Redan High School
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Redan High School is a public secondary school located in unincorporated DeKalb County
, Georgia
, United States
. The school is south of the city of Stone Mountain
.
Redan was established in 1976 by the DeKalb County School System
. The school's mascot is the Raider. Both Redan High School and its "twin", Stone Mountain High School
, were built without any main windows on the exterior of the building (except for in the main common area). The windowless construction was for energy saving purposes during the "energy crunch" of the mid-to-late 1970s.
as well as R&B group Jagged Edge
. It is also home school to MTV regular Alana "LaLa" Vasquez and actor TJ Hassan
.
Redan has also proudly produced two Super Bowl champions (former Chicago Bears kicker Kevin Butler and Pittsburgh Steelers punter Chris Gardocki); 18 Major League Baseball draftees, including rising Cincinnati Reds star Brandon Phillips; and former Atlanta Falcon Terrance Mathis.
The Redan High School Blue Thunder Marching Band is one of the largest high school
marching bands in the state of Georgia
and in the Southeast. The band has a long list of awards which include winning the National VH1
Save the Music Battle of the Bands twice. They are the first and only high school
band invited to perform in this competition to do so.
The band consistently earns superior ratings in both marching band
and concert band
competitions, and was considered for performance in the inaugural parade of President
Barack Obama
, in January 2009. The band has also had several featured spots including being featured in the blockbuster movie, Drum Line, the Disneyland Christmas parade, as well as being the only high school band to shoot a live commercial while performing at the Atlanta Football Classic.
Keeping with its high stepping tradition, the band has performed for countless college and university half-time shows including: the Florida A&M Homecoming Celebration, Jackson State University, Bethune-Cookman University, Norfolk State University, and Tennessee State University. In addition, the band has been invited to perform at major international events including the Chinese Festival, in Beijing, China.
With regard to national acclaim, the band has recorded live commercials for several Fortune 500 companies and has featured on the cd's of many recording artist. In November 2009, the Marching Blue Thunder was asked to perform in the upcoming feature movie "Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming", which will be released in 2010. Among traditional marching bands, the Marching Blue Thunder is currently ranked number two in the nation, number two in the Southeast, number one in the South, and sits as the number one ranked "High Stepping" High School Marching Band in the state of Georgia. The band continues to earn thousand of dollars annually in scholarship and tuition funds.
Their Lady Raiders Basketball Team won the 5A State Championship in 2009.
DeKalb County, Georgia
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population of the county was 691,893 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is the city of Decatur. It is bordered to the west by Fulton County and contains roughly 10% of the city of Atlanta...
, 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...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The school is south of the city of Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain, Georgia
Stone Mountain is a city in eastern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,802 at the 2010 census. It is an outer suburb of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area.-Geography:...
.
Redan was established in 1976 by the DeKalb County School System
DeKalb County School System
DeKalb County School System is a school district headquartered at 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States...
. The school's mascot is the Raider. Both Redan High School and its "twin", Stone Mountain High School
Stone Mountain High School
Stone Mountain High School is a college preparatory and public high school located in Stone Mountain, Georgia. It is one of the oldest high schools in the DeKalb County School System. The current principal is Carolyn D. Williams....
, were built without any main windows on the exterior of the building (except for in the main common area). The windowless construction was for energy saving purposes during the "energy crunch" of the mid-to-late 1970s.
School Goals
The mission of Redan High School is to provide an academic community that fosters a student's social, ethical, and academic growth in a safe, encouraging environment that strives to connect the classroom to real life experiences.Awards and recognition
Redan produced grammy award winning producers Swizz Beats and Danger MouseDanger Mouse
Brian Joseph Burton , better known by his stage name Danger Mouse, is an American musician, songwriter and producer. He came to prominence in 2004 when he released The Grey Album, which combined vocal performances from Jay-Z's The Black Album with instrumentals from The Beatles' White Album.He...
as well as R&B group Jagged Edge
Jagged Edge
Jagged Edge may refer to:*Jagged Edge , an American R&B singing group**Jagged Edge , 2006*Jagged Edge , a 1985 film starring Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, Robert Loggia and Peter Coyote...
. It is also home school to MTV regular Alana "LaLa" Vasquez and actor TJ Hassan
TJ Hassan
TJ Hassan is a film, television and stage actor and musician, perhaps best known for several supporting roles both in independent and mainstream films and television.- Career :...
.
Redan has also proudly produced two Super Bowl champions (former Chicago Bears kicker Kevin Butler and Pittsburgh Steelers punter Chris Gardocki); 18 Major League Baseball draftees, including rising Cincinnati Reds star Brandon Phillips; and former Atlanta Falcon Terrance Mathis.
The Redan High School Blue Thunder Marching Band is one of the largest high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
marching bands in the state of 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...
and in the Southeast. The band has a long list of awards which include winning the National VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
Save the Music Battle of the Bands twice. They are the first and only high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
band invited to perform in this competition to do so.
The band consistently earns superior ratings in both marching band
Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
and concert band
Concert band
A concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, wind ensemble, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family, and percussion instrument family.A...
competitions, and was considered for performance in the inaugural parade of President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
, in January 2009. The band has also had several featured spots including being featured in the blockbuster movie, Drum Line, the Disneyland Christmas parade, as well as being the only high school band to shoot a live commercial while performing at the Atlanta Football Classic.
Keeping with its high stepping tradition, the band has performed for countless college and university half-time shows including: the Florida A&M Homecoming Celebration, Jackson State University, Bethune-Cookman University, Norfolk State University, and Tennessee State University. In addition, the band has been invited to perform at major international events including the Chinese Festival, in Beijing, China.
With regard to national acclaim, the band has recorded live commercials for several Fortune 500 companies and has featured on the cd's of many recording artist. In November 2009, the Marching Blue Thunder was asked to perform in the upcoming feature movie "Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming", which will be released in 2010. Among traditional marching bands, the Marching Blue Thunder is currently ranked number two in the nation, number two in the Southeast, number one in the South, and sits as the number one ranked "High Stepping" High School Marching Band in the state of Georgia. The band continues to earn thousand of dollars annually in scholarship and tuition funds.
Their Lady Raiders Basketball Team won the 5A State Championship in 2009.
Elementary
- Eldridge Miller Elementary School
- Shadow Rock Elementary School
- Panola Way Elementary School (partial, about 15%)
- Redan Elementary School (partial, about 45%)
- Woodridge Elementary School
Middle
- Redan Middle School
- Freedom Middle School
- Miller Grove Middle School
- Brett Avery School for girls