John McEachern High School or McEachern High School is a
public high school established in 1908 in
Powder Springs, Georgia, United States. It was originally established as the Seventh District Agricultural and Mechanical School. Due to its history, McEachern has an open campus, with its buildings spaced across the property. It is one of 17 high schools in
Cobb County School District
The Cobb County School District (CCSD) is the county government agency which operates public schools in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. The school district includes all of Cobb County except for the Marietta City Schools, though a number ...
.
Notable alumni
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Morris Almond
Morris Almond (born February 2, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. Almond is the founder of Almond Athletics. His last professional appearance would be for the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League (D-Leagu ...
– drafted 25th overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2007 NBA Draft; played for Rice University; first basketball player in McEachern school history to have his jersey retired
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Kofi Amichia – offensive guard for the
Green Bay Packers
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Tremayne Anchrum –
Super Bowl Champion and Guard for the
Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at
Clemson.
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Rory Anderson –
football tight end
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for the
San Francisco 49ers
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of the
NFL; drafted in the 7th round of the
2015 NFL Draft by the 49ers; played
college football at
South Carolina
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Gregg Bishop
Gregg Bishop is an American film director, producer and writer.
Early life
Gregg Bishop grew up in Powder Springs, Georgia and started making movies with his father's Super 8 film cameras when he was 7 years old. He completed over 50 short ...
– film director, screenwriter and producer
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Sharife Cooper – point guard for the
Cleveland Charge
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The fra ...
, drafted 48th in the 2nd round of the 2021 NBA Draft
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Te'a Cooper – point guard for the
Los Angeles Sparks
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, drafted 18th in the 2nd round of the 2020 WNBA Draft
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Elle Duncan
Lauren "Elle" Duncan (born April 12, 1983) is an American sports anchor for ESPN.
Career
Atlanta
Duncan began her career in Atlanta as an intern with the 2 Live Stews, an American syndicated sports talk radio show on 790/The Zone. After a ...
– sports anchor for ESPN, former v-103 traffic reporter, tv host, actress and television personality
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Chuma Edoga – offensive tackle for the
New York Jets, drafted 92nd in the 3rd round; played college for the
University of Southern California
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Lissa Endriga – international model; TV host of the travel show ''Destination X''
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Ted Laurent – defensive lineman for the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats and
Ole Miss Rebels
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Originally known as th ...
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Mark Lee – lead guitarist for the four-time Grammy Award-winning band
Third Day
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; graduated in 1991
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Gerald McRath – linebacker for
Southern Miss
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.; drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the
2009 NFL Draft
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as an outside linebacker; graduated 2004
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Adam Meadows – four-year starter for the
University of Georgia
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, establ ...
; drafted by the
Indianapolis Colts
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Patrick N. Millsaps – Chief of Staff of
Newt Gingrich's
2012 presidential campaign; political analyst on Fox News, CNN and MSNBC; graduated in 1991
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Isaac Okoro – small forward for the
Cleveland Cavaliers, drafted 5th overall in the 2020 NBA Draft; played for Auburn University
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Chris Pope – Internet personality; executive producer; celebrity social media publicist; co-founder of Guys from Andromeda LLC
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Mac Powell – lead singer of the four-time Grammy Award-winning band Third Day; graduated in 1991
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Doc Shaw
Larramie Cortez "Doc" Shaw (born April 24, 1992) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Malik Payne in '' Tyler Perry's House of Payne'', Marcus Little in ''The Suite Life on Deck'', and King Boomer in ''Pair of Kings''.
Life a ...
– actor, best known for role as Malik Payne in Tyler Perry's ''House of Payne''
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Josh Smith
Joshua Smith (born December 5, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Entering the NBA straight out of high school, Smith played nine seasons with the Atlant ...
–
NBA
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basketball player
References
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Schools in Cobb County, Georgia
Public high schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
Educational institutions established in 1908
1908 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)