Starr's Mill High School
Starr's Mill High School is a public high school located in Fayetteville, Georgia in the United States. The school is governed by the Fayette County Board of Education.[2]
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193 Panther Path Fayetteville, Georgia United States | |
Coordinates | 33°20′32″N 84°31′03″W |
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Type | Public secondary |
Established | 1997 |
School district | Fayette County Public Schools |
Principal | Allen Leonard |
Staff | 88.00 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,385 (2018-19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.74[1] |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Black and Columbia blue |
Mascot | Panther |
Website | Starr’s Mill High School |
The school also serves southern Peachtree City and parts of unincorporated Fayette County.
History
The Fayette County Board of Education commissioned Starr's Mill High School alongside Peeples Elementary School and Rising Starr Middle School in response to rapid population growth in southern Peachtree City. Before its permanent building was constructed, students attended the LaFayette Education Center in Fayetteville until the start of the 97-1998 school year. The school is named after a grist mill located a mile southeast of the campus.
School profile
Starr's Mill High School opened in 1997-1998 with 40 teachers and 650 students. Its current enrollment is 1,493 students, and it employs 88 teachers.[3]
5% of Starr's Mill minority students participate in the ESOL Program. Most SMHS students reside in Fayetteville and Peachtree City.
Starr's Mill is one of only three high schools in Georgia to be declared a School of Excellence in 2005, and it has been ranked as one of the best school public schools in America by Newsweek magazine.
Extra-curricular activities
Athletics
Academics
- Academic Team
- Beta Club
- Chorus
- Debate Team
- Eco Club
- French Club
- German Club
- Health Occupations for Students of America
- Literary Magazine
- Math Team
- Mock Trial Team
- National History Bee and Bowl
- Newspaper - The Prowler
- Science Olympiad
- Student Government Association
- Yearbook
- Ex Libris Book Club
- Creative Writing Club
- FCCLA
- National Honor Society
- Chess Club
Notable alumni
- Paris Bennett (class of 2006) - American Idol contestant, 4th runner-up
- Casey Bond - actor (Moneyball), former MLB outfielder for the San Francisco Giants
- Jordan Davis - Former member of Atlanta Silverbacks
- Reuben Houston (class of 2001) - cornerback for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team from 2002 to 2005
- Myles Jaye - MLB pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
- Ufomba Kamalu - NFL defensive tackle for the New England Patriots
- Sam Martin - Appalachian State kicker, punter for the NFL's Detroit Lions
- Kelley O'Hara (class of 2006) - US Women's National Team soccer player, appeared in 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup; gold medalist in 2012 Summer Olympics, 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup champion, 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup champion
- Brian Parsons (Class of 2003) - Dance Like You Mean It, America Grand Champion, 2007
References
- "Starr's Mill High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- Fayette County Board of Education
- "Starrs Mill High School". SchoolDigger. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine