South Forsyth High School

South Forsyth High School
Address
585 Peachtree Parkway
Cumming, Georgia
United States
Information
Type Public school
Motto Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire.[1]
Established 1989
Principal Laura Wilson[2]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 2,956
Campus size 10 acres[3]
Color(s) Royal blue, silver, black, and white                    
Mascot War Eagle
Rival Lambert High School
National ranking 408 (national), 15 (state), 192 (STEM)[4]
Affiliation Forsyth County Schools
Website South Forsyth High School

South Forsyth High School is a public high school, built in 1989, located in Cumming, Georgia, United States, a suburb northeast of Atlanta. It is one of five high schools in the Forsyth County School District, and serves students who live in parts of Cumming, Alpharetta, and Suwanee. In 2015, South Forsyth High School was ranked #408 on US News' "Best High Schools Ranking". It is currently ranked 15th in the state.[5]

Main Hall at South Forsyth High School opened in July 2016.

History

South Forsyth High School first opened in 1989 as both a middle and high school, named South Forsyth Junior High. An additional building, East Hall, was later added to allow the high school and middle school to operate separately. In 1998, a new middle school, South Forsyth Middle School, was built on a separate property, allowing the high school to utilize the entire campus. After this, students were moved from Forsyth County High, now Forsyth Central High School, to alleviate overcrowding.[3] Eventually South Forsyth High School experienced its own overcrowding, which prompted the construction and opening of West Forsyth High School in 2007,[6] and Lambert High School in 2009.[7]

Renovations

As a result of district-wide overcrowding at all of the middle schools, such as Lakeside Middle School, Piney Grove Middle School, and South Forsyth Middle School, a $195 million bond referendum was passed, which included significant improvements to South Forsyth High School.[8] These included a new cafeteria, a new 42,000 square foot competition gym, improved traffic flow, a new administration center, 23 new classrooms, a new front façade, and a new courtyard in front of East Hall featuring walkways to connect the several separate buildings on campus.[9] The renovations were designed by Manley Spangler Smith Architects. Balfour Beatty was selected as the construction manager, with a maximum of $25.7 million budgeted for the project. In July 2016, the new additions were opened to the public. The new additions include administrative offices, nine new classrooms, a large dining hall, a competition style gym, and the South Forsyth Plaza. Renovations to older buildings are expected to be completed in August 2017.[10]

Athletics

South Forsyth currently competes in Region 6-AAAAAA (Area 3 AAAAAA for lacrosse),[11] and has since 2012.[12][13] SFHS has seven varsity sports for boys and girls. The school fields junior varsity teams for most sports and freshmen teams in football and volleyball. The school is a member of the Georgia High School Association. South Forsyth is currently the region champion in football for Region 6-AAAAAA.

In 2015, the varsity football team finished with a school high 11-2 record, beating rival school Lambert by a long shot, winning the Region 6-AAAAAA Championship and making it to the quarterfinals of the GHSA Playoffs until ultimately losing to Colquitt County High School.

The school has won state championships in competition cheerleading in 1997 and 1999, girls' cross country in 2016, and Men's Quartet in 2009.[14][15][16]

Other studies

South Forsyth High School offers a fairly wide selection of Advanced Placement (AP), and International Baccalaureate (IB) accredited classes.[17] South Forsyth is currently the only school in the Forsyth County School District to offer the IB program.[18]

South Forsyth High School has more students temporarily enrolled in Gateway Academy - Forsyth County's correctional education campus - than any other high school in the county.

Clubs and organizations

South Forsyth has a handful of extracurricular activities, mainly confined to the most popular student interests. These include FBLA, Academic Bowl, TSA, FCA, drama, band, and DECA.

DECA

South Forsyth is home to the "World's Largest DECA Chapter." The chapter was started in 1999 and has since grown to almost 1,500 members. In DECA, students can compete against other students from around the world in fields such as business, marketing, finance, and hospitality. South Forsyth DECA has received multiple awards in competitive events, video challenges, and local marketing competitions.[19]

Student data

Students are drawn from Piney Grove Middle School, Lakeside Middle School, and South Forsyth Middle School. South currently serves students in grades 9-12. Students can also ask to transfer to South from other schools in order to participate in the competitive IB program or specified sports programs if they fill out an out-of-district form.[20]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Mission, Vision, Motto." Forsyth County Schools. Web. 20 July 2015 http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/Page/39694
  2. ↑ "SFHS Leadership Team." Forsyth County Schools. Web. 20 July 2015 http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/domain/2005
  3. 1 2 "Welcome to the home of the War Eagles!" Forsyth County Schools. Web. 20 July 2015 http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/domain/2004
  4. ↑ "South Forsyth High School". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "High School Rankings" US News Education. Web. 20 July 2015 http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/georgia/districts/forsyth-county/south-forsyth-high-school-5903
  6. ↑ "West Forsyth High School" Forsyth County Schools. Web. 20 July 2015 http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/domain/2064
  7. ↑ "School History" Forsyth County Schools. Web. 20 July 2015 http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/page/24758
  8. ↑ "2014 Bond" Forsyth County Schools. Web. 20 July 2015 http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/2014bond
  9. ↑ "Designs completed for North, South Forsyth high schools" Forsyth County News. Web. 20 July 2015 http://www.forsythnews.com/section/3/article/27450/
  10. ↑ "FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS 2014 CAPITAL PROGRAM TIMELINE" Forsyth County Schools. Web. 20 July 2015 http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/cms/lib3/GA01000373/Centricity/Domain/61/Copy%20of%202014%20BOND%20TIMELINE%20-%20May15.xlsx
  11. ↑ https://www.ghsa.net/2015-2016-lacrosse-area-assignments
  12. ↑ "GHSA Region Alignment". GHSA. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  13. ↑ "GHSFHA South Forsyth Yearly Region Standings". GHSFHA. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  14. ↑ http://www.ghsa.net/node/1700
  15. ↑ "Athletics / Cheerleading." Forsyth County Schools. Web. 24 August 2011. <http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/page/22454>.
  16. ↑ <http://ga.milesplit.com/articles/195733>.
  17. ↑ "Advanced Studies - AP,IB,Gifted / Advanced Studies." Forsyth County Schools. Web. 24 August 2011. <http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/page/22298>.
  18. ↑ "The International Baccalaureate Programme" Forsyth County Schools. Web. 20 July 2015 http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/domain/2019
  19. ↑ "About Us - South Forsyth DECA". South Forsyth DECA. South Forsyth High School. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  20. ↑ "2014 - 2015 Feeder Patterns, Forsyth County Schools" Forsyth County Schools. Web. 20 July 2015 http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/cms/lib3/GA01000373/Centricity/Domain/64/FY2015FeederPattern.pdf

Coordinates: 34°8′51.55″N 84°10′19.82″W / 34.1476528°N 84.1721722°W / 34.1476528; -84.1721722

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