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Alan C. Pope High School is a public high school located north of Atlanta in Marietta, Georgia, within unincorporated Cobb County. The school was founded in 1987 and serves approximately 1,888 students in grades 9–12. The school mascot is the greyhound, and the school colors are Carolina blue, navy blue, and gray.




Extracurricular activities






= Athletics

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Pope's athletic teams are known as the Greyhounds (Lady Greyhounds for female teams). Their athletic rivals include Walton and Lassiter high schools.
Pope is home of the eight-time girl's slow-pitch softball State Champions in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007; four-time AAAAA girls soccer State Champions in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 seasons; AAAA girls track and field State Champions in 1995; and four-time AAAA girls cross country State Champions in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997. The Greyhounds also won the 2011 GHSA AAAA Traditional Wrestling Championship, the 2012 GHSA AAAA Dual and Traditional Wrestling Championships, the 2013 GHSA Dual and Traditional Wrestling AAAAA Championships, the 2014 AAAAA Dual Wrestling Championship, and the 2020 AAAAAA Dual Wrestling Championship.
Beginning with the fall 2012 academic year, Pope was reclassified as a AAAAAA (6A) school.
In 2009 Pope High School won the AAAAA Volleyball State Championship. The volleyball team went on to win the next two state titles in 2010 and 2011 in the AAAA classification. Pope won the Georgia AAAA girls' basketball Championship in 1999.
The Greyhounds became the 1999 state AAAA boys cross country champions, the 2018 state AAAAAA cross country champions, 1999 boys' state swimming champions, and the 2009 and 2013 state AAAAA baseball champions. The Pope baseball team also won the 2017 & 2018 AAAAAA State Championship. In 2009 Pope's volleyball team won the state AAAAA championship, and in 2010 the volleyball team won the AAAA Championship. The Pope volleyball team also won the 2018 AAAAAA state championship. Pope was re-classed into 4A in 2010 due to enrollment numbers.
Pope offers the following sports:

Baseball
Basketball
Cheerleading, spirit and competition
Cross country
Fast-pitch softball
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Lacrosse
Rugby
Slow-pitch and fast-pitch softball
Soccer
Swimming and diving
Tennis
Track and field
Volleyball
Wrestling




Feeder schools


All or some students from the following schools eventually find their way to Pope High School due to local district boundaries.

Dodgen Middle School
Hightower Trail Middle School
Mountain View Elementary School
Murdock Elementary School
Shallowford Falls Elementary School
Timber Ridge Elementary School
Tritt Elementary School




Notable alumni


Kelly Barnhill (2015), National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) professional fast-pitch softball pitcher
Brandon Boggs (2001), Major League Baseball (MLB) left fielder
Jackson Conway, Major League Soccer (MLS) striker for Atlanta United
Robert Lane Greene, journalist at The Economist and author
Shane Harris, journalist at The Washington Post and author
Yassir Lester, comedian
Josh Lowe (2016), Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder
Nathaniel Lowe (2013), MLB first baseman
Hampton Morris (2022), USA Weightlifting, 2024 Olympic Bronze Medalist
James Tibbs III (2021), college baseball outfielder for the Florida State Seminoles
Duane Underwood Jr. (2012), MLB pitcher
Stevie Wilkerson (2010), MLB outfielder
T. J. Yates (2006), National Football League (NFL) quarterback




References






External links


Official website

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