Cedar Grove High School (CGHS) is located at 2360 River Road,
Ellenwood, Georgia, United States in suburban south
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. It opened in the fall of 1972 with an enrollment of 512 students.
Enrollment has fluctuated over the years with the development of the surrounding area. In 1993, with the resurgence of housing developments in the area, enrollment began to increase.
Cedar Grove High has six computer labs - one writing composition lab, one math/science lab, three business labs, and a NAF AOIT Academy lab. A teacher computer in each classroom is networked with internet access.
Since the inception of the Bill
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Program, Cedar Grove High has had winners: two in the first year, two in the second year, and one in the third.
Notable alumni
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Xavier Avery, professional baseball player
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B. J. Cohen
B. J. Cohen (born June 10, 1975) is a former American football offensive lineman and defensive lineman in the Arena Football League (AFL).
High school career
Cohen was born in Conley, Georgia. He attended Cedar Grove High School in Ellenwood, G ...
, former
arena football player
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Dion Glover
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, professional basketball player
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Reggie Johnson, basketball player
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DeAngelo Malone
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Early life and high school
Malone grew up in Ellenwood ...
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NFL
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football player
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Marcus McNeill
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, NFL football player
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Natina Reed, rapper and member of
Blaque
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Justin Shaffer
Justin Donnnell Shaffer (born June 20, 1998) is an American football guard for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia.
Early life and high school
Shaffer grew up in Ellenwood, Georgia and ...
, NFL football player
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Alfonso Smith, Jr., former professional soccer player
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Desi Banks
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Early life and education
Banks was born and raised in the Eastside of Atlanta, Georg ...
, Comedian
References
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DeKalb County School District high schools
Educational institutions established in 1996
1996 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)