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Columbia High School (CHS) is a four-year public high school located in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. It is in the Candler-McAfee census-designated place. It is operated by DeKalb County Public Schools.
It opened in 1966. In 1991, the Mathematics, Science and Technology Magnet Programs were established at Columbia, which gave students in the Metro Atlanta area an opportunity to have a more focus-based education in these areas.
Columbia's mascot is the Eagle and its colors are orange and blue. The school motto is "One Team, One Dream!"
The school was given the Georgia School of Excellence award in 1996.
Extracurricular activities include athletics, marching and concert band, color guard, Future Business Leaders of America, Beta Club, and JROTC.
The boundary of Columbia High School neighbors those of Southwest Dekalb High School, Towers High School, and McNair High School.




Attendance zone


The school serves portions of the Candler-McAfee CDP, Belvedere Park, and Panthersville CDPs.




Sports






= Boys' basketball

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Columbia High School is considered a national powerhouse in high school basketball. They have been ranked nationally by ESPN in numerous years.
The boys' basketball team has gone to the state championship every year since 2005. They are the first team in the history of Dekalb County to win more than four state basketball championships.
State Champions: 2005-2006 (AAAA), 2007-2008 (AAAA), 2009-2010 (AAA), 2010-2011 (AAA), 2011-2012 (AAA)
Region Champions: 2005-2006 (Region 5-AAAA), 2006-2007 (Region 6-AAAA), 2007–2008 (Region 6-AAAA), 2008-2009 (5-AAA), 2009-2010 (5-AAA), 2010-2011 (5-AAA), 2011-2012 (5-AAA)
In the 2009–2010 season, the girls' and boys' teams were AAA State champions in 2009–2010. They were the sixth team in the history of Georgia High School basketball to accomplish this feat. The girls' and boys' teams repeated this feat in the 2011–2012 season as they both won the Class AAA state titles.
The boys' basketball team has been coached by Dr. Phil McCrary since 1987. As of February 2011, he has posted a 502–183 record. He won his 500th career game at the Primetime Shootout in West Virginia on January 21, 2011, against Jamesville-Dewitt High School. Coach McCrary has sent more than 100 student athletes to Division I basketball programs, including NBA guard and former UGA basketball star Travis Leslie. Coach McCrary has received numerous coaching accolades, including:

2010 - Georgia Naismith Coach of the Year Award
Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAA Coach of the Year Award - 1990, 2006, 2008, 2010
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Coach of the Year - 1990, 2006, 2008, 2010
Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Coach of the Year - 2006, 2010
2010 - selected as an Assistant Coach in the Jordan Brand Classic, Charlotte, North Carolina




= Girls' basketball

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The girls' basketball team won their first state championship in 2010. The 2010 season also marked the first time for a DeKalb County school to win both a boys' and a girls' title in the same season, as Columbia swept the Class AAA titles.
The girls' basketball team won their second Class AAA state championship in 2012. For the second time, the girls' and boys' teams swept the Class AAA championships.
The girls' basketball team won their third championship in 2013, in Class AAAA.




= Girls' track

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The girls' track team has won three state championships, in 1983, 1995 and 1996. One of the highlights of the girls' track program is Olympic gold medalist Gwen Torrence. She was the state champion in the 100 and 200 meters from 1980 to 1983, while running for Columbia.




= Boys' track

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The boys' track team has won two state championships, in 1980 and 1983.




= Wrestling

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Columbia High School has won five state championships in wrestling, in 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, and 1988. Columbia had won 26 individual state titles as of March 2011. The wrestling team has finished in the top 10 in the state 19 times.




= Boys' football

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Columbia High School is yet to win a championship in boys' football. The team currently plays at Adams Memorial Stadium and Avondale Stadium.




Music






= Allman Brothers

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On May 23, 1970, the Allman Brothers Band performed in the gymnasium of Columbia High School for the Junior-Senior Prom.




= Stan Kenton

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On March 12, 1973, Stan Kenton and the Stan Kenton Orchestra gave an afternoon workshop and an evening concert at DeKalb Community College South Campus (now called Georgia State University- Decatur Campus). The concert was sponsored by the Columbia High School Band Boosters as a fundraiser.




= Braves baseball opener

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On 4 April 1975, 200 members of the Columbia High School Band, Advanced Mixed Chorus, Drill Team, and Majorettes furnished the music for pre-game activities at the Atlanta Braves baseball opening game with the Houston Astros at Fulton Stadium.




= Musical productions

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The following musicals were produced and staged at Columbia:

Carousel (1970)
The Sound of Music (1973)
West Side Story (1975)




= Destruction of music library

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During renovation of the school during 2004–2005, thousands of copies of sheet music were destroyed, wiping out the school's extensive music library of choral and band scores.




Publications


Aquila (yearbook), vol. 1, 1968-
Columbia High School PTA Newsletter, vol. 1, no.1, 1968-
Columbia Courier (school newspaper), 1969-1971
Eagle's Echo (school newspaper), 1974-
Columbia High School Literary Magazine, 1968-1971
Witches' Brew (literary magazine), 1972-1973
Eagle Talk, 1971-1972
Grundee Gazette, c.1970-1974




Notable alumni


Erica Ash - actress, singer, model
B.o.B - hip-hop artist
James Banks III (born 1998) - basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Jadan Baugh - college football player for the Florida Gators
Bryce Brown (born 1997) - basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Mark David Chapman - murderer of John Lennon
Yung Chris - hip-hop artist
Dave Edwards - NFL player
Gerald Everett - NFL player, Chicago Bears
Future - hip-hop artist
Rory Graves - NFL player
Glynn Harrison - NFL player
Hoodrich Pablo Juan - hip-hop artist
Chris Horton (born 1994) - basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Travis Leslie - NBA guard, Free agent
Bill Mayer - illustrator
Kendall Newson - Miami Dolphins wide receiver, Agape Awards gospel music drummer
Randy Scott - NFL player
Eric Smith - NFL player, Free agent
Rex Smith - singer and stage actor
Gwen Torrence - track & field athlete, gold medalist in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics
Chris Tucker - actor and comedian
Martha Zoller - columnist, media personality, author, and former Republican candidate




References






External links


Official site
Columbia High School Marching Eagles (Marching and Concert Band)
Columbia High School television station
Audio: Allman Brothers Band play Columbia High School May 23, 1970 Pt.1
Video: Stan Kenton Orchestra at Columbia High School, 1973
Audio: Columbia High School Advanced Boys' Chorus performs "What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor", May 24, 1973
Internet Archive: snapshot of website: Columbia High School Class of 1970, Aquila70.net

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