Clarke Central High School

Clarke Central High School
Location
350 S. Milledge Avenue Athens, GA, 30605 United States
Information
Type	Public, Secondary
Established	1970
School district	Clarke County School District
Principal	Maxine Easom
Faculty	92
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1504
Campus type	average size
Color(s)	Red and gold
Athletics	13 sports
Athletics conference	Georgia High School Association, class AAAA, region 8, North division
Mascot	Gladiators
Website	CCHS website CCHS athletics website

Clarke Central High School is located in Athens, Georgia. It was created in 1970 by the merger of two high schools, Athens High School[1] and Burney-Harris High School[2], as a result of desegregation. Its current principal is Maxine Easom.

CCHS is in the Clarke County School District and is one of two traditional high schools in the district; the other is Cedar Shoals High School.

The school found success in 1999, when in a matter of one week the school was crowned as High School Mock Trial Champions and Boys Soccer National Champions. Aside from that, the school also boasted the best high school football team in the nation in 1985.

Athletics teams at CCHS are known as the Gladiators and as of 2006 compete in Region 8-AAAA North of the Georgia High School Association. The Clarke Central High School Gladiators football team is coached by Leroy Ryals. In 2006 they defeated crosstown rival Cedar Shoals twice, however the rivalry game (known as the Classic City Championship) has been decided by one touchdown or less in the past seven meetings.

Notable alumni

• Kim Basinger
• Willie Green, football player for the Denver Broncos
• John Kasay, Carolina Panthers kicker
• Dunta Robinson, Houston Texans cornerback
• Fran Tarkenton, Hall of Fame quarterback
• Martha Trieschmann, neurologist
• Scott Basham, attorney

External links

• Clarke Central High School
• Clarke Central High School Gladiators