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.

Chestatee High School
Location
3005 Sardis Rd

Gainesville
,
Georgia 30506

United States
Coordinates34°20′55″N 83°53′36″W
Information
Motto"Chestatee... illuminating minds and changing lives"
Established2002
School districtHall County Schools
PrincipalSuzanne Jarrard
Staff73.50 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,323 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.00[1]
Color(s)Maroon, silver, and black
Athletics conferenceGHSA Div. 7AAAA
MascotWar Eagle
RivalsNorth Hall High School, White County High School, Lumpkin County High School
WebsiteChestatee High School

Profile

Chestatee High School is a four-year 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'), 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.

Performing Arts

Drama

The War Eagle actors won the 2017 GHSA one-act play state championship.[6]

References
  1. "Chestatee High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  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. Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-07-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Chestatee High School wins one-act play state title". Gainesville Times. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
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