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, United States. Three schools operate at the Therrell campus: *D. M. Therrell School of Health Science and Research *D. M. Therrell School of Law, Government and Public Policy *School for Technology, Engineering, Math and Science at Therrell (STEMS)

Alma mater

The school's alma mater, performed only at graduation and during anniversary celebrations, was composed in the early days of Therrell High School.

Athletics

The Therrell High School Panthers compete in region 6-AA classification. The Therrell Lady Panthers track and field team captured its first AAA state championship since 1989 in 2007. The Therrell High School Panthers Boys' Basketball Team won the 2019 State AA GHSA Basketball Championship.

Notable alumni

Chet Grimsley Chet L. Grimsley (born July 14, 1956) is an American football player. Grimsley was the first White-American student athlete from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). He joined the Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship at Johns ...

, sports Hall of Famer, author of ''The White Golden Bull'' *

Winford Hood Winford Hood is a former professional American football player who played offensive lineman for five seasons for the Denver Broncos. He graduated from Therrell High School Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High School is a public high school located ...

, retired NFL player *

Mac McWhorter Hamilton Pierce "Mac" McWhorter (born June 17, 1950) is a former offensive line coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions football, Penn State Nittany Lions and was the interim head coach for Georgia Tech's college football, football team in 2001 a ...

, Texas Longhorns football offensive line coach *

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Polow Da Don Jamal Fincher Jones (born October 15, 1977, or 1978), professionally known as Polow da Don, is an American record producer and rapper. Jones has produced a variety of singles for a multitude of artists including "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj (2014) ...

, rapper and producer * Herman 'Skip' Mason, historian, archivist, and former President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc * Kelvin Pritchett, retired NFL player * Tim Roberts, retired NFL player *

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, R&B singer and producer *

Sedale Threatt Sedale Eugene Threatt (born September 10, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Threatt played college basketball at the West Virginia Institute of Tech ...

, retired NBA player *

Rick Waits Michael Richard Waits (born May 15, 1952) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Waits, who threw left-handed, played all or part of twelve seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers (1973), Cleveland Indians (1975 ...

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, former member of the U.S. House Of Representatives *

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, Georgia Supreme Court Justice Therrell High School has an active alumni association. D.M. Therrell High School Alumni Association, Inc. was established in April 2010. The D.M. Therrell High School Alumni Scholarship Fund was also established in April 2010. The alumni's annual weekend is the main fundraiser of the organization, with the first being held October 15–17, 2010.

References

External links

The official D.M. Therrell High School Alumni Association, Inc.D. M. Therrell School of Health Science and ResearchD. M. Therrell School of Law, Government and Public PolicySchool for Technology, Engineering, Math and Science at TherrellAtlanta Public Schools, Office of High Schools
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