GIA Heritage
Tracing the history of the Georgia Interscholastic Association
BURKE COUNTY

Blakeney

Location: 840 Academy Avenue - Waynesboro
Dates: 1966-1970
Named for:
Post-GIA: elementary school
Historical Average Daily Attendance:

  • 1966-68: 595
Notes: Previously known as Waynesboro High & Industrial. GHSA member for 1967-70.
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Boggs Academy

Location: 840 Academy Avenue - Waynesboro
Dates: 1906-1984
Named for:
Post-GIA:
Historical Average Daily Attendance:

  • 1959-60: No figures were ever listed for Boggs, though they were GIA members to the very end.
  • 1966-68:
  • 1968-70:
  • 1978-80: 143
  • 1980-82: 59
  • 1982-84: 50
  • 1984-86: 67
Notes: 1978-84 attendance figures from GHSA handbooks. Won Class B football championships in 1961 and 1962 and shared the 1965 title with Eureka of Ashburn (though Eureka won the coin flip for the trophy). Boggs took second in 1966.
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Ralph Bunche

Location: Midville
Dates:
Named for:
Post-GIA:
Historical Average Daily Attendance:

  • None available
Notes: Played in the 1962 Class C state basketball tournament against the boys of Bethune in Folkston.
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Waynesboro High & Industrial

Location: Waynesboro
Dates: -1966
Named for:
Post-GIA:
Historical Average Daily Attendance:

  • 1959-60: 378
Notes: Changed name to Blakeney.
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