Valdosta High School
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3101 N. Forrest St. Valdosta, Georgia 31602 United States |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| School district | Valdosta City School District |
| Principal | Dr. Janice Richardson |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2249 (2012) |
| Color(s) | Gold and black |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Website | Valdosta High School |
Valdosta High School is a public high school located in Valdosta, Georgia, United States. The school colors are gold and black. The school mascot is the Wildcat.
Valdosta High School serves grades 9-12 in the Valdosta City School District. It offers a wide range of academic choices, including technical, college preparatory, dual enrollment, and Advanced Placement classes, and an International Baccalaureate program.
Valdosta High is home to 31 faculty-sponsored clubs, including Debate, Robotics, Key Club, FBLA, DECA, Model UN, Science, Journalism, and Beta Club. The Valdosta High Math team won the 2009 regional championship, and VHS won the regional Academic Bowl in four of the last five years.
The first African American students attended Valdosta High in 1965. Full integration was achieved in 1969, with the merging of Valdosta High and Pinevale High School. This caused severe overcrowding; in 1971, VHS had 1400 students in a building designed to hold 700. This was quickly remedied after additions were built, but the school remained extremely full for many years.
The present school building opened in 1973; it replaced the old Williams Street building which had served as Valdosta High since 1922 and burned to the ground in 1977. J.L. Newbern and Valdosta Middle School are the two main feeder schools for Valdosta High.
As of July 1, 2014, the Valdosta City School system still has a federal lawsuit against for failing to comply fully with desegregation. The lawsuit originally filed in 1970 is being reviewed for dismissal by a federal judge.
The Cats have had a long winning tradition on the baseball diamond. Valdosta High has one state title and multiple region titles.
Valdosta High School is home to the winningest high school football program in the United States, with a record 907 wins, 220 losses, and 34 ties, for a winning percentage of 79.44% as of November 20, 2015. From 1913-2016, the Wildcats have won six national championships in football, 24 state championships, and 42 regional championships.
Valdosta High plays its home games at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium in downtown Valdosta. Cross-town rival Lowndes High School has also built a strong program, winning five state titles (1980, 1999, 2004, 2005 and 2007). Since 1968, the Wildcats' record against Lowndes County is 33-16 with 0 ties, scoring an average of 20.9 ppg as compared to Lowndes County's 10.1 ppg. The Wildcats, however, had a dry run, losing seven straight until their 21-17 come-from-behind victory in 2011.
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