Jackson County Comprehensive High School
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Jackson County Comprehensive High School is a high school in Jefferson, Georgia. The school competes in region 8-AA. The mascot is a black panther, which is based on the legend passed down from Native Americans who inhabited the region. Former Superintendent Andy Byers chose the mascot when the school was moved from Braselton to Jefferson in the 1980s. JCCHS is known for its Army JROTC, FFA, music, softball, wrestling, baseball, Frisbee, basketball, and Football
Vocational classes include Theatre, Agriculture, Business Education, Family and Consumer Science, Healthcare Science, Information Tech, Manufacturing Tech, Video Broadcasting, Physical Education, Art, Youth Apprenticeship, and JROTC.
The Fine Arts department includes Drama, and Band, Graduates have attended institutes of higher education around the world, including the United States Military Academy
, the United States Air Force Academy
, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
, Oxford University, Massey University in New Zealand, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
, Vanderbilt University
, the University of Alabama
, Florida State University
, the Georgia Institute of Technology
, Emory University
, and the University of Georgia
.
The band has three classes: Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble. Concert band is the entry-level band class. Symphonic Band is the mid-level band class, and Wind Ensemble is a group of the band's most talented students. In the spring, students begin preparing music for Large Group Performance Evaluation (LGPE) or "Festival."
JCCHS has a jazz band. Jazz II is available for any student while Jazz I is for the serious jazz student and requires an audition. They have received superior ratings at Jazz Performance Evaluation in the spring which is hosted at JCCHS.
In the spring, students participate in Solo and Ensemble Festival, hosted at JCCHS. Students perform solos, duets, trios, quartets, etc. with other band members and then receive a rating for it.
Students experience music outside of the JCCHS band room by getting involved in things such as District or All-State Bands as well as in college band clinics at universities like Reinhardt or Lee University.
Academics
Classes offered are: English I-IV, Concepts of Probability and Statistics, Concepts of Problem Solving, Algebra I-III, Geometry, Calculus, Trigonometry, Biology, Physical Science, Environmental Science, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Chemistry, Physics, Civics, World History, American History, Economics, AP Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, French, Spanish, Creative Writing, Vietnam War Era, and Psychology.Vocational classes include Theatre, Agriculture, Business Education, Family and Consumer Science, Healthcare Science, Information Tech, Manufacturing Tech, Video Broadcasting, Physical Education, Art, Youth Apprenticeship, and JROTC.
The Fine Arts department includes Drama, and Band, Graduates have attended institutes of higher education around the world, including the United States Military Academy
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
, the United States Air Force Academy
United States Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...
, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is a private university in the US specializing in aviation and aerospace engineering. It teaches the science, practice, and business of aviation and aerospace. Called "The Harvard of the Sky" by Time Magazine in 1979, Embry-Riddle has a history dating back to...
, Oxford University, Massey University in New Zealand, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
, Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
, the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
, Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
, the Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
, Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
, and the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
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Panther Football
Jackson County has a football history dating back to 1980 when the school moved from Braselton to Jefferson. The football program has won multiple championships. Traditions throughout the years include the rubbing of the Panther statue and the pride monument before running down Panther Hill. Most of these traditions began during the tenure of Head Coach Brent Brock. Brock also is responsible for the field house that sits on the hill, overlooking the stadium.JCCHS Band Program
During the football season, the band's focus is improving the halftime show and competing in two or three marching festivals a year. Under the direction of Miles and Helen Adams, the band has received superiors at marching festivals, such as Mid-South in Gadsden, Alabama and the Greater Atlanta Marching Festival. The band devotes much of its fall season to marching band but once football season is over, they switch their focus to concert music.The band has three classes: Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble. Concert band is the entry-level band class. Symphonic Band is the mid-level band class, and Wind Ensemble is a group of the band's most talented students. In the spring, students begin preparing music for Large Group Performance Evaluation (LGPE) or "Festival."
JCCHS has a jazz band. Jazz II is available for any student while Jazz I is for the serious jazz student and requires an audition. They have received superior ratings at Jazz Performance Evaluation in the spring which is hosted at JCCHS.
In the spring, students participate in Solo and Ensemble Festival, hosted at JCCHS. Students perform solos, duets, trios, quartets, etc. with other band members and then receive a rating for it.
Students experience music outside of the JCCHS band room by getting involved in things such as District or All-State Bands as well as in college band clinics at universities like Reinhardt or Lee University.