Northgate High School (NGHS) is a
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located in northeastern
Coweta County
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near
Newnan
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,
Georgia
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, United States. Founded in 1996, Northgate is the newest of the three
Coweta County School System
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high schools.
Northgate offers four diploma choices: College Prep with Distinction, College Prep, Career/Technical with Distinction, and Career/Technical. Students may also choose a dual diploma program with both college prep and career/tech seals.
Feeder schools include Lee Middle School, Madras Middle School and Arnall Middle School. Madras also feeds into the nearby
Newnan High School
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Founde ...
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Athletics
Northgate has achieved a few state champions in classes AAAA and AAAAA. In 2009, the school's baseball team compiled a 32-5 record and an all-region championship game with
Starr's Mill, and defeated them in three games.
Their competition cheerleading won state in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Competition cheerleading finished runner-up in 2006 and 2012. They finished third in 2005.
The girls' soccer team won the AAAAA title in 2013 by defeating conference rival
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. In 2014, they appeared again in the Final Four. In 2015, they were region champions and advanced to the state championship game where they were 5A state runner-up, losing to Starr's Mill.
The boys' soccer team finished 5A state runner-up in 2016, producing a county-best 19-2-1 record and scoring 98 goals along the way.
Northgate's softball team won their first championship in 2007 and won again in 2011.
The first state championship in school history was earned by the wrestling squad in 2002. Tyler Askey won his fourth state wrestling championship in 2013, with a perfect record of 194-0.
Band program
In 20 years as a competitive unit, the band has earned 112 Class Championship awards, 39 Divisional Championship awards and 9 Grand Championship awards. The band has also performed in several notable events, including the
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Christmas Parade, the New York City St. Patrick's Day parade,
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, the
Hollywood Bowl
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, and the National Cherry Blossom Parade.
Notable alumni
* Natalie Bryant, married musician and 1990s boy band member of
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Taylor Hanson
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Brandon Facyson
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cornerback for the
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Wil Lutz
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, professional National Football League kicker for the
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pitcher for the
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* Kathryn Tucker, married musician and 1990s boy band member of
Hanson
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Public high schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
Schools in Coweta County, Georgia
1996 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Educational institutions established in 1996