Carlton J. Kell High School is a public high school in the Cobb County School District

Cobb County School District

The Cobb County School District is the county government agency which operates public schools in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. The school district includes all of Cobb County except for the Marietta City Schools. It is the second-largest school system in Georgia and among the largest in...

 in 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...

. The school is located in Marietta, Georgia

Marietta, Georgia

Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...

, just northwest of Atlanta. The school was founded in 2002 and serves 1,818 students in the Cobb County area. It is also an Advanced Placement Certified School. The school mascot is the Longhorn, and the school colors are copper, black, and white. The school has 411 (157 of whom are teachers) staff and faculty in all. As of 2006, the principal is Mrs. Trudie Donovan. Among Kell's rivals is Lassiter High School

Lassiter High School

Lassiter High School is a public high school located north of Atlanta in Marietta, Georgia, United States.- History :Lassiter High School was established in 1981. It was awarded the Georgia Public School of Excellence in 1992, 1999, 2008, and 2010. Lassiter's principal was Chris Shaw in 2008 and...

 in which Kell has a 3-2 record against in football and have also recently beaten in girls Fast Pitch for the 2009 Region Championship.

History

Coach Carlton J. "Corky" Kell worked for Cobb County for thirty years. He completed a long career as the athletic director for the county. He was the former head football coach at Wheeler High School

Joseph Wheeler High School

Wheeler High School is located in northeast Cobb County, Georgia, USA. It is near the city of Marietta, about northwest of downtown Atlanta. Wheeler has been in operation since 1965...

.He was also involved with instrumental in creating the High School Football Classic in 1992. The first Classic was the first game ever played inside the Georgia Dome

Georgia Dome

The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the...

, even before any professional or college team played there.

Student and Faculty Statistics

Teachers

• 19 English teachers
• 8 PE teachers
• 18 math teachers
• 16 science teachers
• 14 Social Studies teachers
• 25 special education
  Special education
  Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...
  
   teachers
• 20 other faculty
• 5 parapro Teachers
• 7 fine arts teachers
• 12 Career Tech teachers
• 10 foreign language teachers
• 1 AVID teacher

Everyone

• 1,811 Students
• 157 teachers
• 411 staff and faculty in all
• 214 school staff
• 59 school staff
• 198 school faculty
• 133 school teachers
• 141 actual teachers in all

Administration

• Mrs. Trudie Donovan, Principal
• Mr. Peter Giles, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director
• Ms. Susan Stoddard, Assistant Principal
• Ms. Camille Gomez, Assistant Principal
• Mr. Richmond Parker, Asst Administrator
• Ms. Dana Carlton, Asst Administrator

Mission and Beliefs

The Mission of Kell High School is to cultivate student achievement through the utilization of rigorous performance-based curriculum and to foster a life-long love of learning through the development of supportive relationships.

Clubs and organizations

• Anime Club
• Avid After Hours
• Beta Club
• Book Club
• Chess Club
• Computer Club
• Cultural Diversity Club
• Dance Team
• Debate
• Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)
• Drama Club
• Equestrian Club
• Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• First Priority
• FIRST Robotics -Team 1311
• French Club
• French Honor Society
• Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
• German Club
• German Honor Society
• The Herd (Senior Spirit Club)
• Hiking and Camping Club
• Jazz Ensemble
• Interact Club
• International Music Club
• Key Club
• Kell Frisbee Club
• Language Club
• Latin Club (Junior Classical League)
• Latin Honor Society
• Literary Club
• Marching Band
• Math Team
• Model United Nations
• Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society)
• Music Club
• National Arts Honor Society
• National Honor Society
• Naval Junior ROTC
• Percussion Ensemble
• Prom Committee
• Science Club/Robotics
• Spanish Honor Society
• Spanish Club
• Student Government Association
• Student Views
• Sunday Scholars Tutoring Program
• Trash Talk Ensemble
• Underground Poet Society
• Winterguard

Sports

• Football
• Soccer
• Lacrosse
• Basketball
• Wrestling
• Tennis
• Cross Country
• Track and Field
• Swim and Dive
• Baseball
• Gymnastics
• Softball
• Golf
• Vollyball

Longhorn Baseball

Kell has placed 2nd in the state of Georgia and 2nd in their region. They have been to the playoffs two times in the past two years capturing the state runner-up championship in 2006

Longhorn Football

In the 2010 season Kell went undefeated in the regular season, 10-0, the best record in school history. The longhorns then went on to the fist round of the playoffs beating South Forsyth 49-7. In the next round Kell barely edged out a victory over Flowery Branch 21-13. Kell came up short against Statesboro losing 7-17, ending their undefeated record.

Alumni

Notable alumni include:

• Jonathan Dwyer
  Jonathan Dwyer
  Jonathan Avery Dwyer is an American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Steelers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Tech....
  
  , 2007. Drafted to Pittsburgh Steelers
  Pittsburgh Steelers
  The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
  
   in 2010
• Lucas Till
  Lucas Till
  Lucas Daniel Till is an American actor. He began acting in the early 2000s, and has since appeared in a number of films and television parts, including his roles on House, Hannah Montana: The Movie and X-Men: First Class...
  
  , 2008. Actor

Mishandled Funds

In fall of 2003, an audit found that the school had an outstanding debt, most of which centered on male athletics. Cobb officials forced out principal John Flatt and athletics director Dennis Jordan. Former associate athletics director Todd Downes was suspended from his teaching job for 20 days. Head football coach Greg Vandagriff also was punished for his misuse of the funds and was suspended for 30 days and reassigned to a middle school.

While fired as coaches,Coach Vandagriff and Coach Downes will stay on as teachers. Mr. Flatt retired after the results of an audit showed he'd overspent as much as $200,000.