Grayson High School is located on the edge of Loganville

Loganville, Georgia

Loganville is a city located mostly in Walton County with a small portion of the city located in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. The population was 10,963 at the 2009 census.-Geography:...

, Georgia

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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...

 and Grayson

Grayson, Georgia

As of 2010 Grayson had a population of 2,666. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 62.8% white, 23.8% black or African American, 0.4% native American, 9.0% Asian, 1.8% from some other race and 2.2% from some other race...

, Georgia

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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...

, and has a population of over 3,000 students. Grayson High School pulls from many areas of southern Gwinnett County

Gwinnett County, Georgia

, Gwinnett County had a population of 805,321. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 53.3% white , 23.6% black , 2.7% Korean, 2.6% Asian Indian, 2.0% Vietnamese, 3.3% other Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.8% some other race and 3.1% from two or more races...

, mainly Grayson

Grayson, Georgia

As of 2010 Grayson had a population of 2,666. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 62.8% white, 23.8% black or African American, 0.4% native American, 9.0% Asian, 1.8% from some other race and 2.2% from some other race...

, Lawrenceville

Lawrenceville, Georgia

Lawrenceville is a city in and the county seat of Gwinnett County, Georgia, in the United States. The Census Bureau estimates the 2008 population at 29,258...

,and Loganville

Loganville, Georgia

Loganville is a city located mostly in Walton County with a small portion of the city located in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. The population was 10,963 at the 2009 census.-Geography:...

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Building information

• Construction Started: August 1998
• Building Opened: 2000
• Land Area: 65 rooms, including but not limited to a Fine Arts hall with the Main Theater, Band Room, Chorus Room, Orchestra Room, and 2 Art Rooms; a Main Gym and Auxiliary Gym, 3 Weight Rooms; a Main Library; 10 computer labs; a large Lunchroom with 5 different meal lines; and 2 elevators. As the student body has outgrown the building, the school now has over 50 trailers located in the rear of the building.
• The Grayson Technical Education School extends past the main high school building and has a greenhouse and Black Box theater among many other facilities.

Current Administration

• Mr. David Hopson, Principal
• Ms. Debbie Durrence, Asst. Principal
• Ms. Luevenia Holloway, Asst. Principal
• Ms. Isabelle Jones, Asst. Principal
• Ms. Maris King, Asst. Principal
• Ms. Kim Mankin, Asst. Principal
• Ms. Karen H. Rockey, Asst. Principal
• Mr. Linda A. Williams, Asst. Principal
• Mr. Brent Tisdale, Athletic Director
• Mr. Rob Pennington, Grayson Technical School
• Mr. Rick Woods, Grayson Technical School

School Beginnings

• The original Grayson High School was established in 1913, but in 1956 the school zone merged into South Gwinnett's school district. What's left of the original two-story brick veneered building is now part of Grayson Elementary School. The bell, given to Grayson High School in 1913 as a gift from 9th District Congressman Thomas M. Bell, still stands outside the school as a well-known landmark.
• Plans for the new Grayson High School began in the mid-90s to relieve the neighboring, overpopulated high schools South Gwinnett
  South Gwinnett High School
  South Gwinnett High School is a public high school in the United States for students in grades 9–12. The school is located in Snellville, Georgia and is part of the Gwinnett County Public Schools system, one of the 15 largest public school systems in the country...
  
   and Brookwood
  Brookwood High School (Snellville, Georgia)
  Brookwood High School is an American public secondary school in Snellville, Georgia with a student body of over 3,500. Brookwood serves several areas of Gwinnett County, Georgia, including Lawrenceville and Lilburn.-Layout:...
  
  . A committee of educators from Gwinnett County convened to create and discuss specifications for the facility. The school officially opened in 2000.

Principal History

• Mike Moody (2000-2001)
• Keith Chaney (2002-2008)
• David Hopson(2009-current)

2011-2012 Fame

A youtube video, titled "Brookwood Where You At", was released by three Grayson High students to talk trash to a rival, Brookwood High School. The video features the three students rapping and it quickly went viral and in a week had over a hundred thousand views.

Elementary schools

• Pharr Elementary (Snellville)
• Grayson Elementary (Grayson)
• Starling Elementary (Grayson)
• Trip Elementary (Grayson)

2008-2009 School Year

• Grayson High School was ranked in the top 5% of high schools in the nation by Newsweek Magazine.
• A total of 738 Advanced Placement tests were administered to Grayson students, with 67.8% of tests scored a 3 or higher.
• Grayson was ranked in the top 20% of high schools in Georgia by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation.
• Grayson High School made Adequate Yearly Progress for the seventh year in a row.
• The Class of 2009 had 121 Honor Graduates, and Grayson seniors were offered 130 scholarships totaling $4,341,700.
• Grayson athletic teams earned a ranking of 11th in the state of Georgia for overall athletic excellence in the AAAAA division.
• Grayson Rams Wrestling team came in second in Area 8-5A Area Duals and qualified for the GHSA State Duals tournament

- Four wrestlers placed in State for the Rams' Wrestling team at the 2009 State Championships.
>Nick Isburgh (112) and Paul Ardila (189) both placed 3rd for the Rams in Georgia's highest classification.
>"Jack" Dunster (140) and Zach George (145) both placed 5th for the Rams.

• The Grayson football team finished the year with its first 8–AAAAA Regional Championship and played in the Elite Eight at the state level.
• The Baseball Rams once again participated in the state playoffs.
• Grayson’s Swim & Dive team earned All-State Honorable Mention.
• A Grayson High School Student Council member was chosen as the Member of the Year by the Georgia Associations of Student Councils.
• The Mock Trial team finished as the runner-up in the Gwinnett Regional Competition.
• The One-Act Play performance was named 8–AAAAA Region Runner-up.
• A number of Grayson students from the Chorus and Band performed with the District and All-State Honor groups.
• Two Orchestra groups earned straight “superior” ratings at Large Group Performance Evaluations (LGPE).
• Chorus and Band groups earned “excellent” and “superior” ratings at LGPE.
• The GHS Step Team won 1st place in the Gwinnett County Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta’s Step Up or Step Down High School Step Show Competition

External links

• Grayson High School
• Grayson High Athletics