Ware County High School

School in Waycross, Georgia, United States

Ware County High School

Address

700 Victory Drive

Waycross

Georgia

31503-8856

United States

Coordinates| 31°12′07″N 82°22′59″W﻿ / ﻿31.202°N 82.383°W﻿ / 31.202; -82.383
Information
Established| 1958
School district| Ware County School District
Principal| Buford Kellogg
Teaching staff| 105.10 FTE[1]
Grades| 9–12
Enrollment| 1,637[1] (2020–21)
Student to teacher ratio| 14.73[1]
Color(s)| Green and Gold
Athletics conference| GHSA Class AAAAA Region 1
Mascot| Gator
Team name| Gators
Rivals| Coffee County High in most sports, Camden County High in riflery
Yearbook| Echo
Website| www.ware.k12.ga.us

Ware County High School is the only public high school in Ware County, Georgia, United States. It is located in the city of Waycross.

## History[edit]

Ware County High School was formed in 1958 by the merging of Waresboro High School and Wacona High Schools. Expansion occurred in 1993 when the Waycross City Schools dropped their charter and Waycross High was absorbed by Ware County Senior High. In 1994, the doors were opened to a new high school in Ware County. It is located on Victory Drive, and is home to more than 1500 students and 110 faculty members.

## Extracurricular activities[edit]

* Academic Quiz Bowl Team
* Alpha Delta Science Club
* BETA Club/National Honor Society
* Chorus (Advanced, Women's, Mixed, and Acappella)
* Drama (One-Act Play and Musical Theatre)
* FBLA
* FCCLA
* FEA (Future Educators of America)
* FFA
* HOSA
* Jazz Band
* JROTC
* Marching Band - with Majorettes, Flag Line, and Dance Team
* Model UN
* Student Council
* TSA (Technology Students' Association)
* Yearbook Staff

## Sports offered[edit]

* Baseball
* Basketball
* Competitive cheerleading
* Cross country
* Drill team
* Football
* Golf
* Raiders (dissolved for the 2020–2021 school year - reinstated 2021–2022 school year)
* Rifle
* Soccer
* Softball
* Swimming
* Tennis
* Track
* Volleyball
* Wrestling

## Sports history[edit]

The Ware County Gators high school football team made it to the state AAAA championship game during the 2007 season and the AAAAA championship game during the 2012 season. The Gators lost 20–14 to Northside Warner Robins High School Eagles in 2007 and lost 49–13 to the Gainesville High School Red Elephants in 2012. They challenged Charlie Grisham's Carrollton Trojans for the 1961 A championship, but lost 21–0. It was a rare weekend in that their cross-town rivals, the Waycross Bulldogs, had won the AA State Championship the night before, defeating Rossville 23–7. Head coach Jason Strickland lead the Gators to a GHSA Class 5A state championship in 2022 over the Warner Robins Demons 38-13.

The Gators play at Memorial Stadium.

### State titles[edit]

* Girls' Basketball (1) - 1964 (2A) [2]
* Girls' Golf (1) - 2015(5A), 2022(5A) [3]
* Riflery (5) - 1997 (Open), 2017 (Open), 2018 (Open), 2019 (Open), 2022 (Open) [4][5]
* Football (1) - 2022(5A) [6]

## Army program[edit]

The school's Army JROTC program is run by SFC Rena Rivere and CW2 Johnson

## Notable alumni[edit]

* Leodis McKelvin \- former professional football player
* Ernest Jones \- professional football player
* Joshua Rouse, retired actor, known for playing Jerry Ford in movie, The Sim Racer[7]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Ware County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
2. ^ GHSA Girls Basketball Archive
3. ^ GHSA Girls Golf Archive
4. ^ GHSA Riflery Archive
5. ^ GHSA 2022 Riflery State Champions
6. ^ GHSA 2022 Football Champions
7. ^ Josh Rouse at IMDb. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

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GHSA Class AAAAA Region 1

* Bradwell Institute Tigers
* Coffee Trojans
* Greenbrier Wolf Pack
* Jenkins Warriors
* Statesboro Blue Devils
* Ware County Gators

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