1987 and serves approximately 1,888 students in grades 9-12. The school mascot is the greyhound, and the school colors are Carolina blue, navy blue, and gray.
Alan C. Pope was an honor student and athlete in the Cobb County school system who later returned to nearby Sprayberry High School as a coach and teacher himself. He was killed along with his wife and infant son in an automobile accident on November 30, 1975. Twelve years later, the school board named its newest high school in his honor.
The school has seen much growth over the years, including the addition of baseball and softball fields, an additional student parking lot, a dedicated marching band practice field, a greenhouse, and several additions to the main school building itself.
Pope's athletic teams are known as the Greyhounds (Lady Greyhounds for female teams). Their athletic rivals include Walton and Lassiter high schools.
Pope is home of the eight-time girl's slow-pitch softball State Champions in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007, and four-time AAAAA girls soccer State Champions in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 seasons. The Greyhounds also won the 2011 GHSA AAAA Traditional Wrestling Championship, the 2012 GHSA AAAA Dual and Traditional Wrestling Championships, the 2013 GHSA Dual and Traditional Wrestling AAAAA Championships, and the 2014 AAAAA Dual Wrestling Championship.
Beginning with the fall 2012 academic year, Pope was reclassified as a AAAAAA (6A) school.
In 2009 Pope High School won the AAAAA Volleyball State Championship. The volleyball team went on to win the next two state titles in 2010 and 2011 in the AAAA classification. Pope won the Georgia AAAA girls' basketball Championship in 1999.
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