Fitzgerald High School College and Career Academy
Address
553 Ocilla HWY. Fitzgerald GA, 31750

Fitzgerald
,
Georgia
31750

United States
Coordinates31°40′21″N 83°14′33″W / 31.672623°N 83.242461°W / 31.672623; -83.242461
Information
Motto"Graduation for all students is the key to our future, and requires a commitment by all students and teachers."
Opened1973 (1973)
School districtBen Hill County School District
CEEB code111280
PrincipalDr. David Sims
Staff55.70 (FTE)[1]
Faculty60[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment802 (2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.40[1]
Color(s)Purple and gold
  
Slogan'Investing In Futures"
Fight song"Notre Dame Victory March"
SportsRegion 1, AA Division of GHSA
Team namePurple Hurricanes
RivalIrwin County Indians
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools
Websitewww.ben-hill.k12.ga.us/Domain/12

Fitzgerald High School College and Career Academy (FHSCCA)[3] is the local high school in Fitzgerald, Georgia, United States. A part of the Ben Hill County School District, it serves students in grades 9-12. The principal is Dr. David Sims. Fitzgerald High School is currently involved in the Title I Plan.[4]

Athletics

Fitzgerald High School College and Career Academy competes in the Class AA division of the Georgia High School Association in football, cross country (boys' and girls'), softball, competitive cheerleading, basketball (boys' and girls'), wrestling, riflery, baseball, track (boys' and girls'), soccer (boys' and girls'), tennis (boys' and girls'), competitive weightlifting, and golf (boys' and girls'). Sports teams are known as the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricanes, or simply the Canes. The Purple Hurricane Athletic Department also fields football cheerleading and basketball cheerleading squads.

The Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane Athletic Department won the Georgia Athletic Director Association's Region Director's Cup for the 2015-2016 school year. The Purple Hurricanes compete in Region 1-AA.

Past accomplishments

FHSCCA has won four state championship weightlifting titles.

The FHSCCA competition cheer team won a cheerleading state championship in 2005. The "Purple Girls" have won 15 consecutive region titles.

The Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane men's track team won four consecutive state titles (1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991). In 2015, the FHS men's track team finished as the state runner-up.

The Purple Hurricanes Football team won the state GHSA AA State Championship in 2021.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fitzgerald High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ "2006-2007 Report Card: Fitzgerald High School". Georgia Department of Education.
  3. ↑ "Ben Hill County Schools". SchoolStream. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ben Hill County Schools". SchoolStream. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
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