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Ware County High School
Ware County High School is the only public Secondary school, high school in Ware County, Georgia, United States. It is located in the city of Waycross, Georgia, Waycross. History Ware County High School was formed in 1958 by the merging of Waresboro High School and Wacona High Schools. Expansion occurred in 1993 when the Waycross City Schools dropped their charter and Waycross High was absorbed by Ware County Senior High. In 1994, the doors were opened to a new high school in Ware County. It is located on Victory Drive, and is home to more than 1500 students and 110 faculty members. Dr. Paul Callahan was named the new principal in 2019. In January 2021, Tony Nazworth replaced Callahan to be an Interim Principal, but was later fired due to his relationship with one of the teachers. As of August 2021, Dr. Tyrone Buford Kellogg replace Nazworth as the new principal of the high school. Extracurricular activities * Academic Quiz Bowl Team * Alpha Delta Science Club * Anchor Club * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waycross, Georgia
Waycross is the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Ware County in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 14,725 at the 2010 Census and dropped to 13,942 in the 2020 census. Waycross includes two historic districts (Downtown Waycross Historic District and Waycross Historic District) and several other properties that are on the National Register of Historic Places, including the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Lott Cemetery, the First African Baptist Church and Parsonage, and the Obediah Barber Homestead (which is seven miles south of the city). The city is also referenced in the song Miller's Cave by the international Submarine Band.https://www.bluegrasslyrics.com/song/millers-cave/ History The area now known as Waycross was first settled ''circa'' 1820, locally known as "Old Nine" or "Number Nine" and then Pendleton. It was renamed Tebeauville in 1857, incorporated under that name in 1866, and designated county seat of Ware County in 1873. It was incorp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
