Savannah High School (Georgia)

Savannah High School is a public high school located in Savannah, Georgia, United States.

Savannah High School
Address
400 Pennsylvania Avenue

Savannah
,
Georgia

United States
Coordinates32°03′47″N 81°03′28″W
Information
TypePublic secondary
School districtSavannah-Chatham County Public Schools
Teaching staff10.40 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment239 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.98[1]
Color(s)Blue and white
   
NicknameBlue Jackets
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools

Campus

Savannah High is now located at 400 Pennsylvania Avenue.

History

Savannah High School was originally located on Washington Avenue between East and West Atlantic Avenues. The original building, built by the WPA and designed by William Bordley Clarke, Sr., was once the largest public school building in the United States. The foundation of the original building had been built as a luxury hotel, but the owners went bankrupt in the Great Depression and the City of Savannah took over the unfinished building. The three-story brick and mortar structure included two interior courtyards, one of which held a rifle range for the ROTC as well as several circular interior fire escape slides, which have since been sealed off. The distance around the interior hallway was in excess of one quarter mile. Today, that building houses the Savannah Arts Academy, the only public high school for the arts in Savannah.

Academics

The Savannah High School campus hosts two separate programs of study:

  • Liberal Studies at Savannah High School[2]
  • Law and Criminal Justice at Savannah High School[3]

Athletics

Savannah High School has competed in Region 3-AAA since 2016.[4][5] The school is a member of the Georgia High School Association.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Savannah Early College High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. "Liberal Studies at SHS". Savannah-Chatham County Public School System. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  3. "Law and CJ at SHS". Savannah-Chatham County Public School System. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  4. "Region Alignments for 2016-18 Reclassification" (PDF). GHSA. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  5. "GHSFHA Savannah Yearly Region Standings". GHSFHA. Retrieved 2009-08-01.


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