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Profile: Warren County

Year Minimum Foundation building program completed
1956.

Complete new buildings for Warrenton High & Elementary and Norwood Elementary

Year of total integration
1970.

Warrenton High & Elementary became solely an elementary school, grades 1-5. Norwood held grades 6-7 with Warren County High taking on 8-12.

Warren County High altered its nickname. They had been known as the Blue Devils, but incorporated part of Warrenton High & Elementary's Screaming Eagles. This became the very unique Screaming Devils.

Known high schools
  • Warrenton Colored
  • Warrenton High & Elementary
The name change came with the new school building in 1956.

Known schools
  • 1940-41: Warrenton Colored
  • 1943-44: 27 schools (9/17/43 Warrenton Clipper)
  • 1947-48: Andrews, Bakers, Camak, Cason, Derby, Fellowship, Greenwood, Jordan, Messena, Millrock, Norris, Norwood, Purvis, Rays Academy, Rays Temple, Rocky Branch, Saint James, Salem, Sandy Grove, Shiloh, Spivey, Stony Grove, Storm Branch, Warrenton
  • 1949-50: Andrew's Chapel, Baker's Academy, Camak, Cason, Derby's Chapel, Fellowship, Greenwood, Jordan, Mesena, Norwood, Ray's Academy, Ray's Temple, Rocky Branch, Saint James, Salem, Shiloh, Spivey
  • 1955-56: 18 schools (09/16/1955 Warrenton Clipper)
The Georgia Department of Education begins publishing a list of schools in 1956-57.
  • 1956-57: Norwood (grades 1-7), Warrenton Elementary & High (1-12)
  • 1957-58: Norwood (grades 1-7), Warrenton Elementary & High (1-12)
  • 1958-59: Norwood (grades 1-7), Warrenton Elementary & High (1-12)
  • 1959-60: Norwood (grades 1-7), Warrenton Elementary & High (1-12)
  • 1960-61: Norwood (grades 1-7), Warrenton Elementary & High (1-12)
  • 1961-62: Norwood (grades 1-7), Warrenton Elementary & High (1-12)
  • 1962-63: Norwood (grades 1-7), Warrenton Elementary & High (1-12)
  • 1963-64: Norwood (grades 1-7), Warrenton Elementary & High (1-12)
  • 1964-65: Norwood (grades 1-7), Warrenton Elementary & High (1-12)
  • 1965-66: Norwood (grades 1-7), Warrenton Elementary & High (1-12)
  • 1966-67: Norwood (grades 1-7), Warrenton Elementary & High (1-12)
  • 1967-68: Norwood (grades 1-7), Warrenton Elementary & High (1-12)
  • 1968-69: Norwood (grades 1-7), Warrenton Elementary & High (1-12)
  • 1969-70: Norwood (grades 1-7), Warrenton Elementary & High (1-12)
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