Cedar Shoals High School is an American high school established in 1972 in

Athens, Georgia Athens, officially Athens–Clarke County, is a consolidated city-county and college town in the U.S. state of Georgia. Athens lies about northeast of downtown Atlanta, and is a satellite city of the capital. The University of Georgia, the sta ...

, in the

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School District. It and

Clarke Central High School Clarke Central High School (CCHS) is located in Athens, Georgia, United States. In 1970, Clarke County schools were desegregated, and the high school for black children, Burney-Harris High School (formerly Athens High and Industrial School), and ...

are the district's two main high schools, and their rivalry is known as the Classic City Championship. The school inaugurated a new building in 2001.

Student activities

Cedar Shoals features a variety of student activities.

Competitions

*The

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Raider team of male and female JROTC cadets compete at many state, regional and national Raider events. For the 70th anniversary of

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, they were the only group from Georgia to be invited to march in the D-Day Memorial parade in Ste. Mère-Eglise on June 6, 2014. Their trip was impeded by a delayed flight to New York, forcing them to spend the night at

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. The cadets marched in the parade and toured the Normandy area and Paris before returning home on June 11, 2014. *The Classic City Sound

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, under the direction of Dr. Zandra Bell-McRoy, has earned several Superior honors at area marching band festivals. Known for their halftime shows highlighting pop, funk, and even Latin fare, the band has performed at the

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, the National Fourth of July Parade in

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, and the Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade. *The school's academic team (known as the QuizJags) has won several city, region and state titles since 2004. On April 30, 2014, they defeated Galloway School to become

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's High Q champion and won $5000 in scholarship money for the players. The team has also attended four National History Bowls in Washington, D.C., as well as seven

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High School National Championship Tournaments since 2004. The JV team won their second Georgia Academic Team Association JV State title in 2015.

Community

*The Interact Club is a student division of

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that raises funds for charity.

Notable alumni

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, Emmy-nominated actor known for playing

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, defensive lineman for

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and the

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, defensive lineman for the

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and the NFL *

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* {{authority control Public high schools in Georgia (U.S. state) Educational institutions established in 1972 Schools in Clarke County, Georgia Buildings and structures in Athens, Georgia 1972 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)