Trion High School

Trion High School
Address
919 Allgood Street
Trion, Georgia, 30753
United States
Information
Established 1938
Superintendent Dr. Phil Williams
Principal Bryan Edge[1]
Color(s) Blue and white
Mascot Bulldog
Website http://www.trionschools.org

Trion High School is a public high school located in Trion, Georgia, United States. While Trion is located in Chattooga County, the school is not part of the Chattooga County school system, but is an independent municipal school district.

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Map of Trion, Georgia

The school was built in 1938 by L.C. "Sadd" Dalton.[2] Its original location was beside the Trion Recreation Department but due to a flood in 1990, a new school was built at 919 Allgood Street.

Administration

Mascot and rival

Trion's mascot is the bulldog, and its colors are blue and white.

Feuds are often sparked with Chattooga High School, because of their stereotyped opinions of each other dating back to the 1940s. Trion and Chattooga no longer play against each other in football, for the most part, due to past riots and vandalizing by both schools. Recently they have played scrimmage games before the season begins. The biggest rival for the Bulldogs are the Trojans of Gordon Lee, which is the longest continuous rivalry in the state of Georgia. The Bulldogs hold a commanding lead on the series.

School song

We love thee, school of Trion
Among thy dear hills,
We love thee, school of Trion,
Our very hearts thrill.
To think of thy bounty
Poured out by God's hand,
On Trion, dear Trion,
Our own favored land.
Thy hilltops serene
Calls us out from all strife.
Thy woods and wildflowers
Add rapture to life.
Thy streams ever changing
Flow true to the sea.
And may we, thy children,
Live true unto thee.[4]

Honors and awards

In 2008, Trion High School was named a Georgia School of Excellence.[5] Trion was named one of seven National Blue Ribbon Schools in the state in 2009.[6]

The football team has had fourteen consecutive trips to the high school playoffs (1990–2004) and twice won the Georgia Class B High School State Football Championship. THS defeated Quitman 21-18 in 1957 to gain the crown, and repeated this in 1974 against Lincoln County with a 7-0 win. In 2003, the Trion football team traveled to the Georgia Dome to play Lincoln County in the state playoffs.[7]

In 2008, 2009, and 2010, the cheerleaders won back-to-back state championships.[8]

In 2009, Trion was named one of the top 25 Georgia high schools, ranked by average SAT scores.[9] The school's graduation test scores are always in the top percentiles as well. The class of 2011 made perfect scores on the reading and writing portion, and scored 95% in all other areas. The class of 2010 had a 100% graduation rate.[10]

Extracurricular activities

For such a small school, Trion High School offers a variety of extracurricular activities. Sports include football, basketball, softball, baseball, wrestling, football and competition cheerleading, tennis, soccer, and band. Clubs offered at THS include Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Spanish Club, Book Club, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, TSA, and FCA.

THSalso offers a journalism class, which puts out the Bulldog Barker paper every Wednesday, and publishes a K-12 yearbook each year.[11]

The Pride of Trion marching band wins an average of 30 trophies per season. They are a Class A band, led by Director Andy Cox.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "THS Principal & Asst. Principal". Trionschools.org. 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  2. ↑ "Mount Vernon Mills, Inc. - Denim". Mvmdenim.com. 1976-06-05. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  3. ↑ "Trion City Schools". Trionschools.org. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  4. ↑ "Alma Mater". Trionschools.org. 2008-12-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  5. ↑ "Trion High Named 2008 Georgia School of Excellence". Trionschools.org. 2008-11-25. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  6. ↑ Archived October 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ "Trion Lady Bulldogs: State Champs". Thesummervillenews.com. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  9. ↑ "Top 25 Georgia high schools by average SAT scores". www.ajc.com. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100328140656/http://www.trionschools.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96&Itemid=127&lang=en. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ "Clubs and Related Activities". Trionschools.org. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2012-11-14.

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