School Achievements
- National Blue Ribbon School (click
here for details)
- National Environmental Educator of the Year Dell Pamplin (click
here for details)
- $240,000 Community Development Grant for ARCH (click
here for details)
- Radio Shack National Teacher Award Winner Barbara Hall
- NSTA Exemplary High School Principal of the Year
- $10,000 Sea World Grant for ARCH
- National Science Teacher of the Year - Dell Pamplin
- National Board Certified Teachers in Science
- Fullbright Memorial Teacher Fund Recipient - Alexis Mimi Szutz
- "US News & World Report"- Outstanding American High School
1999
- Engineering Olympics Competition - Georgia Tech 1998 Winner
- 25% of students eligible for Talented and Gifted Program (TAG)
- Fulton Foundation MiniGrant Winners
- $10,000.00 Learn & Serve America Grant
- National Merit Finalists
- National Latin Exam - Top Honors (1st Place)
- 1st Place National French Exam
- 1st Place National Spanish Exam
- Target Department Stores - Teacher Scholarship Winner
- BellSouth NetDay Grant Winner
- National Spanish Exam - Top Honors
- Governor's Honors Program Participants
- District STAR Student and Teacher
- Excellence in English Award-Georgia Council of English Teachers
- Excellence in Education to Physical Education Department Georgia
Association of Physical Education, Health, Recreation and Dance
- Creative Writing Competition - 1st Place State and Local
- Mock Trial Regional Winner
- Numerous National and State Marketing Awards
- Numerous State Science Fair Winners
- State Physical Education Teachers of the Year
- Fulton County High School Teachers of the Year
- Fulton County Teacher of the Year
- State Health Teacher of the Year
- State Latin Teacher of the Year
- State PE Teachers of the Year
- Numerous Meritorious Ratings-State Media Festival
- 1st Place: Region One-Act Play
- Winner of Georgia Citizen Bee Competition
- State Debate Competition Champions
- Industry Certification: Business Management Department
- State Social Studies Student of the Year
- Excellence in Journalism State Award-Speculator Newspaper
- Georgia Stock Market Team Champions
- Gold Medals at National and State Judging-Student Yearbook
- Gold Medals at National and State Judging-Student Newspaper
- Gold Medals at National and State Judging Student Literary Magazine
- State Academic Bowl Champion Teams
- Winner of Fulton County Senior Academic Bowls
- Winner of Fulton County Junior Academic Bowls
- Hundreds of Governor's Honors Program Finalists
- Numerous Winners in State Foreign Language Competitions
- National Secondary Counselor of the Year
- State Champion Debate Team
- CHS Students win first place awards at Georgia State Technology Fair (click
here for details)
- CHS Students win first place awards at Fulton County Technology Fair
- CHS Receives First Grant From New County Tree Fund (click
here for details)
Sports Achievements
- CHS Cheerleading Team Wins State Championship
- Girls and Boys Basketball Region Champions
- State Golf Champions
- State Girls Tennis Champions
- State Runner-up Boys' Tennis Team
- Region 6 AAAA Football Champions
- Region 7 AAAA Football Champions
- Region 6 AAAAA Football Champions
- State Competition Cheerleader Champions
- State Coach of the Year for Competition Cheerleaders
- State (Boys and Girls) Swim Team Champions
- State Top Six Wrestling Champions
- High School All-American Athletes
- Varsity Volleyball Team State Champions
- State Champion Boy's Golf Team
- 2nd in State Boy's Tennis Team
- State Cheerleading Champions
- State Runner-up Girl's Volleyball Team
- Region All-Sports Trophies
- Boys Basketball Region Champions
Other Awards
- CHS Debate Team Wins State Championship
- Science Fair
- State PTSA of the Year
- State High School PTSA of the Year
- JROTC - Honor Units with Distinction
- Numerous State PTSA Awards
- Student Artist featured on "Good Morning America" TV program
- WSB-TV Quiz Bowl Champion Teams
- Student Stock Market Team featured on WSB TV and CNBC News
- Numerous Winners in Local/State Art Competitions