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Savannah High School (Georgia)

Coordinates: 32°03′47″N 81°03′28″W / 32.063114°N 81.057868°W / 32.063114; -81.057868
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Savannah High School
Address
Map
400 Pennsylvania Avenue

,
Georgia
31404

United States
Coordinates32°03′47″N 81°03′28″W / 32.063114°N 81.057868°W / 32.063114; -81.057868
Information
TypePublic secondary
School districtSavannah-Chatham County Public Schools
CEEB code112710
PrincipalGequetta Jenkins
Teaching staff10.10 (FTE)[1]
Grades912
Enrollment151 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.95[1]
Color(s)Blue and white
  
NicknameBlue Jackets
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools
Websitespwww.sccpss.com/schools/shs/Pages/default.aspx

Savannah High School is a public high school located in Savannah, Georgia, United States.

Campus

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Savannah High is now located at 400 Pennsylvania Avenue.

History

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Savannah High School was originally located on Washington Avenue between East and West Atlantic Avenues. The original building, built by the WPA and designed by William Bordley Clarke, Sr., was once the largest public school building in the United States. The foundation of the original building had been built as a luxury hotel, but the owners went bankrupt in the Great Depression and the City of Savannah took over the unfinished building. The three-story brick and mortar structure included two interior courtyards, one of which held a rifle range for the ROTC as well as several circular interior fire escape slides, which have since been sealed off. The distance around the interior hallway was in excess of one quarter mile. Today, that building houses the Savannah Arts Academy, the only public high school for the arts in Savannah.

Academics

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The Savannah High School campus hosts two separate programs of study:

  • Liberal Studies at Savannah High School[2]
  • Law and Criminal Justice at Savannah High School[3]

Athletics

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Savannah High School has competed in Region 3-AAA since 2016.[4][5] The school is a member of the Georgia High School Association.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Savannah Early College High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Liberal Studies at SHS". Savannah-Chatham County Public School System. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  3. ^ "Law and CJ at SHS". Savannah-Chatham County Public School System. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  4. ^ "Region Alignments for 2016-18 Reclassification" (PDF). GHSA. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  5. ^ "GHSFHA Savannah Yearly Region Standings". GHSFHA. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
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