CLARKE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

'Clarke Central High School' is located in Athens, Georgia. It was created in 1970 by the merger of two high schools, Athens High School[1] and Burney-Harris High School[2], as a result of desegregation. Its current principal is Maxine Easom.
CCHS is in the Clarke County School District and is one of two traditional high schools in the district; the other is Cedar Shoals High School.
Located in the heart of Athens, Clarke Central High School's original building opened in 1956. Since then, the school has seen several renovations and additions. Most recently, a modern three-story classroom and lab addition opened in 2006. Other recent improvements include a new gymnasium, theatre and food court.
Clarke Central High Schools success in improving students SAT scores has earned the school the regional Governors Cup for 2006. The governors office presents the award each year to schools around the state who achieve the greatest gains in average scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test.
The school found success in 1999, when in a matter of one week the school was crowned as winner of the National High School Mock Trial Championship and Boys Soccer National Champions. Aside from that, the school also boasted the best high school football team in the nation in 1985.
Newsweek magazine has ranked Clarke Central High School among America's top 800 out of more than 27,000 high schools nationwide. The ranking places Clarke Central in the top 3% of U.S.
high schools.
Athletics teams at CCHS are known as the Gladiators and as of 2006 compete in Region 8-AAAA North of the Georgia High School Association. The Clarke Central High School Gladiators football team is coached by Leroy Ryals. In 2006 they defeated crosstown rival Cedar Shoals twice, however the rivalry game (known as the Classic City Championship) has been decided by one touchdown or less in the past seven meetings.
The school is on a 4X4 Block Schedule, where students complete eight classes per year, divided up to four classes per semester. The classes are 90 minutes long, twice as long as the typical high school class.

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Notable alumni

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Notable alumni

★ Kim Basinger, Actress

★ Willie Green, football player for the Denver Broncos

★ John Kasay, Carolina Panthers kicker

★ Dunta Robinson, Houston Texans cornerback

★ Fran Tarkenton, Hall of Fame quarterback

External links

★ Clarke Central High School

★ Clarke Central High School Gladiators