Peachtree Ridge High School
Address
Map
1555 Old Peachtree Road

Suwanee
,
Gwinnett County
,
Georgia
30024

United States
Coordinates34°00′47″N 84°05′14″W / 34.013188°N 84.087192°W / 34.013188; -84.087192
Information
Other namePRHS
Established2003
School districtGwinnett County Public Schools
NCES School ID130255002903[1]
PrincipalJadd Jarusinski
Teaching staff175.60 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12[1]
Enrollment3,313 (2021-22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.87[1]
Color(s)White and royal blue with red accents
   
MascotLions
NicknameRidge
NewspaperThe Roar
Literary magazineMasquerade
Websitewww.peachtreeridge.org

Peachtree Ridge High School (PRHS) is a public high school in Gwinnett County, in Suwanee, Georgia, United States. It is a part of Gwinnett County Public Schools. It is one of three public schools in the county to use block scheduling, the others being Shiloh High School and the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology.[2]

History

Peachtree Ridge High School is located on Old Peachtree Road. It is located on land which belonged to the heirs of Eugene Baynes. A lake behind the school is named Lake Louella after Mrs. Louise Ella Baynes, as is Lake Louella Road near the school. A few hundred yards from the school is the Goodwin home, which was built in 1823 and is the oldest building in Suwanee.[3]

Construction of the 418,000-square-foot (38,800 m2) school's main facility commenced in March 2001. PRHS was constructed to relieve overcrowding at four neighboring high schools.[citation needed] When its doors opened for the 2003–2004 academic year, almost all of the sophomores, juniors, and seniors came from either Duluth High School in Duluth, Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, or North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee.

The school officially opened for classes on Monday, August 11, 2003, with enrollment topping 1,900 students. By November of the same year, another 19,570 square feet (1,818 m2) of athletic facilities (field house) were nearing completion.[4]

Clubs

Robotics

Peachtree Ridge High School Robotics[5] (Team 1261 Robo Lions) was established in the 2003–2004 school year.

Team 1261's main platform is the FIRST Robotics Competition,[6] which takes place during the spring semester. Since 2004, the team has won four regional events and numerous other awards for design efficiency, creativity, and performance.[citation needed]

In the 2014 season the Peachtree Ridge High School Robotics team won the Palmetto Regional, becoming the first Georgia team to win a regional.[citation needed]

2006 Governor's Cup

In 2006 Peachtree Ridge was awarded the Governor's Cup for the most improvement in SAT scores for AAAAA schools in the county. Georgia governor Sonny Perdue visited the school and presented the cup.[citation needed]

The Roar

In 2007 the school's newspaper, The Roar, earned first place in the general excellence category at an awards ceremony sponsored by the Gwinnett Daily Post. The staff of The Roar was recognized for the best news section, best layout/design, honorable mention for best sports section, and first place in general excellence.[7]

Winterguard

The Peachtree Ridge Winterguard placed Grand Champions (Division Scholastic AAA) in the Southern Association for Performing Arts Championships in Macon in March 2007.[citation needed] Schools from five states competed against the PRHS Winterguard. This has now passed on to Hull Middle School, Peachtree Ridge's middle school.[clarification needed]

NJROTC

In 2022, the Peachtree Ridge High School NJROTC received 21st place[8] at the 2022 NJROTC Navy Nationals hosted at Pensacola, Naval Air Station, Florida. The "Lions Battalion" beat countless other highly ranked NJROTC programs and received a 3rd place trophy for the shuttle run event.[8]

Athletics

Since 2004, Peachtree Ridge has competed in Region 7-AAAAAA.[9][10]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - Peachtree Ridge High School (130255002903)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Attendance & Bell Schedule / Attendance". www.gcpsk12.org. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  3. ^ ""History of Peachtree Ridge High School", Peachtree Ridge High School website". Archived from the original on 2012-12-23. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  4. ^ "Peachtree Ridge High". Archived from the original on 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  5. ^ "Peachtree Ridge High School Robotics". Archived from the original on 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2006-04-30.
  6. ^ "FIRST Robotics Competition". Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  7. ^ "gwinnettdailypost.com". Archived from the original on 2007-05-20.
  8. ^ a b "Navy Nationals - Main Results Page". thenationals.net. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  9. ^ "GHSA Region Alignment". GHSA. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  10. ^ "GHSFHA Mill Creek Yearly Region Standings". GHSFHA. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  11. ^ Hammock, Will (August 18, 2020). "Coming off Pro Bowl season, Peachtree Ridge grad Orlando Brown Jr. ready for next step with Ravens". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  12. ^ Hammock, Will (April 26, 2018). "Peachtree Ridge grad Drew Butler's punting career nets Gwinnett Sports Hall of Fame induction". Gwinnett Daily Post's GwinnettPrepSports.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  13. ^ Hubbard, Colin (August 5, 2017). "Peachtree Ridge grad Zach Graham hosts annual hoops camp". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Peachtree Ridge grad Connor Heyward drafted by Pittsburgh Steelers, reuniting with older brother". Gwinnett Daily Post's GwinnettPrepSports.com. April 30, 2022. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  15. ^ Denman, Taylor. "Peachtree Ridge grad, Buccaneer Kevin Minter makes health a priority with brand new contract". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  16. ^ "Peachtree Ridge grad Nick Neidert makes second MLB start against hometown Braves". Gwinnett Daily Post. April 14, 2021. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  17. ^ "Fourth annual Bradley Roby NFL Skills Camp planned at Peachtree Ridge Park". Gwinnett Daily Post's GwinnettPrepSports.com. May 25, 2022. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  18. ^ Friedlander, David (January 15, 2018). "Peachtree Ridge's Vassell makes gradual rise to be one of Gwinnett's best". Gwinnett Daily Post's GwinnettPrepSports.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  19. ^ "Peachtree Ridge grad Jared Walsh gets UGA baseball captain award". Gwinnett Daily Post's GwinnettPrepSports.com. June 15, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  20. ^ Thomas, Paul (February 3, 2016). "Peachtree Ridge's Nigel Warrior follows his father's footsteps to Tennessee". Gwinnett Daily Post's GwinnettPrepSports.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  21. ^ "Suwanee native Romello White helps Arizona State to rout of Georgia". The Albany Herald. December 14, 2019. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.

External links

Gwinnett County, Georgia Schools
GHSA Class AAAAAAA Region 7
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