Villa Rica High School
Address
Map
600 Rocky Branch Road

Villa Rica
,
Georgia
30180

United States
Coordinates33°43′41″N 84°56′46″W / 33.728°N 84.946°W / 33.728; -84.946
Information
School typePublic high school
School districtCarroll County School District
CEEB code113130
Staff83.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Number of students1,644 (2020-21)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.81[1]
Color(s)Purple and gold
  
MascotWildcat
RivalCarrollton High School
Central High School
Websitewww.villaricahigh.com

Villa Rica High School is a public high school, part of the Carroll County School System, located in Villa Rica, Georgia. The school's mascot is the Wildcat.

Controversies

Football team mass baptism

In 2015, the school came under scrutiny for allowing a local pastor to perform mass baptisms on the school football team during an official on-campus practice. The Freedom From Religion Foundation threatened legal action against the school district if steps were not taken to prevent a recurrence. An investigation by the school district concluded that the school "failed to follow district facility usage procedures for outside groups using school facilities". A miscommunication was later claimed between the head football coach and pastor regarding ability to perform such actions on a public school campus.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Basketball game fight

On January 25, 2022, a fight broke out at a basketball game against Lithia Springs High School that took place at the Villa Rica school gym. The fight, which started in the stands, spilled onto the court and caused the game to be suspended. After an investigation, authorities charged seven teenagers with affray and disruption of a public school.[8][9]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Villa Rica High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  2. ^ "Mass Baptism Filmed At Football Practice Prompts Investigation". HuffPost. 2015-09-02. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  3. ^ Morris, Mike. "Pastor thought baptism on Georgia school field was by the book". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  4. ^ Pearl, Matthew; Wolfe, Julie. "School district investigates mass baptism filmed at football practice". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  5. ^ "Villa Rica pastor speaks on football team baptism". WMAZ. September 4, 2015. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  6. ^ Karr, Donny. "VRHS baptisms: School didn't follow procedures". Times-Georgian. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  7. ^ "Carroll officials investigate mass baptism on school football field". Times-Georgian. Retrieved 2022-05-31 – via Associated Press.
  8. ^ "Half dozen teenagers facing charges for brawl during high school basketball game". WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  9. ^ Hunter, Kennae. "One arrest made in high school basketball game fight". Times-Georgian. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  10. ^ "Brandon Tolbert". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  11. ^ "Herman Weaver". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  12. ^ "Jae Crowder Bio". Marquette University. Archived from the original on 5 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Jae Crowder | Milwaukee Bucks". NBA. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

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