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Langston Hughes High School
Address
Map
7510 Hall Road

Fairburn, Georgia

United States
Coordinates33°37′00″N 84°38′02″W / 33.6166°N 84.634°W / 33.6166; -84.634
Information
TypePublic
Motto"United in the Pursuit of Excellence"
Established2009
School districtFulton County Public Schools
CEEB code111268
NCES School ID130228003913[1]
PrincipalOctaviouis Harris
Staff109 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,989 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio1;35 [1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Green, gold, and black
     
MascotPanther
NicknameLHHS
NewspaperThe Panther Press
Websitewww.fultonschools.org/langstonhugheshs

Langston Hughes High School (LHHS) is a public secondary school located in Fairburn, Georgia, United States, a suburb of metropolitan Atlanta. LHHS is in South Fulton County adjacent to Renaissance Elementary and Renaissance Middle School.

History

The school was completed in May 2009, and opened its doors in August 2009 to educate students in the southern portion of the Fulton County School System.[2] The school was named after Langston Hughes, an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri.[3] It serves grades 9–12 with an enrollment of 2600. Langston Hughes High School offers dual enrollment programs led by Ms. Sandra Allen. As of 2021–2022, the principal is Octavious Harris.

Extracurricular activities

Fall sports

Winter sports

Spring sports

Fine Arts

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Langston Hughes High School (130228003913)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  2. ^ "Langston Hughes High School". fultonschools.org. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Langston Hughes Middle School". fcps.edu. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Rapper Yung Bans Can't Be Contained". Hypebeast. 15 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Rapper 'makes it rain' on classmates at their graduation ceremony". WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta. 24 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Landers Nolley II - Men's Basketball". University of Cincinnati Athletics.
  7. ^ "D'Andre Walker - 2018 - Football". University of Georgia Athletics.

External links

Education in Fulton County, Georgia
GHSA Class AAAAAA Region 5
Authority control databases: Geographic
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