Chestatee High School

Chestatee High School
Location
Gainesville, Georgia
United States
Coordinates 34°20′55″N 83°53′36″W / 34.348491°N 83.893257°W / 34.348491; -83.893257Coordinates: 34°20′55″N 83°53′36″W / 34.348491°N 83.893257°W / 34.348491; -83.893257
Information
Motto "Chestatee... illuminating minds and changing lives"
Established 2002
School district Hall County Schools
Principal Suzanne Jarrard
Staff 70 (FTE)
Enrollment 1,289 (2015-16)[1]
Color(s) Maroon, silver, and black
Athletics conference GHSA Div. 7AAAA
Mascot War Eagle
Rivals North Hall High School, White County High School, Lumpkin County High School
Website Chestatee High School

Chestatee High School is a public high school located in Gainesville, Georgia, United States, operated by Hall County Schools. The school was established in 2002 when the enrollment at North Hall High School grew too large. The school serves the communities of Gainesville, Murrayville, and Dawsonville.

Profile

Chestatee High School is an American four-year comprehensive public high school, one of six high schools serving students in Hall County, Georgia. It is located 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Atlanta. It serves 1,120 students in grades 9–12. Chestatee Middle School feeds into Chestatee High School.

Demographics

  • Asian: 1.8%
  • Black: 1.8%
  • Hispanic: 39.7%
  • Native American: 0.3%
  • White: 55.0%
  • Multi-racial: 1.4%[2]

Athletics

Chestatee competes in Sub-Division A of Region 7-AAA.[3][4] Chestatee fields teams in football, baseball, basketball (boys' and girls'), marching band, cheerleading/competition cheerleading, softball, cross country, tennis, track and field, wrestling, soccer (boys' and girls'), and volleyball. The school is a member[5] of the Georgia High School Association. Chestatee now competes in subdivision A of 8-AAA.

Mascot and traditions

The school's mascot is the War Eagle, and its colors are maroon, silver, and black. The most famous fight song of CHS is "We ain't never scared," performed by the school's band. An older tradition that has been dropped is the "War Eagle Walk," in which the school's football team walked through the stands onto the field during home games.

The school's creed was initially "Chestatee... the place to be!" then "Chestatee, soaring to excellence," and, most recently, "Chestatee... illuminating minds and changing lives."

One of the newest traditions is the football team entering the field through the band while playing fight songs, then running through their banner. The school's student section is called "the black mob," named after the black paint usually painted on the bodies of the students.

Band

The War Eagle Band began in 2002 under the direction of Daniel Merck. The program started with a total of 48 players and has grown to 220, making them the largest band in Hall County. Since 2002, the band has performed and competed in numerous festivals and competitions where they have received superior ratings. The band's community involvement has grown much support for the program.

The band’s motto is "Commitment... Teamwork... Pride!"

Football

2002 marked the beginning of a new football program in Hall County which was named the Chestatee War Eagles. This program was split from the Class AAA North Hall High School after the 2001 season. The War Eagles won the first game played against the other new crosstown school, Flowery Branch High School, by one point. The rivalry between the War Eagles and the Flowery Branch Falcons, known as the "Battle of the Birds" continued until Flowery Branch went to Class-AAAA in 2009.[6]

The football team made the playoffs in 2005 and 2006, but missed the playoffs until 2012.

Notable seasons

  • 2007 (7-3)
  • 2006 (7-4) Region 4th Place: Class AAA State Playoffs
  • 2005 (6-5) Region 4th Place: Class AAA State Playoffs

Baseball

War Eagle Baseball has sent a few players to the college level, most notably Alex McRee, who plays for the University of Georgia.[7][8]

Cheerleading

The Chestatee competition cheerleading squad were the 2006 and 2008 Hall County region champions. They have ranked in the top ten in state every year except one since the cheerleading program was started. They are the only Hall County team that has ever done this.

State rankings:

  • 2004: 7AAA 4th
  • 2005: 7AAA 6th
  • 2006: 7AAA 8th
  • 2007: 7AAA 10th
  • 2008: 7AAA 7th
  • 2009: Co-ed 2nd

Tennis

  • 2012 State Playoffs
  • 2013 State Playoffs

References

  1. ↑ "Chestatee High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. ↑ "School Directory Information: Chestatee High School". National Center for Education Statistics. U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "GHSA Region Alignment". GHSA. Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  4. ↑ "GHSFHA Chestatee Football Yearly Region Standings". GHSFHA. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  6. ↑ Chestatee War Eagles developing spirited traditions, additional text.
  7. ↑ "Baseball - News - Official Athletics Site of the University of Georgia Bulldogs". Georgiadogs.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  8. ↑ "War Eagles Baseball". Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
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