Douglass High School

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Frederick Douglass High School is a public school located in northwest Atlanta, Georgia in the community of Center Hill. As of 2006 the school principal is Mr. J. Austin Brown.

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Since 1968, Frederick Douglass High School has served the community of Center Hill and the city of Atlanta with many academic and non-academic programs. Douglass High School was established to relieve overcrowding at nearby defunct, Harper, Turner and West Fulton High Schools. There are currently over 2,000 students attending Douglass High School, making it the largest high school in the Atlanta Public School system. During the years of 2002-2003, the school underwent a major renovation that was completed in time for the 2004-05 school year. The new features included a state-of-the-art gymnaisum, auditorium and full renovation of the main building. There are several sub-programs within Douglass High School: the magnet program(CFEAT)Center for Engineering, and Applied Technology which serves over 500 students, the NJROTC which is the only Naval NJROTC in metropolitan Atlanta area, the Media Arts academy and the Ninth Grade School.

Athletics

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Douglass high school competes in the Georgia High School Association region 2 in the states highest classification of 5A. Douglass is the only school in the city of Atlanta to compete in this classification. The school competes under the mascot of the Astros and colors are Black and Gold. The sports available for competition are: Softball, Varsity and Junior Varsity Football, Cross Country, Varsity and Junior Varsity Girls and Boys Basketball, Track and Field, Golf, Air Rifle. All home Varsity Football games are played at Lakewood Stadium. The stadium is located at 70 Claire Dr SW, Atlanta, GA. The stadium has a new syntheic turf and is one of two stadiums shared by the City of Atlanta school system.

Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Douglass: Grove Park, Hill, F.L. Stanton, Usher, White.

The following middle schools feed into Douglass: Carson, Harper-Archer, Kennedy, and Turner.

Notable alumni

• Sonny Emory Musician, Composer, Producer, and Professor
• Jamal Lewis Baltimore Ravens
• Jarvis Hayes Washington Wizards
• Ahmad Carroll Green Bay Packers
• Finesse Mitchell Saturday Night Live
• Dexter and Bernice King Children of Martin Luther King, Jr and Coretta Scott King
• Johnathan Smith Rapper Lil John

 

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