SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL (GEORGIA)

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'Sequoyah High School' is a public high school located in Canton, Georgia. Informally located in the small neighborhood of Hickory Flat, the school sits on a three-school plot of land dubbed the Ralph Bunche Center, consisting of Hickory Flat Elementary, Dean Rusk Middle, and Sequoyah High schools. This center is placed on the northwest block of the intersection of East Cherokee Drive and Hickory Road. Opened in the fall of 1990, the school is in its seventeenth year of existence. Preliminary schools in the Sequoyah cluster are Arnold Mill, Free Home, Hickory Flat, Mountain Road, Macedonia, and Johnston elementaries, and Dean Rusk middle. It is one of five high schools in Cherokee County. School enrollment was 1,952 students for the class of 2006. Sequoyah was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2005, the only high school in Georgia to receive that honor, and also received the award in 2006. It also was named a Georgia School of Excellence in 2005.
In athletics the school participates in Classification AAAA, Region/Area 5. In only its seventeenth year, Sequoyah holds state titles in basketball (1994, 1996) and wrestling (1996, 1999) and also in softball (2006).

Contents
Administration
History
Academics
Athletics
2006 Athletic Recap
2006 Championships
Administration


★ 'Mr. Elliot Berman', Principal

★ 'Mrs. Diane Butterworth', Assistant Principal

★ 'Mrs. Tammi Smith', Assistant Principal

★ 'Ms. Cindy Gibbs', Assistant Principal

★ 'Mr. Pete Rohan', Assistant Principal/Athletic Director

History


Sequoyah offers a broad range of core classes, electives, and extra-cirricular activities that has helped the high school become known in the state and nationally.

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Academics


Sequoyah's test scores have consistently been higher than state averages. Sequoyah also has had the highest SAT, ACT, and EOCT test scores in Cherokee County.

Athletics


Sequoyah offers the following in Varsity, Junior Varsity, or Freshman age groups.

★ 'Football'
Head Coach- Sid Maxwell

★ 'Volleyball'
Head Coach- Kelly Audia


''Sequoyah volleyball has had a great history around the state of Georgia. In 2003, the Lady Chiefs recorded a record of 48-9, and won the Area 6 championship. After making their mark in regional play, the Lady Chiefs finished as the state AAAAA runner-up under then head coach Dave Audia to round out the season. The team lost to St. Vincent's School in the state championship match and finished 2nd in Class AAAAA. Sequoyah then received a preseason #1 rank for the 2004 season. Volleyball powerhouse Starr's Mill and Sequoyah made it the final match, and the Chiefs lost 3-2, finishing runner-up for the second consecutive year.''

★ 'Softball'
Head Coach- Todd Morrissey

★ 'Cross Country'
Head Coach- Curtis Partridge

★ 'Swimming'
Head Coach- Bill Bulmer

★ 'Wrestling'
Head Coach- Kevin Higgins


''Sequoyah wrestling, led by Higgins, gained national recognition in the 90s. It was ranked 5th, 7th, 8th, and 6th (twice) due to the records set in a single season between the years 1996 and 2000. They have been the state traditional champions twice since the school opened in 1990. In the 1996 season, behind the individual champions Wyatt Wilkie (112), Shinya Coulter (135), Lonnie Jones (160), and Geoff Jones (189) the team won its first state title in Class AAAA. Just a few seasons later, another brother stepped up to the plate as Justin Wilkie (130) and Leslie Morrow (112) won their individual brackets and led the team to a state championship in AAAA in 1999.''

★ 'Gymnastics'

★ 'Basketball'
Girls Head Coach- Julie Swanson


Boys Head Coach- Jeremy Adams

★ 'Soccer'
Girls Head Coach- Bill Dillon


Boys Head Coach- Randy Smith

★ 'Track & Field'
Girls Head Coach- Chris Parker


Boys Head Coach- Louis Daniel

★ 'Baseball'
Head Coach- Steve Bohn

★ 'Tennis'
Girls Head Coach-


Boys Head Coach- Stephen Pate

★ 'Cheerleading'
Head Coaches- Christy Clyburn, Kasie Barth

★ 'Dance'
Head Coach- Leslie Bentley

2006 Athletic Recap



★ 'Volleyball' finished #6 in AAAA (40-10) after losing to the eventual state champion, Marist, in the Elite 8. Season highlights would also include: Cherokee County champions, Area 5-AAAA champions.

★ 'Softball' 'won the State AAAA Championship title on October 31, 2006', defeating Northgate High School. Season highlights would also include: Region 5-AAAA champions, beating cross-county rival, Cherokee.

★ 'Football' advanced to the State playoffs and lost to Dacula in the first round. Region runner-up East Paulding was in the semifinals at the Georgia Dome. Season highlights would also include: Beating rival Cherokee 10-3, advancing to the postseason for 6 out of the last 7 years.

★ 'Cross country' advanced to the State Championships and finished 16th in Class AAAA. Season highlights would also include: #4 in Region 5-AAAA, #9 at Last Chance Invitational, making it to the postseason for the first time since 2001.

★ 'Basketball' the Chiefs went 10-13, while the Lady Chiefs finished the season 20-9 and advanced to the State tournament, losing in the first round to Region 8-AAAA Champion Madison County. Season highlights: Girls beating rival Cherokee on their 50th Anniversary night.

★ 'Wrestling' was ranked preaseason #8 in AAAA. The Chiefs have fallen out of the top 10 due to their loss of three-time state champion Carrington and two-time Bradley Banks who transferred to Union Grove. An equally important loss was that of Chad Mitchell, defending AAAAA state champion in 125 who now wrestles for Parkview, the reigning state champions. They finished 19th in Class AAAA.

★ 'Girls soccer' had a stellar season, finishing 18-2 after a trip to the Sweet Sixteen of the Class AAAA State playoffs. After taking titles as Region 5-AAAA and Cherokee County champions, the Lady Chiefs put eight players on the All-Cherokee County team for the Cherokee Tribune. Forward Emily Dover was named the All-County Player of the Year.

★ 'Boys soccer' went 19-1 this past season, won the Region 5-AAAA and Cherokee County championships, and advanced to the second round of the Class AAAA state playoffs, falling 3-2 to Marist at home. Forward Sam Muza was named the Cherokee County Player of the Year, and was named to the All-Cherokee County first team along with four others.

★ 'Baseball' at the end of the 2007 regular season the Chiefs held a 'state ranking of #9' in Class AAAA and fell to the Loganville Red Devils in the first round of the state playoff tournament.

★ 'Golf' the Lady Chiefs golf team won the Region 5-AAAA championship and advanced to the Class AAAA State tournament this season for the first time in school history. They enjoyed a strong finish ranked #6 in Class AAAA.

★ 'Track' in overall points placed 3rd in Cherokee County, and 8th in Region 5-AAAA.

★ 'Tennis' placed 2nd in Cherokee County, 3rd in Region 5-AAAA, and enjoyed a trip to the second round of the AAAA State tennis tournament.

2006 Championships


Class AAAA State Champions Fastpitch Softball


Class AAAA State Champions Air Force JROTC
Region 5-AAAA Champions Volleyball


Region 5-AAAA Champions Girls Soccer


Region 5-AAAA Champions Boys Soccer


Region 5-AAAA Champions Girls Golf


Region 5-AAAA Champions Fastpitch Softball
Cherokee County Champions Football


Cherokee County Champions Volleyball


Cherokee County Champions Girls Soccer


Cherokee County Champions Boys Soccer

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