Gordon Lee High School
| Gordon Lee High School | |
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| Address | |
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105 Lee Circle Chickamauga, Georgia 30707-1426  United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°52′10″N 85°17′39″W / 34.869342°N 85.294289°WCoordinates: 34°52′10″N 85°17′39″W / 34.869342°N 85.294289°W[1] |
| Information | |
| Established | 1930 |
| Opened | 1930[2] |
| School district | Chickamauga City School District |
| Principal | C.R. Simmons |
| Teaching staff | 23 FTE[3] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 445[3] |
| • Grade 9 | 113 |
| • Grade 10 | 110 |
| • Grade 11 | 117 |
| • Grade 12 | 105 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 23:1[3] |
| Classes offered | Traditional college prep curriculum includes Advanced Placement courses in English, Social Studies, Math, and Science. Vocational program includes Business, Agriculture, Construction, Technology, and Drafting. |
| Campus size | 50 acres (200,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics | Football, softball, volleyball, boys' and girls' basketball, wrestling, boys' and girls' golf, tennis, track, baseball, cheerleading |
| Athletics conference | 6-A |
| Mascot | Trojan |
| Team name | Trojans |
| Rival | Trion High School |
| Newspaper | Lee Hi Times |
| Telephone | (706) 382-3100 |
| Fax | (706) 375-5881 |
| Website | http://chickamaugacityschools.org/glhs/ |
Gordon Lee High School is a semi-private high school located in Chickamauga, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Chickamauga City School District, which serves the City of Chickamauga in Walker County.[3]The late Gordon Lee of Chickamauga left a grant of a plot of land and enough money to start the school.
The first graduation consisted of one student, Leon Wiley, in 1917.
The Main Building, Olive Lee Building, and Tom Lee Building were constructed in 1930.
The Ware-Jewell Activities Center holds a gymnasium, classrooms, and a technology lab. The center also harbors the Arthur Yates Building, which contains math and science classrooms.
Since 1991, Gordon Lee High School and Gordon Lee Middle School have shared a band room and cafeteria.
Construction of an extension to the gymnasium which includes new classrooms was completed during the 2013-2014 school year.
In August 2016, construction began to build a new school building.
Sports
Gordon Lee High School is the home of the Trojans.
The football team has a substantial rivalry with Trion High School; the annual Gordon Lee/Trion football game is the oldest continuous rivalry in the state.
The men's and women's basketball teams, wrestling team, softball team, and girls' golf team have won multiple region, area, and state championships.
The Cross country team came in third in state in the 2016 season.'
The GLHS cheerleaders won state in 2016 and so did the softball team.
References
- ↑ "Free US Geocoder". Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ↑ Gordon Lee High School - History, Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 "school-stats.com". Retrieved 2010-06-03.