Sequoyah High School (Georgia)

Sequoyah High School
Address
4485 Hickory Rd.
Canton, Georgia, 30115
United States
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1990
School district Cherokee County School District
Principal Elliot Berman
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,739 (2009)
Color(s)         
Mascot Chiefs
Rival Creekview High School
Newspaper The Arrow
Yearbook The Paragon
Website Home Page

Sequoyah High School is a public high school located in Hickory Flat, Georgia educating students in grades 9-12. It opened in the fall of 1990 and is one of six high schools in Cherokee County.

The school is informally located in the small neighborhood of Hickory Flat on a three-school plot of land dubbed the Ralph Quarles Educational Complex, consisting of Hickory Flat Elementary, Dean Rusk Middle, and Sequoyah High school. This center is placed on the northwest block of the intersection of East Cherokee Drive and Hickory Road.

Preliminary schools in the Sequoyah cluster are Hickory Flat, Indian Knoll, Mountain Road, and Holly Springs Elementaries, and Dean Rusk Middle School.

School enrollment was 1,739 students for the class of 2009.

Sequoyah was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2005, the only high school in Georgia to receive that honor, and also received the award in 2006. It was also named a Georgia School of Excellence in 2005.

In athletics the school participates in Classification AAAA, Region/Area 7. In only its eighteenth year, Sequoyah held state titles in basketball (1994, 1996), wrestling (1996, 1999), and softball (2006).

Administration

Academics

Sequoyah High School offers a broad range of academic courses and studies, having one of, if not the largest Advanced Placement program in Cherokee County. Students are offered a College Preparatory Diploma study path or a Technical Preparatory study path, or may mix the two. Students are recommended the following courses to obtain the needed 22 credits that satisfy the Cherokee County Board of Education's requirements for high school graduation.

9th Grade courses

10th Grade courses

11th Grade courses

12th Grade courses

Electives

Athletics

Sequoyah offers the following in Varsity, Junior Varsity, or Freshman age groups.

Football
Volleyball
Sequoyah volleyball has had a great history around the state of Georgia. In 2003, the Lady Chiefs recorded a record of 48-9, and won the Area 6 championship. After making their mark in regional play, the Lady Chiefs finished as the state AAAAA runner-up under head coach Kelly Audia to round out the season. The team lost to St. Vincent's School in the state championship match and finished 2nd in Class AAAAA. Sequoyah then received a preseason #1 rank for the 2004 season. Volleyball powerhouse Starr's Mill and Sequoyah made it the final match, and the Chiefs lost 3-2, finishing runner-up for the second consecutive year. From 2013-2015, the Lady Chiefs made it to the state finals, finally bringing home the championship in 2014.
Softball
Cross Country
Swimming
Wrestling
Sequoyah wrestling, led by former head coaches Bob Eddy and Kevin Higgins, gained national recognition in the 1990s. It was ranked 5th, 7th, 8th, and 6th (twice) due to the records set in a single season between the years 1996 and 2000. They have been the state traditional champions twice since the school opened in 1990. In the 1996 season, behind the individual champions Wyatt Wilkie (112), Shinya Coulter (135), Lonnie Jones (160), and Geoff Jones (189) the team won its first state title in Class AAAA. Just a few seasons later, another brother stepped up to the plate as Justin Wilkie (130) and Leslie Morrow (112) won their individual brackets and led the team to a state championship in AAAA in 1999.
Gymnastics
Basketball
Soccer
Track & Field
Baseball
Tennis
Cheerleading
Dance
Debate
Marching Band

Coordinates: 34°10′04″N 84°26′34″W / 34.16788°N 84.44268°W / 34.16788; -84.44268

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