Sumter County School District
| Sumter County School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
|
100 Learning Lane Americus, Georgia 31719-8172 United States | |
| Coordinates | 32°11′28″N 83°10′26″W / 32.191052°N 83.173971°WCoordinates: 32°11′28″N 83°10′26″W / 32.191052°N 83.173971°W[1] |
| Information | |
| Superintendent | Donnie Smith |
| Faculty | 353[2] |
| Grades | Pre-school - 12 |
| Enrollment | 5,774[2] |
| Accreditations |
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Georgia Accrediting Commission |
| Telephone | (229) 931-8500 |
| Fax | (229) 931-8555 |
| Website | http://www.sumterschools.org/ |
The Sumter County School District is a public school district in Sumter County, Georgia, United States, based in Americus. It serves the communities of Americus, Andersonville, Cobb, De Soto, Leslie, and Plains.
History
In 2004, Sumter County High School and Americus High School merged, becoming Americus-Sumter County High School. The South Campus houses grades 10-12 while the North Campus (formerly Sumter High) serves as the 9th Grade Academy, the Performance Learning Center, and the alternative school.
At the time of the merger, Juanita Wilson was the principal of the South Campus. She retired in 2005 and was replaced by Tony Overstreet for the 2005–2006 school term. Dr. Larry Moore served as principal from 2006-2008 before being replaced by Ronald Gadson for 2008-2009. Gadson resigned following the 2009-2010 term and was replaced by Walter Knighton, who had served as assistant principal at the South Campus since 2008. In 2013, Knighton was promoted to Director of Professional Learning and Assessment. Kimothy Hadley, who was principal of Sumter County Middle School at the time, was promoted, and is currently the principal of Americus Sumter High School.
The school competes in the AAAA classification in athletics. Before the merger, Americus High School won state championships in football in 1962, 1965, 1974, 1975, 2000, and 2001. NFL player Leonard Pope was a member of the championship teams in 2000 and 2001. Fabian Walker, the starting quarterback for Florida State University in the 2003 Sugar Bowl against the University of Georgia, also graduated from Americus High. Former NFL coaches Chan Gailey and Dan Reeves are graduates and former football players at Americus High. The first merged football team was led by Coach William Clark. He was succeeded by Coach Mark Wilson in 2006.
The superintendent is Mr. Donnie Smith, effective April 2012. The associate superintendent is Mrs. Victoria Harris, effective July 2013.
Schools
The Sumter County School District has two primary schools, one elementary school, two middle schools, and two high schools.[3]
Primary and Elementary schools
- Sunter County Early Learning Center [Dr. Lezley B. Anderson, Principal (c. 2015)]
- Sumter County Primary School [Dr. Sharon Tullis, Principal (c. 2008)]
- Sumter County Elementary School [Dr. Rene Mays, Principal (c 2015)]
Middle schools
- Sumter County Intermediate School [Sharron Marcus, Principal (c. 2015)]
- Sumter County Middle School [Stacy Favors, Principal (c.2014)]
High schools
- Americus Sumter Ninth Grade Academy [Coleman Price, Principal (c. 2015)]
- Americus Sumter High School [Kimothy Hadley, Principal (c. 2013)]
References
- ↑ "Free US Geocoder". Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- 1 2 School Stats, Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ↑ Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 26, 2010.