CHATTAHOOCHEE HIGH SCHOOL
HOME OF THE COUGARS
5230 Taylor Road, Johns Creek, Georgia 30022 Phone (470) 254-7600 Fax (470) 254-7659
www.chattcougar.com
SCHOOL PROFILE
2015-2016
Tim Corrigan, Principal
ACHIEVEMENTS
National
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National French Exam, 1st Place
National Latin Exam, 1st Place
National Spanish Exam, 1st Place
National Orchestra Festival
National Foundation Association in
the Arts, three finalists
Debate – 2nd Place
FBLA – 8th Place Accounting II
Scholastics National Gold Medal,
Graphic Design
Scholastics National Silver Portfolio
with Merit, Visual Arts
State
State Championships
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Academic Bowl
Baseball
Boys’ Golf
Boys’ Soccer
Boys’/Girls’ Swimming
Boys’/Girls’ Tennis
Girls’ Lacrosse
Football
Debate
Chess
Cheerleading
Other State Achievements
 State PE Teacher of the Year
 State PTSA of the Year
 State PTSA Principal of the Year
 State Social Studies Student of the
Year
 Georgia Citizen Bee – Winners
 Georgia Stock Market Championship
Teams
 Governor’s Honors Program –
Hundreds of Finalists
 Multiple Nominations 2015 Shuler
Performing Arts Awards
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
Located in Johns Creek, Georgia, a suburban community of over 76,000,
Chattahoochee High School is a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence serving
over 1,950 students.
Notable Honors include:
• Newsweek Magazine’s Top 500 High Schools in the USA
• Atlanta Magazine – “One of the Area’s Best High Schools”
• Georgia School of Excellence
CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS
Chattahoochee offers a broad program of courses and experiences that address the
interpersonal, social, physical, and academic needs of students. Student can select
to participate in a variety of academic and service organizations, 50+ clubs, literary
publications, and sports teams.
Talented and Gifted Program (TAG)
One third of our student body participates in TAG seminar courses, directed study
courses and internships.
Advanced Placement (AP)
Students interested in possibly earning college credit may take AP courses and
exams.
• Over 1,600 AP exams across five core subject areas are being taken annually
• 89% of students earn a score of three or higher on AP exams
Fine Arts and Visual Arts
Our Fine Arts, Music and Dramatic Arts programs include:
• Chorus
• Concert Band, Marching Band, Jazz Ensemble
• Orchestra, Guitar, and Fiddle group
• Introduction to Keyboarding
• Introductory and Advanced courses in Acting and Technical Theater
The Fine Arts & Dramatic Arts and Music Departments collaboratively produce five
major productions per year.
The Visual Arts program provides a wide spectrum of courses for students in the
areas of:
• 2D (Drawing, Painting & Photography)
• 3D (Ceramics, Sculpture)
Career and Technical Education
A sequence of courses are available in the following areas:
• Architecture, Engineering and Technology, Robotics
• Automotive
• Digital Game Design, Programming and Computer Science
• Healthcare Science (Sports and Allied Health & Medicine)
• Marketing
• Graphic Design
ACADEMICS
CEEB Code
110146
“A community dedicated to learning and committed to excellence”
SCHOOL COUNSELORS
Deborah Blount
Elizabeth Chilson
Julie Gracey
Tammy Jones
Allison Shuler
TESTING INFORMATION
SAT scores exceed county, state and national averages.
Critical
Reading Mean
Math
Mean
Writing
Combined
Chattahoochee
548
573
548
1669
Fulton Co.
518
525
515
1558
State of GA
490
485
475
1450
National
495
511
484
1490
Counseling Office Fax 470-254-7615
Graduation Requirements
Class of 2015
All students are required to complete
a minimum of 23 credits for
graduation.
English – 4 credits
Math – 4 credits
Science – 4 credits
Social Studies – 3 credits
General Health/Personal Fitness – 1
Fine Arts/Career Tech/World Lang – 3
Electives – 4
Students can earn 6 credits per year.
Each course is awarded .5 credit per
semester.
*Honors level courses are not available
in Social Studies or Physics for Fulton
County students.
Grading Scale
A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
F 69 & below
English
Math
Reading
Science
Composite
Chattahoochee
25.1
25.2
25.6
24.9
25.3
Fulton Co.
22.6
22.6
23.2
22.6
22.9
State of GA
20.6
20.5
21.6
20.9
21
National
20.4
20.8
21.4
20.9
21
ADVANCED COURSE OFFERINGS
GRADUATES
Accepted/Admitted (Partial List)
Agnes Scott
Alabama
Appalachian State
Auburn
Arizona
UC Berkeley
Brown
Carnegie Mellon
Clemson
Cal Tech
Columbia
Dartmouth
Duke
Emory
Univ of Georgia
ACT scores exceed county, state and national averages.
Georgia Tech
Harvard
Johns Hopkins
Kentucky
LSU
Mass Inst. Tech (MIT)
Michigan
Morehouse
Notre Dame
Penn State
Princeton
SCAD
Stanford
Vanderbilt
Yale
Fine Arts
Math
Science
2D Art
3D Art
Drawing Portfolio
Art History
Music Theory
Calculus AB/BC
Statistics
College Calculus 2 & 3
Biology
Chemistry
Physics 1
Physics C: E & M
Physics C: Mechanics
Environmental Science
English
World Language
Social Studies
English Language &
Composition
English Literature &
Composition
College English
French
Latin
Spanish
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Human Geography
Psychology
US Government &
Politics
US History
World History