Marietta High School (Georgia)

Marietta High School is the only high school for the Marietta City Schools District, Georgia, United States.

Marietta High School
Location
1171 Whitlock Avenue
Marietta, Georgia 30064

United States
Coordinates33°56′52″N 84°35′08″W
Information
TypePublic secondary
Established1892
School districtMarietta City Schools
PrincipalKeith Ball
Faculty140.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Number of students2,448 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.49[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Navy blue, silver, and white    
MascotBlue Devils
RivalsMcEachern High School
NewspaperThe Pitchfork
YearbookThe Olympian
WebsiteMarietta High School

History

Marietta High School has had six locations over the past 100 years - on Kennesaw Avenue, Waterman Street, Lemon Street, Winn Street, Haynes Street, and its current location on Whitlock Avenue.

Gabe Carmona served as principal until 2018, when he moved to North Paulding High School.[2]

Diversity

Marietta has approximately 2,000 students. 42 nationalities are represented. The makeup of the enrollment is 38% Black, 24% White, 31% Hispanic and 7% of other races.[3]

Sports
  • Baseball:[4] MHS alum Dansby Swanson was selected first overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2015 MLB draft.[5] Angels first round draft pick (30th overall) Chevez Clarke is also an alumnus of the school.
  • Basketball: won state championships in 1983 and 1999.[6] Legendary coach Charlie Hood led the Blue Devils from 1972 to 2009, accumulating over 700 wins (with only two losing seasons) and producing scores of college and professional players.[7][8]
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross country: The boys' team were region champions in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. The boys won the state championship in 2014 and 2015 and were the 2015 NXN Southeast Champions. They then finished 15th overall at NXN National in Portland, Oregon, making history as the best team in Georgia history.[9] The girls came in second place at the region championships in 2010.
  • Football: The Marietta High School football team won the North Georgia championship in 1966-7 and the state championship in 1967-8, with several district and regional championships between 1921 and 2005. The Marietta High School football team were crowned Georgia’s 7-A 2019 football champions.
  • Golf: won the 1970 State Championship with a 5-foot putt made by Marietta High School Hall of Famer Chuck Little.
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis: State Champions in 1990; the 1980 boys' tennis team won the State Championship. In 1983 Lyn Huffstutler and Kelly Townsend won the girls' 5AAAA region doubles tennis championship.
  • Track and Field: The team won the boys' state championship in 2006 and was runner-up in 2005 and 2007. They also had state championship wins in 2000, 2001, 2005, and 2008. Shadi Dix was the 110 hurdles State Champ in 2005.
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Marietta High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. Abusaid, Shadi (2018-03-27). "Marietta High School principal headed to North Paulding". Marietta Daily Journal. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  3. "Marietta High School / Homepage". Mhs.marietta-city.org. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. "Marietta Baseball – Home of the Blue Devils". Mariettabaseball.com. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  5. "Dansby Swanson selected No. 1 by Diamondbacks in MLB draft". Si.com. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  6. "GHSA Boys Basketball Champions - GHSA.net". Ghsa.net. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  7. Georgia State Legislature resolution honoring Charlie Hood Archived 2007-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
  9. "Marietta Cross Country". Marietta Cross Country. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
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