Apalachee High School is a public high school located near Winder, Georgia, United States.[6] The school mascot is a wildcat.[7] Apalachee is a part of Barrow County Schools, a Title I district. Feeder schools include Haymon-Morris Middle School and Westside Middle School.

The school is Barrow County's second high school and opened in 2000.[8] It is in an unincorporated area in the county.[9] Its attendance boundary includes southern Winder, Bethlehem, Carl, and the Barrow County portion of Auburn.[10][11][12]

As of 2024 it has about 1,900 students in grades 9–12. The student body is a mix of White, Hispanic, and Black students with a smaller percentage of Asian students. Almost half the students come from families documented as economically disadvantaged.[5]

2024 shooting

On September 4, 2024, a mass shooting occurred at the school, resulting in the deaths of two students and two teachers, as well as another nine injuries. A 14-year-old student, Colt Gray, was arrested along with his father, Colin Gray.[13][14][15]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Board of Education". Barrow County School System. Archived from the original on September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Barrow County". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public Schools - Apalachee High School (130029002350)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Administration - Apalachee High School". www.barrow.k12.ga.us. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Apalachee High School". U.S. News & World Report L.P. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  6. ↑ Stevens, Alexis (September 4, 2024). "GBI identifies 4 killed in Georgia school shooting; 14-year-old in custody". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Apalachee High School near Winder
    "General Highway Map Barrow County Georgia" (PDF). Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 24, 2024. - See map legends.
  7. ↑ "Apalachee High School - Apalachee High School". www.barrow.k12.ga.us. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Two students, two teachers killed in shooting at Georgia high school; 14-year-old charged as an adult". NBC News. September 4, 2024. Archived from the original on September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  9. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Barrow County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 5 (PDF p. 6/10). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024. Haymon Morris Rd - The block which has the school (use the full address to find the location) is shown as an unincorporated area.
  10. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Barrow County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 2, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024. - Compare to the district boundary map, which mentions which elementary schools feed into which high school.
  11. ↑ "AHS Cluster Rezoning Recommendation Approved". Barrow County Schools. February 7, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  12. ↑ "BCSS Attendance Zone Maps". Barrow County Schools. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2024. Apalache Cluster - Match the cluster with the schools on the map.
  13. ↑ "Police respond to Georgia school for a possible shooting". cnn.com. CNN. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  14. ↑ Lindner, Emmett; Tumin, Remy (September 4, 2024). "4 Dead in Georgia High School Shooting, Officials Say". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  15. ↑ Dugan, Kevin T. (September 9, 2024). "What Is Happening With the Parents of the Georgia School Shooter?". Intelligencer. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  16. ↑ Thompson, Scott (January 11, 2017). "Former Apalachee basketball standout Kamar Baldwin off to solid start at Butler". Barrow News-Journal. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.


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