Alan C. Pope High School is a public high school located north of Atlanta in Marietta, Georgia, within unincorporated Cobb County. The school was founded in 1987 and serves approximately 1,888 students in grades 9–12. The school mascot is the greyhound, and the school colors are Carolina blue, navy blue, and gray.
| Alan C. Pope High School | |
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3001 Hembree Road , 30062 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°01′26″N 84°27′09″W / 34.024°N 84.4525°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1987[1] |
| Principal | Matthew Bradford |
| Teaching staff | 100.80 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12[2] |
| Enrollment | 1,758 (2023–2024)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.44[2] |
| Campus | Suburban[2] |
| Color(s) | Carolina blue, navy blue, and white |
| Mascot | Greyhound |
| Newspaper | The Greyhound Tracks |
| Yearbook | Panache |
| Website | www |
Extracurricular activities
editAthletics
editPope's athletic teams are known as the Greyhounds (Lady Greyhounds for female teams). Their athletic rivals include Walton and Lassiter high schools.
Pope is home of the eight-time girl's slow-pitch softball State Champions in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007; four-time AAAAA girls soccer State Champions in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 seasons; AAAA girls track and field State Champions in 1995; and four-time AAAA girls cross country State Champions in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997. The Greyhounds also won the 2011 GHSA AAAA Traditional Wrestling Championship, the 2012 GHSA AAAA Dual and Traditional Wrestling Championships, the 2013 GHSA Dual and Traditional Wrestling AAAAA Championships, the 2014 AAAAA Dual Wrestling Championship, and the 2020 AAAAAA Dual Wrestling Championship.[3]
Beginning with the fall 2012 academic year, Pope was reclassified as a AAAAAA (6A) school.
In 2009 Pope High School won the AAAAA Volleyball State Championship. The volleyball team went on to win the next two state titles in 2010 and 2011 in the AAAA classification.[4] Pope won the Georgia AAAA girls' basketball Championship in 1999.[5]
The Greyhounds became the 1999 state AAAA boys cross country champions, the 2018 state AAAAAA cross country champions, 1999 boys' state swimming champions, and the 2009 and 2013 state AAAAA baseball champions. The Pope baseball team also won the 2017 & 2018 AAAAAA State Championship. In 2009 Pope's volleyball team won the state AAAAA championship, and in 2010 the volleyball team won the AAAA Championship. The Pope volleyball team also won the 2018 AAAAAA state championship. Pope was re-classed into 4A in 2010 due to enrollment numbers.[6]
Pope offers the following sports:
Feeder schools
editAll or some students from the following schools eventually find their way to Pope High School due to local district boundaries.
- Dodgen Middle School
- Hightower Trail Middle School
- Mountain View Elementary School
- Murdock Elementary School
- Shallowford Falls Elementary School
- Timber Ridge Elementary School
- Tritt Elementary School
Notable alumni
edit- Kelly Barnhill (2015), National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) professional fast-pitch softball pitcher[7]
- Brandon Boggs (2001), Major League Baseball (MLB) left fielder[8]
- Jackson Conway, Major League Soccer (MLS) striker for Atlanta United[citation needed]
- Robert Lane Greene, journalist at The Economist and author[citation needed]
- Shane Harris, journalist at The Washington Post and author[citation needed]
- Yassir Lester, comedian[citation needed]
- Josh Lowe (2016), Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder[9]
- Nathaniel Lowe (2013), MLB first baseman[10]
- Hampton Morris (2022), USA Weightlifting, 2024 Olympic Bronze Medalist[11]
- James Tibbs III (2021), college baseball outfielder for the Florida State Seminoles[12]
- Duane Underwood Jr. (2012), MLB pitcher[13]
- Stevie Wilkerson (2010), MLB outfielder[14]
- T. J. Yates (2006), National Football League (NFL) quarterback[15]
References
edit- ^ "Pope High School". Cobb County. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Pope High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "Wrestling". ghsa.net. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Reclassification". ghsa.net. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "State Tournaments: Girls GHSA Champions". ghsbp.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Kell and Pope's move move to AAAA classification reflects change in local area". Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
- ^ "Kelly Barnhill - Softball". Florida Gators. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- ^ Halley, Jim (May 9, 2016). "Josh Lowe's athleticism makes him tough to stop". USA Today High School Sports. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ Chastain, Bill (May 24, 2018). "Rays get Nathaniel Lowe in 13th round of Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ "Hampton Morris". www.usaweightlifting.org. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ "Tibbs, Jarrett aspire to lead Seminoles back to prominence". FSU News.
- ^ "Cubs go for high upside in Duane Underwood in 2nd round". chicagonow.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ^ "Wilkerson Key to Tiger's Success". March 9, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ Oshust, Greg (September 1, 2011). "Yates leads Pope hall of fame inductees". MDJOnline.com. Retrieved March 2, 2023.