Macon County High School is located in
Montezuma,
Georgia
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History
Macon County High School was established in the late 1950s as a school for Caucasians in the area. The school for African Americans
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was D.F. Douglas High School, which remained open after the desegregation of American school systems. D.F. Douglass abruptly closed in 1998 due to low attendance.
The first principal of Macon County High School was Carl S. Peaster. Wylene Webb, Danny Saunds and Rickey Edmonds also served as principals. Currently, Nakia Parks serves as principal.
As of February 2018, students are being housed in the Macon County Middle School due to the construction of a new and improved Macon County High School, including a new gym.
Alumni
* Ervin Baldwin
Ervin Baldwin (born August 25, 1986) is a former American football defensive end. He has played for the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draf ...
, former NFL Defensive End
* Antonio Cochran
Antonio Desez Cochran (born June 21, 1976) is a former American football player who played seven seasons in the National Football League. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft.
Cochran attended Macon County High School in M ...
, former NFL Defensive End
* Roquan Smith
Roquan Daevon Smith (born April 8, 1997) is an American football inside linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia. Smith became the first Georgia Bulldog to win the Butkus A ...
, NFL linebacker
External links
Macon County High School
References
Public high schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
Schools in Macon County, Georgia
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