West Laurens High School

West Laurens High School is a public high school located in unincorporated Laurens County, Georgia, United States, near Dexter. The school is part of the Laurens County School District, which serves the county. The overall average on the report card for the school is 81.4898

West Laurens High School
Address
3692 GA Highway 257 Dexter , (Laurens County) , Georgia 31019-3539 United States
Coordinates	32.449475°N 83.022231°W[1]
Information
Motto	„“
School board	Laurens County Board of Education
School district	Laurens County School District
Principal	Dewana Kemp
Teaching staff	75.50 FTE[2]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,214 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	16.08[2]
Color(s)	White and Blue
Slogan	„“
Fight song	„“
Athletics	GHSA
Athletics conference	2
Sports	Football, baseball, volleyball, softball, golf, tennis, soccer, track and field, cross country, wrestling
Mascot	Raiders
Nickname	Raiders
Team name	Raiders
Rival	Dublin High School and East Laurens High School
Accreditation	Georgia Accrediting Commission
Newspaper	Westside Stories
Feeder schools	West Laurens Middle School, Northwest Laurens Elementary School, and Southwest Laurens Elementary School
Telephone	[phone]
Fax	[phone]
Website	http://wlhs.lcboe.net/

Alumni

• Dustin Fowler, baseball player[3]
• Jonathan Gibbons, actor [4]
• Anthony Johnson, Junior College National Wrestling Champion; former mixed martial artist in the Light Heavyweight Division of the UFC[5]
• Demaryius Thomas, NFL wide receiver for the Denver Broncos

References

1. "Free US Geocoder". Retrieved 2011-07-17.
2. "West Laurens High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
3. http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2017/03/getting_to_know_yankees_dustin_fowler_touted_outfi.html
4. Jonathan Gibbons
5. "Anthony Johnson UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.

External links

• West Laurens High School
• Laurens County School District