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Columbia High School (Georgia)

Columbia High School (CHS) is a four-year public high school located in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. It is in the Candler-McAfee census-designated place.[2][3] It is operated by DeKalb County Public Schools.

Columbia High School

Public High school

1966

Open

Derrica Boochee-Davis

73.00 (on an FTE basis)[1]

912

1,017[1] (2017–18)

13.93[1]

Orange   and blue  

Basketball, baseball, cheerleading, cross-country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, volleyball, wrestling, and marching band

Eagles

Columbia Middle School

It opened in 1966. In 1991, the Mathematics, Science and Technology Magnet Programs were established at Columbia, which gave students in the Metro Atlanta area an opportunity to have a more focus-based education in these areas.


Columbia's mascot is the Eagle and its colors are orange and blue. The school motto is "One Team, One Dream!"


The school was given the Georgia School of Excellence award in 1996.


Extracurricular activities include athletics, marching and concert band, color guard, Future Business Leaders of America, Beta Club, and JROTC.


The boundary of Columbia High School neighbors those of Southwest Dekalb High School, Towers High School, and McNair High School.

Attendance zone[edit]

The school serves[4] portions of the Candler-McAfee CDP,[2] Belvedere Park,[5] and Panthersville CDPs.[6]

Sports[edit]

Boys' basketball[edit]

Columbia High School is considered a national powerhouse in high school basketball. They have been ranked nationally by ESPN in numerous years.


The boys' basketball team has gone to the state championship every year since 2005. They are the first team in the history of Dekalb County to win more than four state basketball championships.


State Champions: 2005-2006 (AAAA), 2007-2008 (AAAA), 2009-2010 (AAA), 2010-2011 (AAA), 2011-2012 (AAA)


Region Champions: 2005-2006 (Region 5-AAAA), 2006-2007 (Region 6-AAAA), 2007–2008 (Region 6-AAAA), 2008-2009 (5-AAA), 2009-2010 (5-AAA), 2010-2011 (5-AAA), 2011-2012 (5-AAA)


In the 2009–2010 season, the girls' and boys' teams were AAA State champions in 2009–2010. They were the sixth team in the history of Georgia High School basketball to accomplish this feat. The girls' and boys' teams repeated this feat in the 2011–2012 season as they both won the Class AAA state titles.


The boys' basketball team has been coached by Dr. Phil McCrary since 1987. As of February 2011, he has posted a 502–183 record. He won his 500th career game at the Primetime Shootout in West Virginia on January 21, 2011, against Jamesville-Dewitt High School.[7] Coach McCrary has sent more than 100 student athletes to Division I basketball programs, including NBA guard and former UGA basketball star Travis Leslie. Coach McCrary has received numerous coaching accolades, including:

Music[edit]

Allman Brothers[edit]

On May 23, 1970, the Allman Brothers Band performed in the gymnasium of Columbia High School for the Junior-Senior Prom.[11]

Stan Kenton[edit]

On March 12, 1973, Stan Kenton and the Stan Kenton Orchestra gave an afternoon workshop and an evening concert at DeKalb Community College South Campus (now called Georgia State University- Decatur Campus). The concert was sponsored by the Columbia High School Band Boosters as a fundraiser.

Braves baseball opener[edit]

On 4 April 1975, 200 members of the Columbia High School Band, Advanced Mixed Chorus, Drill Team, and Majorettes furnished the music for pre-game activities at the Atlanta Braves baseball opening game with the Houston Astros at Fulton Stadium.

Musical productions[edit]

The following musicals were produced and staged at Columbia:

Aquila (yearbook), vol. 1, 1968-

Columbia High School PTA Newsletter, vol. 1, no.1, 1968-

Columbia Courier (school newspaper), 1969-1971

Eagle's Echo (school newspaper), 1974-

Columbia High School Literary Magazine, 1968-1971

Witches' Brew (literary magazine), 1972-1973

Eagle Talk, 1971-1972

Grundee Gazette, c.1970-1974

- actress, singer, model

Erica Ash

- hip-hop artist

B.o.B

(born 1998) - basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League

James Banks III

- murderer of John Lennon

Mark David Chapman

- hip-hop artist

Yung Chris

- NFL player

Dave Edwards

- NFL player, Chicago Bears

Gerald Everett

- hip-hop artist

Future

- NFL player

Rory Graves

- NFL player

Glynn Harrison

- hip-hop artist

Hoodrich Pablo Juan

(born 1994) - basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League

Chris Horton

- NBA guard, Free agent

Travis Leslie

- illustrator

Bill Mayer

- Miami Dolphins wide receiver, Agape Awards gospel music drummer

Kendall Newson

- NFL player

Randy Scott

- NFL player, Free agent

Eric Smith

- singer and stage actor

Rex Smith

- track & field athlete, gold medalist in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics

Gwen Torrence

- actor and comedian

Chris Tucker

- columnist, media personality, author, and former Republican candidate

Martha Zoller

Official site

Columbia High School Marching Eagles (Marching and Concert Band)

Columbia High School television station

Audio: Allman Brothers Band play Columbia High School May 23, 1970 Pt.1

Video: Stan Kenton Orchestra at Columbia High School, 1973

Audio: Columbia High School Advanced Boys' Chorus performs "What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor", May 24, 1973

Internet Archive: snapshot of website: Columbia High School Class of 1970, Aquila70.net