Warner Robins High School

Warner Robins High School
Location
401 South Davis Drive Warner Robins, Georgia31088 United States
Coordinates	32°36′36″N 83°36′51″W / 32.609992°N 83.614145°W
Information
Motto	Tradition never graduates
Established	1944
School district	Houston County Schools
Faculty	120[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,690[2]
Color(s)	cardinal and white
Mascot	Demons
Information	[phone]
Website	www.wrhs.hcbe.net

Warner Robins High School is a high school in Warner Robins, Georgia, USA. It was established in 1944 and has approximately 1,690 students enrolled.

The mascot, Demons, was originally adopted during World War II in honor of the 7th Fighter Squadron at Robins Air Force Base which earned its title "The Screamin' Demons" in the South Pacific.

Campus

The campus of WRHS is divided into four main buildings, the Main Building, Two Story, Multi-Purpose, and the Vocational building. Beside the school is "Demon Valley," a football field where the WRHS Demons football team practices. The main campus is connected by a walk bridge that crosses over South Davis Drive to the school's parking lot, the band practice field, and McConnell-Talbert Stadium, which holds 18,000 fans.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Warner Robins High is home to many award-winning sports including baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, boys' and girls' soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling.

Football

Hosting one of the top rivalries in the country, the Demons were voted #3 in 2006 and #1 at the state and region levels by USA Today in 2013. Warner Robins vs Northside premieres with an estimated 21,000 fans every year, with fans having to find seating on grassy hills alongside the stadium and bleachers.

• City Champions - 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2009
• Region Champions - 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2013
• State Quarter-Finals - 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2013
• State Semi-Finals - 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2004, 2006, 2011
• State Finals - 1976, 1981, 1985, 1988, 2004
• State Champions - 1976, 1981, 1988, 2004
• National Champions - 1976, 1981^[3]

Demon Marching Band

The award-winning Demon Marching Band began as the Warner Robins Dixie Demon Marching Band, but "Dixie" was later removed from its name. The band has won several grand championships: Okefenokee Sound of Gold (2000), Greater Atlanta Area Marching Championship (2005), and Pierce County Sound of Silver (2011).

Recent halftime shows include Africa (2010), Firebird (2011), The Heist (2012), Rocky: Heart of a Champion (2013), and Rockstar (2014).

Director of bands is Todd Howell, and the assistant band director is Sean Workman, a former drum captain at Warner Robins High. In 2014, former assistant band director Chris Ryles left to become the director of bands at Dodge County High School.

One-Act Play

Over the years, WRHS productions have participated in the GHSA One-Act Competition, the Georgia Theatre Conference, Georgia Thespian Conference, and the Southeastern Theatre Conference.

Department of Theatre Production History

Year	One-Act Play	Region	State	GTC	Winter Show	Spring Musical / Senior Play
2015-16	The Drowsy Chaperone	3rd		Performed	Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells & Fancy Nancy the Musical	Grease: The Musical
2014-15	Legally Blonde				A Charlie Brown Christmas & Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat	Bye Bye Birdie
2013-14	Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella	3rd			A Place Called Christmas & Miss Nelson is Missing	Seussical the Musical
2012-13	Avenue Q: School Edition	2nd		1st	How I Became a Pirate & The Outsiders	Follies: Quest (Written by Christie Poth & Katherine Bakrania)
2011-12	Reckless	2nd		1st	Disney’s The Jungle Book, Kids & Student Directed One Acts	Legally Blonde
2010-11	Godspell	3rd		2nd	Dear Edwina, Jr. & Brothers Grimm Spectacular	Chicago
2009-10	Anatomy of Gray	1st	3rd	1st	Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.	Follies: Shine
2008-09	Into the Woods	3rd			How to Eat Like a Child	Thoroughly Modern Millie
2007-08	Chicago	2nd			Seussical & Fortress	Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella and Check Please: Take 2
2006-07	Working	1st	3rd			Follies: Grease, Seussical, and Check Please
2005-06	The Wiz	2nd			Rumors	Follies: Movie Magic
2004-05	Alice the Rock Opera				For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf and Student Directed One Act Festival	Follies: Time Warp
2003-04	The Good Times are Killing Me	2nd				How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
2002-03	Once on this Island	3rd			The Colored Museum	Godspell
2001-02	Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?	2nd			The Diviners	The Mystery of Edwin Drood
2000-01	Working					Fame
1999-00	Pippin				Picnic
1998-99	Cotton Patch Gospel
1997-98	Guys and Dolls
1996-97	The Robber Bridegroom				Steel Magnolias & A Few Good Men	The Wiz
1995-96					One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest	My Fair Lady
1994-95	Chicago	2nd			A Raisin in the Sun	The Music Man
1993-94	A Christmas Carol	2nd			Cyrano De Bergerac	The Sound of Music
1992-93	Starmites				The Odd Couple (male) and The Odd Couple (female)	Annie
1991-92	Pippin					Bye, Bye Birdie
1990-91	Runaways	2nd			Harvey	Li'l Abner
1989-90	Alice in Wonderland	3rd			Diary of Anne Frank	Mame
1988-89	Once Upon a Mattress	2nd				Revue ‘89
1987-88	The Robber Bridegroom	2nd				Fame
1986-87	Games	3rd				Revue ‘87
1985-86	Baby					Revue ‘86
1984-85						Revue ‘85
1983-84						Revue ‘84
1982-83	Hold Me					Revue ‘83
1981-82	Go Ask Alice					Revue ‘82
1980-81						Revue ‘81
1979-80						Revue ‘80
1978-79	Once Upon a Time					Follies ‘79
1977-78						Follies ‘78
1976-77						Follies ‘77
1975-76						Follies ‘76
1974-75						Vaudeville '75
1973-74						Vaudeville '74
1972-73						Vaudeville '73
1971-72						Vaudeville '72
1970-71					Annie Get Your Gun, Pat Skelton dir.	Vaudeville '71
1969-70						Vaudeville '70
1968-69						Vaudeville '69
1967-68						Follies ‘68
1966-67						Follies ‘67
1965-66						Follies ‘66
1964-65						Follies ‘65
1963-64						Follies ‘64
1962-63						Follies ‘63
1961-62					Carnival	Follies ‘62
1960-61					The Curious Savage	Senior Follies
1955-56					The Dream Unwinds
1954-55						Headin' for a Weddin'
1953-54					He Ain't Done Right & It's Cold in Them Thar Hills
1951-52					Say, Uncle
1950-51					Christmas Pageant	Take it Easy
1949-50	The Haunted Clothesline				Christmas Bells	Off the Track
1948-49					Manger Scene & In-As-Much	It's a Great Life

Literary

The GHSA State Literary Contest has ten events: Boys'/Girls' Dramatic Interpretation, Boys'/Girls' Essay, Boys'/Girls' Extemporaneous Speaking, Boys'/Girls' Solo, Trio, and Quartet. Until the 1999-2000 school year, One-Act Play and Debate were also included in the total points calculated for the literary events. WRHS has finished as State Literary Champion two times.

State Literary Champion – 1980 (tie) & 1993^[4]

AFJROTC

The Air Force JROTC unit at Warner Robins High School is the largest in the county. During the 2014-15 school year, the unit had over 200 cadets. The drill team for the unit has been a competitive team in recent years; in Armed Exhibition they won first place at the Veterans High School Kick-off drill meet, and won first place at the Six Flags Drill Meet.

Notable alumni & Students

• Eddie Anderson, football safety who played for the Seattle Seahawks and the Oakland Raiders^[5]
• Willie Blade, former NFL defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys^[6]
• James Brooks, former NFL running back for the San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers; played in four Pro Bowls^[7]
• Danny Cox, Major League Baseball player from 1983 to 1995
• Bobbie Eakes, actress and singer
• Mark Johnson, former professional baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals) and current manager of the Kane County Cougars
• Joseph Jones, professional wrestler, the original Thunderfoot and The Outlaw Joe Deaton; has wrestled in All Japan Pro Wrestling, Southern Championship Wrestling, and Florida Championship Wrestling
• Amanda Kozak, Miss Georgia 2006, 2nd runner-up in the Miss America pageant, Miss Georgia USA 2008,^[8] Georgia Teacher of the Year 2015^[9]

• Sandra Eakes McCain, Miss Georgia 1979, nonfinalist talent winner of 1980 Miss America Pageant
• Sonny Perdue, former Governor of Georgia^[10]
• Victoria Principal, actress
• Willie Reid, former wide receiver and KR/PR for the Pittsburgh Steelers; received the award for the ACC championship MVP in 2005, as well as being honored as the MVP of the Orange Bowl in 2006 vs Penn State^[11]
• Mike I. Richardson, American football cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts and played college football for Notre Dame
• Ron Simmons, nose guard for Florida State University football team, and former professional wrestler now employed by World Wrestling Entertainment; first African-American to win a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship
• Ben Smith, #22 overall in the 1990 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. Played DB for the Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos, and the Arizona Cardinals^[12]
• Christopher N. Smith, attorney and honorary Consul of Denmark

References

1. http://reportcard2006.gaosa.org/k12/Accountability.aspx?TestType=acct&ID=676:4056 State of Georgia Governor's Office of Student Achievement.
2. https://usg.gosa.ga.gov/analytics/saw.dll?Dashboard State of Georgia Governor's Office of Student Achievement.
3. http://robinsfootball.com Robins Football Champions
4. http://ghsa.net/ghsa-literary-champions
5. "Eddie Lee Anderson, Jr.". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
6. "Willie Blade". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
7. "James Robert Brooks". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
8. "WARNER ROBINS". Georgia Association of Educators. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
9. http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/georgia-teacher-of-the-year-to-be-announced-today/nfx4J/?__federated=1
10. "Sonny Perdue (b. 1946)". The New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
11. "Willie Reid #26". Stats LLC. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
12. "Ben Smith". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved March 18, 2013.

External links

• Warner Robins High School
• Warner Robins Football Team
• WRHS Demon Marching Band