Bacon County High School
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Bacon County High School is located in the town of Alma
Alma, Georgia
Alma is a city in Bacon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,236 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Bacon County...

, Bacon County
Bacon County, Georgia
Bacon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Bacon County is named after Augustus Bacon, a former United States Senator from Georgia. The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 7, 1914, and ratified November 3, 1914. As of 2000, the population is...

, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

, USA, and part of the Bacon County School District
Bacon County School District
The Bacon County School District is a public school district in Bacon County, Georgia, USA, based in Alma, Georgia. It serves the communities of Alma and Rockingham, Georgia.-Schools:...

. The school is on 901 North Pierce Street

Teachers

  • Math - Derick Green, Tanya Bourdeau, Mike Thompson
  • English - P.J. Richards, Danny Mclean, Cecelia Carter, Gwen Tyre, Cathy Hyers
  • Physical Education - Steve Owens
  • Science - Tom Clay, Stan Mullis, Alison Lee
  • Social Studies - Charlie Powell, Chase Flowers, Eddie Mosley
  • Special Education - Jennifer Lee, Jan Cauley, Melissa Taylor, Staci Walker
  • Healthcare Science - Deon Tucker
  • Business Education - Debra Roberts
  • Agriculture - Darrell Boatright
  • Welding - Will Mcallister
  • Technology Education - Brent Johnson
  • Alternitave Education - Kenny Murphy
  • Record Keeping - Connie Mercer, Lisa Nobles, Vickie Rewis, Diane Spell

Athletics

  • Track - Coach Steve Owens
  • Cheerleading - Coach Tanya Bourdeau
  • Cross Country - Coach Eddie Mosley
  • Tennis - Coach Joe Bourdeau
  • Golf - Coach Michael Mclintock
  • Softball - Coach Stephen Tyre
  • Basketball - Boys Coach Derrick Green, Girls Coach Michael Mclintock
  • Baseball - Coach Derek James, Assistant Coach Steven Tyre
  • Football - Head Coach Scott Brown, Offensive Coordinator Steve Owens, Defensive Coordinator Phillip Richards

Clubs

  • Technology Club - Brent Johnson
  • Senior Class - Allison Lee
  • FFA - Will Mcallister
  • FBLA - Debra Roberts
  • BETA - Eddie Mosley
  • FCCLA - Pam Mosley
  • Literary Club and FCA - P.J. Richards
  • FBLA and Yearbook - Debra Roberts
  • HOSA - Deon Tucker
  • Spanish Club - Gwen Tyre
  • Christian Club - Pam Sermans
  • 4-H - Ann Wildes

Championships

  • Baseball - 2004 AA State Champions, 2007 Region 1-A Champions
  • Golf - 2004 State Champion Ashley Medders

Statistics

Bacon County High School enrolls 478 students with 35 teachers, making the student teacher ratio 15:9. The students are 75% white, 22% African-American, and 3% Hispanic. 35% of students were eligible for free lunch, near to the state average of 42%.

Bacon County High School Athletics, home of the Red Raiders, includes football, softball, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, track and cheerleading.

Notable alumni

  • Harry Crews
    Harry Crews
    Harry Crews is an American novelist, playwright, short story writer and essayist. He was born in Bacon County, Georgia in 1935 and served in the Marines during the Korean War. He attended the University of Florida on the GI Bill, but dropped out to travel...

    , American
    United States
    The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

     novel
    Novel
    A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....

    ist, playwright
    Playwright
    A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...

    , short story
    Short story
    A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...

    writer and essayist.
  • Chris Stewart, columnist, soldier and businessman
  • George Wheeler, US Congressman

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