Morrow High School (Georgia)
| Morrow High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
4930 Steele Road , Georgia 30294 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°35′36″N 84°18′53″W / 33.5932°N 84.3147°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | Excellence without Excuses! / Failure is not an option! |
| Established | 1969 |
| Category | School |
| Principal | Lawvigneaud Harrell |
| Teaching staff | 99.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,984 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.04[1] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Green and gold |
| Mascot | Mustang |
| Website | Morrow High School |
Morrow High School is the easternmost secondary school in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. Part of Clayton County Public Schools; it is located in Ellenwood at 4930 Steele Road. The school's teams are known as the Mustangs.[2] Middle schools generally associated with Morrow High are Morrow Middle School, Adamson Middle School and Rex Mill Middle School.
Clayton State University is the nearest post-secondary school, though some college-bound students enroll at the University of Georgia, Georgia Southern University, University of West Georgia, Georgia Gwinnett College and Georgia State University. Recent students have also attended Stanford University, Duke University, Yale University, Brown University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Savannah School of Art and Design, and Morehouse College.
In 2022, the new Morrow High School $80 million campus was recently completed just east of the current location with a brand new district stadium and basketball arena. It will be the largest and most expensive school built in Clayton County Schools.[3]
Notable alumni
- Bob the Drag Queen - winner of season 8 of Rupauls Drag Race; Class of ‘04
- Jeb Flesch - former professional football player
- Andre Hastings - former professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints; Class of '90
- Jamal Hill - professional football player for the Houston Texans[4]
- Karin Slaughter - crime writer; debuted with her novel Blindsighted
References
- ^ a b c "Morrow High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ Morrow High School website Archived 2011-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Construction of the new Morrow High School set to begin next year".
- ^ Poorman, John (April 27, 2024). "Jamal Hill: What to know about Houston Texans' sixth-round draft pick". Houston Chronicle.