Marietta High School is a public high school in
Marietta,
Georgia
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Marietta City School District as the only high school inside the city limits. The school's mascot is the Blue Devil.
History
In 1886, ''
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'' announced that all but $700 of the $7,000 needed to build Marietta High School had been raised. Marietta High School opened in the fall of 1892.
In 1896, the school's fourth graduation ceremony took place.
In 1900, the graduating class had twelve members.
The school had six locations, including Kennesaw Avenue, Waterman Street, Lemon Street, and Haynes Street. It moved to the Winn Street location in 1924.
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In November 2018, ...
. In 2001, the school moved to its current location on 1171 Whitlock Avenue SW with a new $55 million state-of-the-art facility on 60 acres.
The cost of the new school was a surprise to voters who had approved a bond for a $35 million school.
Gabe Carmona served as principal until 2018 when he moved to
North Paulding High School.
On June 7, 2022, the school's current principal, Keith Ball, was removed from his role of four years after a narrow vote by the school board. He transferred to a role at the district's central office later that month.
Dr. Eric Holland was appointed as principal of MHS on July 13, 2022, by the MCS Board of Education. Dr. Holland later accepted a superintendent role at his former employer, Rome City Schools, and an interim principal, Marco Holland, was named for the 2022-2023 school year.
Students
Marietta has approximately 2,544 students in grades 9 through 12.
The racial makeup of the student body is 82% minority: 42% Black, 34% Hispanic, 18% White, 3% Two or More Races, 2% Asian.
Sports
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Basketball
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: State championships in 1983 and 1999. Coach Charlie Hood led the Blue Devils from 1972 to 2009, accumulating over 700 wins—with only two losing seasons.
Georgia State Legislature resolution honoring Charlie Hood
* Cross country:
**The boys' team was state championship in 2014, 2015, and 2020. They were region champions in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. They were the 2015 NXN Southeast Champions.
**The girls were state champions in 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021. They were region champions in 2021.
*Football
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: Won the North Georgia championship in 1966–7. Won the state Class AAA championship in 1967. They had several district and regional championships between 1921 and 2005. The Marietta High School football team was crowned Georgia's 7-A 2019 football champions.
*Golf
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: won the 1970 State Championship with a 5-foot putt made by Marietta High School Hall of Famer Chuck Little.
*Tennis
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: State Champions in 1990; the 1980 boys' tennis team won the State Championship. In 1983, Lyn Huffstutler and Kelly Townsend won the girls' 5AAAA region doubles tennis championship.
*Track and Field
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: The team won the boys' state championship in 2006 and was runner-up in 2005 and 2007. They also had state championship wins in 2000, 2001, 2005, and 2008. Shadi Dix was the 110 hurdles State Champ in 2005.
Notable alumni
* Murray Attaway
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* Benjamin Bottoms, Coast Guardsman
* Mike Edwards, journalist and senior editor for ''National Geographic
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* Dale Ellis
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, basketball player
* Patrick Ewing Jr., basketball player
* Cedric Henderson, basketball player
* Jaylen Hill
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Professional career
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, football player
* Anthony Jennings, football player
* Azeez Ojulari
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, football player
* Rex Robinson
Rex Robinson (born March 17, 1959) is a placekicker that played for the Marietta Blue Devils, University of Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference and the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).
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, football player
* Richard Shelton, football player
* Traye Simmons
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, football player
* Scott Sisson, football player
* Dansby Swanson
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* Luke Thomas, combat sport analyst
* Joanne Woodward
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* Eric Zeier, football player
References
External links
Marietta City Schools
Marietta High School
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Educational institutions established in 1892
Public high schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
Schools in Cobb County, Georgia
Buildings and structures in Marietta, Georgia
1892 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)