Jonesboro High School (Georgia)

Jonesboro High School
Address
7728 Mt. Zion Boulevard
Jonesboro, Georgia, 30236
United States
Coordinates 33°32′35″N 84°20′32″W / 33.54306°N 84.34222°W / 33.54306; -84.34222Coordinates: 33°32′35″N 84°20′32″W / 33.54306°N 84.34222°W / 33.54306; -84.34222
Information
Type Public secondary
Established 1891
School district Clayton County Public Schools
Principal Felicia Brown
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,300
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Red, White, and Black
Mascot Cardinal
Website School webpage

Jonesboro High School is a four-year public high school located in Jonesboro, Georgia, United States. The school is part of the Clayton County School District and is located at 7728 Mt. Zion Boulevard in Jonesboro, Georgia.

The school's teams are known as the Cardinals and the school colors are red white and black.[1] U.S. News & World Report selected Jonesboro as one of the top 100 schools in the United States in its December 1998 issue[2] and it has produced several notable alumni.

Established as a public high school on September 21, 1891, Jonesboro High School was originally on College Street in Jonesboro. The school was moved to Spring Street during the Christmas break of 1917 and moved again to its present location on the corner of Mt. Zion Boulevard in the fall of 1963.[2]

Campus

The library originally started out in what is now the ROTC room and was moved into its own building in 1968.[2] In 1975 the vocational building was completed giving JHS the chance to expand it faculty to include assistant principals, counselors, and vocational teachers.[2] A technology lab was added in the 1994-95 school year.[2]

Jonesboro High School underwent construction starting the 2006-2007 school year for a addition of a freshman wing. The wing was complete for use the 2007-2008 school year opening in February 2008. This new addition cost the county a total of $4,025,593 .[3] The school is getting an auxiliary gymnasium. The work begin on June 15, 2010 and the date of opening is unknown at the current time . The addition of this new building is costing the county an estimated $2,250,000.[3]

Awards and recognition

Jonesboro High School won the 2007 National High School Mock Trial Championship, held in Dallas, Texas and again the following year, 2008 in Wilmington, Delaware.[4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. Jonesboro High School website
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "History". Jonesboro High School website. Retrieved 22 September 2011. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  3. 1 2 "Your Tax Dollars at Work". SPLOST. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  4. Participant History & Past National Winners, National High School Mock Trial Championship. Accessed July 1, 2007.
  5. Jason Perry

External links

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