Towers High School (THS) is a high school in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the DeKalb County School System. It is physically within the Belvedere Park census-designated place,[2][3] but has a Decatur postal address.
| Towers High School | |
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| Address | |
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3919 Brookcrest Circle United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°44′50″N 84°14′12″W / 33.747189°N 84.236628°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Titan Way" |
| Established | 1963 |
| School district | DeKalb County School System |
| Principal | Tiffany M Sims |
| Teaching staff | 49.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 764 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.59[1] |
| Color(s) | Maroon and white |
| Mascot | Titans |
| Website | towershs.dekalb.k12.ga.us |
The school was built in 1963–1964 and currently includes 9th through 12th grades. In 1963, initially attending double sessions at Avondale High School, grades 8-10 moved into the school during the fall. The cafeteria and gymnasium were still to be completed. THS subsequently added a junior and senior class during the next two years. At that time period there were no middle schools, elementary was 1-7 and traditional high schools were 8–12. The first class graduated in 1966 and the first class to complete all five years at the school graduated on June 3, 1968.
School activities
editThe school offers activities including Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AFJROTC GA-955) National Champions 2001 Armed Regulation Drill, At Club, Beta Club, Career Discovery (Mentoring), Drama Club, Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), Forensics Club, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Japanese/Anime Club, Literary Magazine, Mu Alpha Theta (Math Club), and National Honor Society.[4]
Athletics
editThe school's sports teams are named the Titans.
Towers High School recently re-formed a tennis and volleyball team.
The football team currently plays at Avondale Stadium.
Notable alumni
edit- Jan Hooks, Saturday Night Live actor, attended, did not graduate
- Michael W. Jackson, Alabama District Attorney
- Jacquees, American R&B singer and songwriter[citation needed]
- Ricky Jones, professional baseball player
- Richard Jewell, security guard credited with heroism during the Centennial Olympic Park bombing, later received international attention when he was falsely accused of perpetrating the bombing himself[5]
- Dar'shun Kendrick, politician[6]
- C. J. Marable, professional football player
- Da'Norris Searcy, professional football player
- Julius Williams, professional football player
- Devonte Wyatt, professional football player
References
edit- ^ a b c "Towers High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Belvedere Park CDP, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 7, 2020. - Compare with the address and with school boundary maps.
- ^ "Home". Towers High School. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
Towers High School 3919 Brookcrest Circle Decatur, Georgia 30032
- Please note the school is not actually in the Decatur city limits: check the address against the map of the CDP. - ^ "Tower High School Activities". May 15, 2008. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008.
- ^ Freeman, Scott (December 1, 1996). "Presumed Guilty". Atlanta Magazine.
Jewell went to Towers High School, in Dekalb County
- ^ "Rep. Dar'shun Kendrick" (PDF). Georgia House of Representatives. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
External links
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