Camden County High School (Georgia)
Camden County High School is the only public high school for Camden County, Georgia, United States, serving grades 9-12. It is located beside the Camden Recreational Center, which provides the school with many extracurricular services and activities, along with Chris Gilman Stadium, home of the school's football team.
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6300 Laurel Island Parkway , , 31548-6080 United States | |
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| School type | Public, secondary |
| Established | 1973 |
| School district | Camden County Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. John Tucker[1] |
| Principal | Dr. Steve Loden[2] |
| Staff | 161.40 (FTE)[3] |
| Grades | 9th-12th |
| Enrollment | 2,504 (2018-19)[3] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.51[3] |
| Color(s) | Columbia blue and white |
| Mascot | Wildcat[4] |
| Website | wildcat |
Camden County High School is currently part of the Georgia 7A class of athletics. It hosts over 45 official extracurricular activities and athletic programs, including the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, and Senior Beta Club. Camden County schools are one of only six Georgia public school districts to offer college prep curriculum as well as technical vocational education.
Sports
Camden County High School is most well known for the huge support of its football team (the Wildcats), which holds the state record for the longest regular-season winning streak at 58 games. The team was Region Champions in 1975, 1979, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, and every year from 2001 to 2013. The Wildcat football team has won three AAAAA State Championships, the first in 2003, then back-to-back state titles in 2008 and 2009. Camden County has become a staple in the SEC and ACC college recruiting circuits.
Camden County's volleyball and wrestling teams finished in the top ten of state competition during the 2006-2007 seasons.
The all-girl cheerleading squad won regions in 1994-1999; then they became coed. The coed cheerleading squad finished second at state in 2002. They were the national team of the year in 2002. In 2009, they placed third at state.
In the 2008–09 year, the varsity wrestling team placed fourth at the state dual meet, their first time placing at state. The team were region champs for 13 consecutive seasons, from 1999–2011. They also placed third at the traditional state meet. In the 2009–2010 season, the varsity wrestling team placed third in both the dual and traditional State meet. In the 2010–2011 season, the wrestling team had its highest-ever finish by placing second in both the traditional and dual state meet. On January 14, 2012 Camden County High School's varsity wrestling team won the GA AAAAA State Dual Championship, knocking off four-time defending champions Collins Hill. In a county steeped in football history, this was a major feat for what is considered locally to be a minor sport. It is a great testament to the team who have broken through the local football-only mentality to grasp the only state championship outside of football in school history. In 2015 the wrestling team won the GA AAAAA State Dual and Traditional Championship.
In 2007, the boys' baseball team made it to the state semi-finals. The baseball team were also region champions in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014. In 2007, Camden made it to the final four before being knocked out by Walton, and finished the season with a school record of 29 wins. In 2008 the baseball team made it back to the Elite Eight before being knocked out again by Walton.
The girls' track team were the 3AAA state champs in 1989. The boys' track team won the 4AAA championship in 1999 .
In the 2013-2014 gymnastics season, Tierra Acoff finished fifth in floor, fourth in vault, and fourth all around at the state meet. In the 2014-2015 gymnastics season, Acoff finished third on bar and fourth on beam at the state meet.
The school regularly takes students to the State Swim Championships in Atlanta and to the NJROTC Area 12 championships held throughout Georgia. The CCHS NJROTC Color Guard placed first in the state in 2007.
The girls' tennis team has gone to the final four the past two years and made it the furthest in the playoffs out of any other sport in the 2008 season. The CCHS softball team were the region champions in the 2008 season.
The DOE Science Bowl team won regionals in 2009 and placed fourth in the state, with two teams taking first and second place in the 2010 regional competition. One of those teams also placed third at the state level. The DOE Science bowl team won first and second in the 2012 regional competition as well.
Beginning in February 2019, the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football moved its practice operations to Camden County High School as a result of a worker's compensation dispute with the state of Florida.[5]
References
- "Organizational Chart". Camden County Schools. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
- "Administration". Camden County Schools. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
- "Camden County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- "Athletics". Camden County Schools. Archived from the original on June 4, 2007. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
- Bianchi, Mike (February 20, 2019). "Orlando Apollos will start practicing in Georgia because of Florida workers' compensation laws". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 20, 2019.