Baldwin High School (BHS) is located at 155 Highway 49 West in

Milledgeville, Georgia Milledgeville is a city in and the county seat of Baldwin County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is northeast of Macon and bordered on the east by the Oconee River. The rapid current of the river here made this an attractive location to buil ...

, United States. New additions since 2003 include a classroom wing, a JROTC building, a fine arts wing, cafeteria and a vocational building. Baldwin is the only public high school in Baldwin County, and the largest of the three total high schools. The other two are private schools: John Milledge Academy and Georgia Military College.

Mascot controversy

A Mascot Advisory Committee was formed by the Baldwin County Board of Education in 2016. After a year of discussion, the board decided to retain the "Braves" mascot name but remove some of the stereotypical imagery.

Notable alumni

* Javon Bullard, football defensive back at the University of Georgia *

Tasha Butts Tasha Butts (March 10, 1982 – October 23, 2023) was an American women's basketball, basketball player. She played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was an assistant coach at several NCAA schools ...

, former basketball player at

University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (officially The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; or UT Knoxville; UTK; or UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state, ...

, former assistant coach for the women's

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, current assistant coach at

Louisiana State University Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 nea ...

Lady Tigers * Earnest Byner, former professional football player for the

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, and

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, and coach with the Ravens and the Tennessee Titans *

Nick Harper Nick Harper (born 22 June 1965) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is the son of English folk musician Roy Harper. Early life Harper was born in London, England, to the folk singer-songwriter Roy Harper. Nick tells of how he ...

, former professional football player with the Tennessee Titans and

Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) South division. Since the 2008 ...

Leroy Hill Leroy Hill Jr. (born September 14, 1982) is a former American football linebacker. He played high school football in Milledgeville, Georgia for the Baldwin High School Braves. He was selected with the 34th pick of the third round of the 2005 NFL ...

, professional football player with the

Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West, which they rejoined in 2002 as ...

Maurice Hurt Sparrow Maurice "Mo" Hurt, Jr. (born September 8, 1987) is a former American football guard and offensive tackle that played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida, and was a member of two ...

, professional football player with the

Darius Marshall Darius Marshall (born February 21, 1989) is a former American football running back. He was a member of the New Mexico Stars. Marshall played college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd. Early life Darius Marshall was an all-state selection ...

, college football player at

Marshall University Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. The university is currently composed of nine colleges: L ...

* Otis Murphy, professional saxophonist *

Audra Smith Audra Smith (born January 23, 1970) is a head women's basketball coach . Career Smith played basketball at the University of Virginia, graduating with a degree in sociology in 1992. Beginning in 1994, she served as an assistant coach for the Cav ...

, college basketball coach *

Malcolm Thomas Malcolm Thomas may refer to: *Malcolm Thomas (basketball, born 1988), American professional basketball player *Malcolm Thomas (basketball, born 1963), American college basketball player *Malcolm Thomas (rugby union) (1929–2012), Welsh rugby player ...

, former basketball player

References

External links

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