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FAYETTE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
“Excellence In All We Do”
Overview of Recognitions and Accomplishments
2007-2008
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Academic
Team |
- First year for this JV team; finished 5th in RESA Area competition
- Qualified for State Bowl
- We will have JV and Varsity 2008-09 year
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Agriculture |
- Jared Koenig won the District and Regional Competition for his Proficiency in Diversified Horticulture
- Joshua Borczak won the Regional Award for his project in Diversified Horticulture
- 5th place team in Statewide Nursery Landscape Competition
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Art |
- Georgia Scholastic Art Competition held at Georgia State University Jesse Brooks (12th grade) was accepted into this highly competitive state competition! Over 1300 entries were considered and Jesse received an award for all three of his submissions with one painting receiving the Gold Key award.
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Band |
- Our three bands (Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band) received ratings of Superior at the Large Group Performance Evaluation (a.k.a. Festival).
- 12 students selected for All State Band with one first chair
- 374 students selected state wide
- 25 students selected for District Honor Band
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Basketball |
- Girls Region Champions, State Champion AAAA Runner up
- Boys Region Runner up, State Champion AAAA Runner up
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Chorus |
- Keith Browning was selected to participate in the 2008 Georgia All State Reading Chorus
- Only 95 students who went through this rigorous audition process were chosen to participate in this outstanding choir
- 33 students selected for District Honor Chorus
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Cross
Country
Track |
- 2nd Place Boys Varsity Team at the Spalding Jaguar Invitational
- 1st Place Boys Varsity Individual at the Spalding Jaguar Invitational
- 2nd Place Girls JV Team at the Spalding Jaguar Invitational
- 7 girls in the top 20 individual JV at the Spalding Jaguar Invitational
- 3rd Place Boys Individual Region 2 - AAAA (Qualified for State)
- 21st place Boys individual place at state
- 3rd place individual boys finish at another race.
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Debate |
- Qualified for National Forensic League Nationals
- Qualified for National Catholic Forensic League Nationals
- Multiple wins and places in competition
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Fayette
Portraits |
- Fayette Portraits 2007 edition won First Place with Special Merit for "Best Literary Magazine," and First Place for Outstanding Theme/Historical Magazine. From American Scholastic Press Association with over 2000 high schools across America participating.
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FBLA |
- Twenty students qualified for State FBLA competition in Atlanta
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Flag
Corp |
- FCHS Winter Guard took 2nd place Saturday and 1st place Sunday (out of 11 other Guards from all over the state) at the East Coweta Winter Guard Competition during March.
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Football |
- 11-1; with a perfect 10-0 in the regular season; Region 2AAAA Champs
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Governors
Honors |
- 10 GHP nominees going to state interviews
- Four students selected to attend GHP this Summer. Those students (With their subject areas and nominating teachers listed) are:
- Maggie Graham in Spanish. Maggie was nominated by Efrain Garcia
- Zach Mote in Music (trumpet). Zach was nominated by Myra Rhoden
- Tuure Pasto in Math. Tuure was nominated by Paula Resnak
- Sonika Reddy in Math. Sonika was nominated by Suzette Weinhardt
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Literary |
- Region Co-Champion; State competition upcoming
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Math
Team |
- 5th Place Team at Berry College CompetitionSpring 2008
- 4th Place Individual at Berry College Competition Spring 2008
- 3rd Place Team at Griffin RESA Competition Spring 2008
- 3rd Place Team at Fayette-Coweta Math Co-Op Competition Fall 2007
We will be competing at the Fayette County Invitational, the University of West Georgia Math Day, and the Walton High School Math Fest later this semester. |
Science
Fair |
- Five teams went to the regional competition.
- Four first place finishers and will go to State competition.
- One team qualified for International Science and Engineering Fair;
- Third year in a row for sending a team to international competition.
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Skills
USA |
- Competition At Central Georgia Tech campus in Macon
- 1st place in Automotive Service Tech went to Daren Branton
- 1st place in computer Maintenance Tech went to Arif Hosein
- 2nd place went to Matt Jozan in Jobs Skills Demonstration.
- These students will advance to compete in the state championships in March .
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Star
Teachers |
All on staff at FCHS
- Mr. Shane Kuykendall, FCHS
- Ms. Jan Daniel, WWHS
- Mr. Stephen Bain, Ola High School
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State
German
Convention |
- Four students placed in competition including a winner in second year spelling competition
- One student elected to statewide office
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Step Team |
- Top ratings in competitions including winning several tournaments
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Swimming |
- Four State Qualifiers; Finished seventh in State
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Winter Guard |
Houston County Winter Guard Competition
- 1st place with 81.4
- highest score in our class going into championships; school record
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Wrestling |
Team Dual Record 26-11 (school record)
- Area 2-AAAA Champions
- 6th in AAAA State Tournament
State Placers
- Patrick Balnkenbeker (2nd)
- Joel Carno (3rd)
- Sam Law (5th)
- Jonathan West (6th)
Area Champions
- Joel Carnow
- Ali Khan
- Austin Vorwald
- Patrick Blankenbeker
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Area Runner-Ups
- Jonathan West
- Brian Tilton
- 3rd in Area Matt Mulski, Dylan Tanner
- 4th in Area Blake Axelberg, Sam Law
Records
- P. Blankenbeker: 57-2
- Joel Carnow: 56-8
- Sam Law: 56-14
- Jonathan West: 54-15
- Austin Vorwald: 49-16
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FAYETTE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
“Excellence In All We Do”
Notable Activities
2007-2008 |
Band |
- Trip to London; March in New Year’s Day Parade, January 1, 2009
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Black History |
- Col. Dryden of Tuskegee Airmen guest speaker on 3/14/08;
- Display and presentation by the APEX Institute with visiting speaker on the subject “The Black in Georgia Politics”.
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Chorus |
- Fayette Festival of Carols performed as fundraiser for Toys For Tots; Variety Show in March; European Trip in April to Czech Republic, Austria, and Germany
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Close Up |
- 18 Students traveled to Washington D.C. in January, 2008
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Hall
of
Fame |
- Dinner and Induction held in March. Four Inductees; 10 former students who were KIA in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam Recognized in ceremony which included Major General Wheeler.
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Multiculture Club |
- Sponsored an International Festival on 3/10/08 in the commons. A dozen groups or individuals shared music or dance from their home cultures
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Special Education |
- Hosting the system Track and Field Special Olympics on March 28th, held the basketball skills competition in November, 2007.
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Golden
Memories |
- From American Scholastic Press Association
- All-Southern (there top award) in Academics, Advertising, Sports and Student Life
- From National Scholastic Press Association
- First Class
- Distinction in Photography
- From Columbia scholastic Press Association
- We received 947 out of 1000 points
- Gold Medalist with All Columbian Honors in Coverage and Photography
- We also just got yesterday from
- Jostens featured Golden Memories in their Look Book which is distributed nationally.
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English Department |
- Ndawi Eke has won a week-long all-expenses paid tour of Washington, D.C. with other winners of the Electric Membership Corporation in June, 2008.
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