Marietta High School (Georgia)

In 1886, The Macon Telegraph announced that all but $700 of the $7,000 needed to build Marietta High School had be raised.[3] Marietta High School opened in the fall of 1892.[4] In 1896, the school's fourth graduation ceremony took place.[4] In 1900, the graduating class had twelve members.[5]

The school has had six locations including Kennesaw Avenue, Waterman Street, Lemon Street, and Haynes Street. It moved to the Winn Street location in 1924.[6] In 2001, the school moved to its current location on 1171 Whitlock Avenue SW with a new $55 million state-of-the-art facility on 60 acres.[7][8] The cost of the new school was a surprise to voters who had approved a bond for a $35 million school.[6][8]

Gabe Carmona served as principal until 2018, when he moved to North Paulding High School.[9]

Marietta has approximately 2,544 students in grades 9 through 12.[7] The racial makeup of the student body 82% minority: 42% Black, 34% Hispanic, 18% White, 3% Two or More Races, 2% Asian.[10]

• Basketball: State championships in 1983 and 1999.[11] Coach Charlie Hood led the Blue Devils from 1972 to 2009, accumulating over 700 wins—with only two losing seasons.[12]
• Cross country:
  • The boys' team were state championship in 2014, 2015, and 2020.[13] They were region champions in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. They were the 2015 NXN Southeast Champions.[13]
  • The girls were state champions in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021.[13] They were region champions in 2021.[13]
• Football: Won the North Georgia championship in 1966-7. Won the state Class AAA championship in 1967.[14] They had several district and regional championships between 1921 and 2005. The Marietta High School football team was crowned Georgia’s 7-A 2019 football champions.[14]
• Golf: won the 1970 State Championship with a 5-foot putt made by Marietta High School Hall of Famer Chuck Little.
• Tennis: State Champions in 1990; the 1980 boys' tennis team won the State Championship. In 1983, Lyn Huffstutler and Kelly Townsend won the girls' 5AAAA region doubles tennis championship.
• Track and Field: The team won the boys' state championship in 2006 and was runner-up in 2005 and 2007. They also had state championship wins in 2000, 2001, 2005, and 2008. Shadi Dix was the 110 hurdles State Champ in 2005.

• Murray Attaway, musician
• Benjamin Bottoms, Coast Guardsman
• Mike Edwards, journalist and senior editor for National Geographic
• Dale Ellis, basketball player
• Patrick Ewing Jr., basketball player
• Cedric Henderson, basketball player
• Jaylen Hill, football player
• Anthony Jennings, football player
• Azeez Ojulari, football player
• Rex Robinson, football player
• Richard Shelton, football player
• Traye Simmons, football player
• Scott Sisson, football player
• Dansby Swanson, baseball player
• Luke Thomas, combat sport analyst
• Joanne Woodward, actress
• Eric Zeier, football player

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