ACHIEVEMENTS / AWARDS   BACK TO TOP
National Board Certification:
          ~Mrs. Stephanie Bettis - Science Department Chair
          ~Mrs. Kristie Camp - English Department
          ~Mr. Larry Irvin - PE Department Chair
2002-2003 Boys Varsity AAAA Basketball State Champions
2003-2004 Boys Varsity AAAA Basketball State Champions
2003 Boys Varsity AAAA Golf State Champions
2003 Big 16 AAAA State Football Champions
2002-2003 Red Carpet School
Annual Regional Science Fair Winners/International Science Fair Participants
$3,900 Art Planning Grant from SC State Dept. of Education
$45,000 Curricular Grant for Distinguished Arts Program
$1,300 Grant for Artist in Residence from SC Arts Commission
$1,500 Strategic Planning Grant from SC Arts Commission
Palmetto Silver Award Recipient in 2001-2002 and 2002-2003
Odyssey of the Mind State Champions in 2001-2002
Recipient of $67,000 Retraining Grant for 2004-2005
2000-2001 Schools of Promise Flagship Award, Renewal of status in 2003
Top Fund-Raiser for Muscular Dystrophy Association Shamrock Sales in NC & SC in 2002-2003
Participants in Region Choir and All-State Chorus
Award-Winning Band Program

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT   BACK TO TOP
82% of students passed HSAP ELA on first attempt in Spring 2006
80.8% of students passed HSAP math on first attempt in Spring 2006
Top 10% of seniors in 2005-2006 who took SAT scored an average 1268
Top 25% of seniors in 2005-2006 who took SAT scored an average 1201
94% of student athletes passed HSAP in Spring 2006
$5,364,400 awarded in academic scholarships for the 2002
     graduating class
$5,694,220 awarded in academic scholarships for the 2003
     graduating class
$5,940,116 awarded in academic scholarships for the 2004
     graduating class
$5,913,566 awarded in academic scholarships for the 2005
     graduating class
$10,920,308 awarded in academic scholarships for the 2006
     graduating class
Avg. SAT score in 2001 - 918
Avg. SAT score in 2002 - 926
Avg. SAT score in 2003 - 947
Avg. SAT score in 2004 - 952
Avg. SAT score in 2005 - 939
Avg. SAT score in 2006 - 972

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES   BACK TO TOP
Boys & Girls Track
Boys & Girls Soccer
Boys & Girls Cross Country
Boys & Girls Tennis
Boys & Girls Basketball
Boys Golf
Girls Softball
Boys Baseball
Football
Cheerleading
Volleyball
Rodeo
Swimming
Wrestling
Miss Cherokean Pageant
Mr. GHS
Gospel Choir
Hosted Youth Christian Concert Band in Conjunction with 15 Local Churches

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT   BACK TO TOP
PARENT / TEACHER ASSOCIATION
President: Mrs. Shella Blanton
PTA Projects:
~Monthly meetings to inform parents about school events
~Applied for National PTA Certificate of Excellence
~School Beautification Project - motivational posters, brass plates
~In conjunction with local bank, secured a digital sign for communication purposes
~Produced a GHS cookbook from student entries                                

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL
President: Mrs. Lee Hamrick
SIC monitors progress of GHS Strategic Plan

BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS & SPONSORS  BACK TO TOP

Gold Members - $1,000 and Up
Central Carolina Community Foundation
Outback Steakhouse
Board of Public Works
First Piedmont Federal
Hamrick’s Inc.
Hamrick Mill Foundation, Inc.
Mary Black Physicians Group
Nestle Frozen Foods
Upstate Carolina Medical Center
Gaffney Broadcasting
Hope Broadcasting
Image Plus (Kelly Little)
Josten’s
The Cherokee Chronicle
The Gaffney Ledger
Varsity Square

Silver Members - $500 - $999
Burns Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Jeep
The Timken Company

Bronze Members -$250 - $499
Brown Packing Company, Inc.
James M. Cudd
American Community Bank
Freightliner Custom Classis Rec Club

Sponsors - $50 - $249
First Staffing, Inc.
Bill Mason Enterprises
Dr. John Hubbard
Jim & Anne Inman
Don Kier