South Gwinnett High School
| South Gwinnett High School | |
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| Address | |
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2288 East Main Street Snellville, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 33°51′14″N 84°00′27″W / 33.853972°N 84.00755°WCoordinates: 33°51′14″N 84°00′27″W / 33.853972°N 84.00755°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1957 |
| School district | Gwinnett County Public Schools |
| Principal | Monique Lee |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,800 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Navy and gray |
| Mascot | Comets |
| Accreditation | SACS |
| Information | 770-972-4840 |
| Region | 8A in Class AAAAAAA (GHSA) |
| Website | South Gwinnett High School |
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 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 Grayson.
The first commencement of the Snellville Consolidated High School, later to become South Gwinnett High School, was held in May 1923, following its opening in fall of 1922. Early in the life of Snellville High, school colors of red and black were chosen and the bulldog became the school's mascot. The eighth grade was considered part of the high school program until 1952. The school had eleven grades from 1922 until then, when the twelfth grade was added. There was no graduating class in 1952. The 1952 class had the privilege of being seniors for two years and graduated in 1953, the first class to complete the 12-year program. In 1953, due to increased enrollment, property adjacent to the school was purchased and the dwelling thereon was converted into classrooms for the second grade. In 1954, it was necessary to further expand. When Lawson General Hospital in Atlanta was dismantled, the building was purchased and restructured to be used for third grade classes.
A new high school, called South Gwinnett High School opened in 1957, combining with students from Grayson High School. After 35 years of existence, the Snellville Consolidated High School building was renovated and, along with a new brick addition, became Snellville Elementary School for students in grades one through eight. The new school would be located at 2288 E. Main Street (Highway 78), one-half mile east of the school it replaced. South Gwinnett High School, which combined Snellville and Grayson High Schools, first opened its doors in the fall of 1957 with 300 students in grades 9 through 12. During the summer before the school opened, a teacher/student committee chose the comet as the school symbol and blue and gray as the school colors. Jimmie Powell selected Cometa as the name of the school yearbook, because it is the Latin word for "stars".
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