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School City County Dates Nickname(s) Colors Notes
A
A.C. Carter Summerville Chattooga        
A.R. Johnson Augusta Richmond   Wildcats    
A.S. Clark Cordele Crisp   Rams Gold & Green  
Alma Consolidated Alma Bacon   Tigers    
Americus Institute Americus Sumter       Changed name to Staley
Appling County Consolidated Baxley Appling   Rams    
Archer Atlanta Fulton -1996 Eagles Crimson & White Combined with Harper
Athens High & Industrial Athens Clarke 1886-1964 Yellow Jackets   Changed name to Burney Harris
Atkinson County Training Pearson Atkinson   Rams    
Attapulgus-Mount Moriah Attapulgus Decatur   Jaguars    
Avondale Avondale DeKalb        
B
B.D.Perry East Dublin Laurens   Eagles    
Bailey-Johnson Alpharetta Fulton   Lions    
Ballard Macon Bibb -1949     Combined with Hudson
Ballard-Hudson Macon Bibb 1949-1970 Maroon Tigers Maroon & White  
Beach Savannah Chatham 1867- Bulldogs Blue & Gold Sometimes called Beach-Cuyler or Cuyler-Beach in 1930s.
Bethel Colquitt Miller        
Bethune Folkston Charlton   Wildcats    
Blackwell Memorial Elberton Elbert   Rams    
Blakeney Waynesboro Burke -1970 Lions   Previously known as Waynesboro High & Industrial
Blanchard Appling Columbia   Bulldogs Blue & White  
Boddie Milledgeville Baldwin   Rattlers Maroon & White Previously known as Carver
Boggs Academy Keysville Burke 1906-1984 Panthers Blue & Gold  
Booker Barnesville Lamar -1970 Tigers Blue, Maroon, & Silver  
Bozeman Hawkinsville Pulaski        
Brooks Quitman Brooks   Wildcats   Changed name to Washington Street
Brooks County Training Dixie Brooks        
Brown Moreland Coweta        
Bruce Street Lithonia DeKalb   Eagles Blue & White  
Bryan Jefferson Jackson   Panthers    
Bryant Moultrie Colquitt   Rams    
Bryant Street Conyers Rockdale        
Buford Colored Buford Gwinnett       Changed name to Greenard-Watson
Burgess-Landrum Millen Jenkins   Bombers    
Burney Harris Athens Clarke 1964-1970 Yellow Jackets Blue & Gold Previously known as Athens High & Industrial
Burney Street Madison Morgan        
Butler Gainesville Hall -1969 Tigers Gold & Maroon Previously known as Fair Street
Butler-Baker Eatonton Putnam        
C
Camilla Consolidated Camilla Mitchell   Pirates Blue, Red, & White  
Candler County Training Metter Candler   Tigers   Changed name to Lillian Street
Carnesville Trade Carnesville Franklin        
Carroll County Training Carrollton Carroll       Changed name to Carver
Carver   Haralson -1957 Hornets    
Carver Atlanta Fulton   Panthers Grey & Maroon  
Carver Carrollton Carroll   Yellow Jackets Black & Gold Previously known as Carroll County Training
Carver Columbus Muscogee   Tigers Blue & Crimson  
Carver Dawson Terrell        
Carver Douglas Coffee -1970 Tigers    
Carver Hamilton Harris   Trojans    
Carver Milledgeville Baldwin       Changed name to Boddie
Carver Monroe Walton 1958-1970 Wildcats Gold & Maroon  
Carver Richmond Hill Bryan        
Carver Wadley Jefferson        
Cedar Hill Cedartown Polk   Panthers    
Center Waycross Ware   Tigers Blue & Gold  
Central McRae Telfair 1959- Tigers    
Central Newnan Coweta 1955-1970 Panthers Black & Gold Previously known as Howard Warner
Chatsworth School for Blacks Chatsworth Murray -1964      
Cochran Colored Cochran Bleckley   Tigers   Changed name to Thompson Street
Cook County Training Adel Cook -1970 Rams   Known as Cook County High & Elementary for 1969-70
Coolidge Colored Coolidge Thomas        
Cornelia Regional Cornelia Habersham        
Corry Greensboro Greene 1956- Tigers    
Cousins Covington Newton        
Crawford County Training Roberta Crawford   Bulldogs    
Cusseta Industrial Cusseta Chattahoochee        
Cuyler Savannah Chatham   Phantoms   Combined with Beach
Cuyler-Beach Savannah Chatham        
D
Dasher Valdosta Lowndes   Golden Tigers    
Dickerson Vidalia Toombs   Tigers Gold & Maroon  
Dock Kemp Wrightsville Johnson   Wildcats    
Dorchester Academy McIntosh Liberty   Panthers    
Douglass Montezuma Macon -1998 Yellow Jackets Gold & Green Combined with Macon County
Douglass Thomasville Thomas -1970 Lions Blue & Gold  
Drake Thomaston Upson 1958- Yellow Jackets Black & Gold Previously known as Thomaston
Drexel Atlanta Fulton     Gold & Green Combined with St. Pius X
E
E.T. Holmes Athens Clarke        
East Baker Newton Baker        
East Depot LaGrange Troup   Wolverines Gold & Green  
Ed Stroud Watkinsville Oconee   Eagles Blue & White Ed Stroud or E.D. Stroud?
Eddy Milledgeville Baldwin        
Elder Sandersville Washington   Tigers Purple & Yellow  
Elm Street Rockmart Polk   Wolverines    
Emanuel County Swainsboro Emanuel   Rattlers    
Emery Street Dalton Whitfield        
Ethel Kight   Troup 1956-1970 Red Devils Black & Red  
Eureka Ashburn Turner -1970 Tigers    
Eureka Butler Taylor -11/03/1963 Tigers   Butler paper reports a name change as of November 3, 1963, but school reports continued to call them Eureka
Eva Thomas College Park Fulton   Bearcats   Combined with College Park
Evans County Claxton Evans   Longhorns    
Excelsior Rochelle Wilcox 1965- Rams Blue & Gold Previously known as Wilcox County Training
F
F.B. Henderson Jackson Butts   Tigers    
Fair Street Gainesville Hall   Tigers   Changed name to Butler
Fairburn Fairburn Fulton   Bears    
Fairmont Griffin Spalding 1949-1970 Bears Blue & White Previously known as Griffin Vocational
Fayette County Training Fayetteville Fayette        
Flint River Farms   Macon   Tigers    
Forrester Alto Habersham   Vikings    
Fort Valley High & Industrial Fort Valley Peach   Tigers Blue & Gold Changed name to Hunt
Fountain Forest Park Clayton -1970 Rams Maroon & White  
Franklin County High & Trade   Franklin        
G
Gillespie Brunswick Glynn       Combined with Selden Institute
Gillespie-Selden Cordele Crisp -1956      
Glascock County Training Gibson Glascock        
Glenwood Winder Barrow   Tigers    
Good Hope-Peters Good Hope Walton        
Grantville Training Grantville Coweta        
Greenard-Watson Buford Gwinnett       Previously known as Buford Colored
Greene County Greensboro Greene -1956 Tigers   Changed name to Corry
Greenville Consolidated Greenville Meriwether   Wolverines   GIA membership rosters show it as Greenville Colored but newspaper articles call them Greenville Consolidated
Griffin Vocational Griffin Spalding -1949 Bears   Changed name to Fairmont
H
H.T. Singleton Morgan Calhoun        
Hamilton Scottdale DeKalb   Hornets Gold & Green  
Hancock Central Sparta Hancock 1960- Bulldogs Gold & Maroon Previously known as L.S. Ingram
Haralson County Consolidated Waco Haralson 1957-      
Harper Atlanta Fulton 1963-1996 Trojans    
Harrison West Point Troup        
Hart County Training Hartwell Hart        
Haven Home Savannah Chatham        
Hazlehurst High & Elementary Hazlehurst Jeff Davis   Dragons    
Henderson Cuthbert Randolph        
Henry County Training McDonough Henry   Red Devils   Changed name to Westside
Herctoma Statenville Echols -1970      
Herring Street Decatur DeKalb   Bulldogs    
Hill LaFayette Walker        
Holley Sylvester Worth        
Holsey-Cobb Institute Cordele Crisp   Leopards    
Homerville High & Elementary Homerville Clinch   Hornets    
Hooper-Renwick Lawrenceville Gwinnett        
Houston County Training Perry Houston   Indians    
Howard Atlanta Fulton 1923-1976 Rams Blue & Gold  
Howard Warner Newnan Coweta -1955     Changed name to Central
Hubbard Forsyth Monroe   Tigers Gold & Maroon  
Hudson Macon Bibb       Combined with Ballard
Hunt Fort Valley Peach -1970 Tigers Blue & Gold  
Hutcheson Douglasville Douglas        
Hutto Bainbridge Decatur -1970 Tigers Black & Gold  
I
Immaculate Conception Academy Augusta Richmond        
J
J.P. Carr Conyers Rockdale   Eagles Gray & Maroon  
Jasper County Training Monticello Jasper -1968     Changed name to Washington Park
Jefferson County High & Elementary Louisville Jefferson   Lions    
Jeffersonville Jeffersonville Twiggs        
Jeruel Academy Athens Clarke        
John Lewis Ellaville Schley        
Johnson Savannah Chatham 1959- Atomsmashers Blue & Orange Previously known as Powell Laboratory
Josey Augusta Richmond 1964- Eagles Gold & Green  
K
Kaigler Training Georgetown Quitman        
Kestler Damascus Early        
Knox Institute Athens Clarke 1868-1928      
L
L.S. Ingram Sparta Hancock -1960     Changed name to Hancock Central
Lakeland High & Elementary Lakeland Lanier        
Lamson-Richardson Marshallville Macon   Yellow Jackets    
Lee County Training Leesburg Lee        
Lee Street Blackshear Pierce   Hornets    
Lemon Street Marietta Cobb   Hornets Blue & White  
Liberty County Riceboro Liberty -1972 Tigers Gold & Purple  
Lillian Street Metter Candler       Previously known as Candler County Training
Lincoln County Training Lincolnton Lincoln       Changed name to Westside
Log Cabin Center   Hancock        
Lowery Preston Webster        
Lowndes County Training   Lowndes -1960 Trojans    
Lucy Laney Augusta Richmond 1949- Wildcats Grey & Red  
Lumpkin High & Industrial Lumpkin Stewart        
Lynwood Park Chamblee DeKalb        
Lyons Industrial Lyons Toombs   Lions    
M
Macon County Training Montezuma Macon        
Madison Street Albany Dougherty   Golden Tornadoes Gold & Green Changed name to Monroe
Maggie Califf Gray Jones   Rattlers    
Magnolia Thomasville Thomas -1970 Buccaneers Black & White  
Magnolia Valdosta Lowndes        
Main Rome Floyd -1969 Panthers Gold & Green  
Marion County Colored Buena Vista Marion        
Mary Fleming   Laurens   Lions    
Mary Johnson Franklin Heard        
Matthews Hiram Paulding        
McArthur            
McDuffie County Training Thomson McDuffie   Rams   Changed name to R.L. Norris
Memorial Brunswick Glynn        
Meriwether County Training Manchester Meriwether        
Millville Dudley Laurens   Rams    
Mitchell County Training Pelham Mitchell        
Monitor Fitzgerald Ben Hill   Eagles Gold & Maroon  
Monroe Albany Dougherty   Tornadoes Gold & Green Previously known as Madison Street
Montgomery County Training Mt. Vernon Montgomery        
Moultrie High School for Colored Youth Moultrie Colquitt   Rams   Changed name to Bryant
Murden Crawfordville Taliaferro       Changed name to Taliaferro County
N
Nashville High & Elementary Nashville Berrien -1969 Falcons Blue & Gold  
New Union Boston Thomas        
North Boston Boston Thomas   Yellow Jackets    
Northside Jesup Wayne   Tigers   Previously known as Wayne County Training
O
Oak Hill Sylvester Worth        
Oak Ridge Greenville Meriwether        
Ocilla High & Industrial Ocilla Irwin   Wildcats    
Oconee Dublin Laurens 1950- Trojans Blue & Gold Previously known as Washington Street
Oglethorpe County Consolidated Lexington Oglethorpe        
P
Peabody Eastman Dodge   Tigers Gold & Navy  
Pearl Madison Morgan   Tigers    
Pearl Stephens Warner Robins Houston        
Pembroke Pembroke Bryan        
Peter G. Appling Macon Bibb 1958-1970 Wildcats Black & Gold  
Pickens County Training Tate Pickens        
Pike County Consolidated Concord Pike        
Pinevale Valdosta Lowndes -1970 Tigers Black & Orange  
Price Atlanta Fulton   Wildcats Black & Red  
Q
Queensland High & Elementary Queensland Ben Hill   Wildcats    
R
R.L. Cousins Douglasville Douglas        
R.L. McDougald Butler Taylor        
R.L. Norris Thomson McDuffie -1970 Rams Red & Royal Blue Previously known as McDuffie County Training
Radcliff Columbus Muscogee   Tigers Maroon & White  
Ralph Bunche Canton Cherokee       Previously known as Cherokee County Training
Ralph Bunche Woodbine Camden -1970 Hornets Green & Orange  
Randolph County Training Cuthbert Randolph   Tigers   Changed name to Henderson
Reynolds High & Industrial Reynolds Taylor        
Richland High & Industrial Richland Stewart        
Risley Brunswick Glynn -1970 Tigers Crimson & Gold  
Ruth Carter Talbotton Talbot 1956-1971      
S
St. Athanasius Brunswick Glynn -1938      
St. Pius X Savannah Chatham   Crusaders    
Savannah Street Newnan Coweta   Panthers    
Seminole County Training Donalsonville Seminole 1955-1970 Tigers Blue & Gold  
Shellman Vocational Shellman Randolph        
Social Circle Training Social Circle Walton        
South Fulton East Point Fulton -1970 Lions   Combined with Russell
Southside Colbert Madison        
Speight Fort Gaines Clay   Wildcats    
Spencer Columbus Muscogee 1938- Greenwaves Gold & Green  
Springfield Mayfield Hancock   Tigers    
Springfield Central Springfield Effingham   Panthers    
Staley Americus -1957 Tigers     Changed name to Sumter County
Staley Americus Sumter   Tigers   Second incarnation of Staley
Stephens Calhoun Gordon   Hornets    
Summer Hill Cartersville Bartow   Blue Devils    
Sumter County Americus Sumter 1957-1970 Tigers;
Trojans 		  Previously known as Staley
Swainsboro High & Industrial Swainsboro Emanuel       Changed name to Emanuel County
Sylvania Central Sylvania Screven   Lions    
T
T.C. Calhoun Irwinton Wilkinson   Rockets    
Taliaferro County Crawfordville Taliaferro       Previously called Murden
Tattnall County Industrial Reidsville Tattnall   Panthers    
Thomaston Thomaston Upson 1957-1958 Yellow Jackets   Previously known as Thomaston Training;
Changed name to Drake
Thomaston Training Thomaston Upson -1957 Yellow Jackets   Changed name to Thomaston
Thompson Street Cochran Bleckley       Previously known as Cochran Colored
Tift County Industrial Tifton Tift   Tigers Blue & Gold Changed name to Wilson
Todd-Grant Darien McIntosh   Tigers Black & Gold  
Tompkins Savannah Chatham 1957-1989 Wolverines Blue & White Previously known as Woodville
Treutlen County Training Soperton Treutlen   Hornets    
Trinity Decatur DeKalb   Bulldogs   Previously known as Herring Street
Turner Atlanta Fulton -1990 Greenwaves;
Wolves 		Green & White  
Tutt Augusta Richmond -1970 Dragons Red & White  
Twin City Helena Telfair        
U
Union Normal Institute Athens Clarke        
V
Vienna Industrial Vienna Dooly   Rattlers Burgundy & Gold  
W
Walker Ludowici Long        
Walker Baptist Augusta Richmond   Lions Blue & Orange  
Warrenton High & Elementary Warrenton Warren   Screaming Eagles Blue & Gold  
Washington Atlanta Fulton 1924- Bulldogs Blue & White  
Washington Blakely Early   Bears Blue & White  
Washington Cairo Grady   Tigers Gold & Green  
Washington Central Washington Wilkes   Wildcats Gold & Purple Previously known as Wilkes County
Washington Park Monticello Jasper 1968-1970 Indians Black & Gold Previously known as Jasper County Training
Washington Street Covington Newton   Wolverines    
Washington Street Dublin Laurens   Trojans   Changed name to Oconee
Washington Street Quitman Brooks   Wildcats Blue & Gold Previously known as Brooks
Wayne County Training Jesup Waynes   Tigers   Changed name to Northside
Waynesboro High & Industrial Waynesboro Burke       Changed name to Blakeney
Webb-Miller Hahira Lowndes -1960      
West End Hogansville Troup   Tigers    
Westside Lincolnton Lincoln       Previously known as Lincoln County Training
Westside McDonough Henry   Red Devils   Previously known as Henry County Training
Westside Valdosta Lowndes 1960-1970 Braves    
Wheeler County Training Alamo Wheeler        
Whitman Street Toccoa Stephens   Wildcats    
Wilcox County Training   Wilcox -1965     Changed name to Excelsior
Wilkes County Washington Wilkes Wildcats     Changed name to Washington Central
William James Statesboro Bulloch -1971 Bulldogs Gold & Purple  
Wilson Ringgold Catoosa        
Wilson Tifton Tift   Tigers Blue & Gold Previously known as Tift County Industrial
Woodbury Colored Woodbury Meriwether   Panthers   Proposed 1970 GIA districts listing calls the school Woodbury
Woodville Savannah Chatham -1957 Wolverines   Changed names to Tompkins