clarke central high school
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Issues in Sports
Breaking Barriers on Wheels: Classic City Dawgs Grow Beyond the Scoreboard
The whistle pierced the gymnasium at Clarke Central High School, and the Classic City Dawgs wheelchair football team broke from the line, pivoting into position. AnukisSent Williams lofted a short pass to Lane Rogers, who pivoted and found space. Teammates marked defenders to hold the lane open, metal striking metal…
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Athens-Clarke County
Clarke Central Tennis Players Find Strength in Coach’s Cancer Fight
Last June, Clarke Central High School assistant tennis coach Evan Adams received life-changing news. At just 33 years old, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. A steady presence on the Gladiators’ courts for more than five years, Adams has always led her players with close connections and a strong emphasis…
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High School Sports
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High School Sports
Get to Know: Clarke Central Softball, Wrestling Coach Will Lance
As an alumnus of Clarke Central High School, Coach Will Lance cares deeply about the community at the school. Lance is the winningest softball coach in Clarke Central history and finished 11-14 this season. Recently, he has transitioned to coaching the wrestling team, which has brought challenges but also familiarity.…
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High School Sports
Get to Know: Clarke Central Senior, UGA Football Commit Hezekiah Millender
Hezekiah Millender, a 3-star quarterback at Clarke Central High School, has caught the attention of the local community and college football recruiting with his recent commit to the University of Georgia. After transferring to Clarke Central from Goodyear, Arizona, Millender has backed up his skills with results. He was named…
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Athens-Clarke County
Clarke Teachers Talk Representation, Life Lessons As Book Challenges Grow in Georgia
Ian Altman spends his weekdays teaching his students at Clarke Central High School about life. He assigns speeches written by James Baldwin, explains passages from novels by Toni Morrison and helps make sense of words written by William Faulkner. As an 11th-grade English teacher in his 18th year of teaching…
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Athens-Clarke County
Clarke Central Offers Go Succeed Program to Provide Mentorship
Go Succeed is a mentorship program that provides college prep resources and career advice to high school students in Athens-Clarke County. Students who otherwise wouldn’t have access to that aid are able to be better prepared for life after secondary education. At Clarke Central High School, the Go Succeed Program…
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Athens-Clarke County
Striving for Equal Representation on the Football Field at Clarke Central
Head coach Cherrelle Pass and her girls flag football team made history at Clarke Central High School this year. Pass is a PE teacher at Clarke Central and initiated the program in spring 2022. One of Pass’ former students asked her why the Gladiators don’t have a flag football team…
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Education
The Person, the Student, the Athlete: Who Comes First in Georgia High Schools?
Corrie Collier, the Atlanta public school assistant athletic director, has his priorities set when it comes to his students, “We care about you as a person first, then we care about you as a student, and then we care about you as an athlete,” he said. The National Football League…
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Athens-Clarke County
Schools’ Safe Havens: How Fine Arts Programs Inspire, Protect
For students who hate math, struggle with English and find football to be a bore, band class might be the only reason why they come to school — or it might be chorus, drama or ceramics. Fine arts programs in middle and high schools are often a safe haven for…