Fayette County High School (Georgia)

The school graduates over ninety percent of its attendees. Its students' standardized test scores often exceed state and national testing averages.[4][5] Most graduates who go to college attend in-state schools, particularly Agnes Scott College, Emory, Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Southern University, and Morehouse College.[6]

Fayette County High School is at its fourth location. The first two buildings burned: the first in the 1930s, and the second on March 4, 1954.[7] Before 1954, Fayette County offered no secondary education to its African-American citizens. After the 1954 fire, Fayette County built two high schools in different locations: the white Fayette County High School on Lafayette Avenue, and the black Fayette County Training School on Booker Avenue. When Georgia integrated its public schools in 1969, black students moved to Fayette County High, and the old Fayette County Training School became Eastside Elementary School. In the mid-1990s, Fayette County High moved into a new campus across Tiger Trail from the old school. The building that had housed FCHS from 1955 to 1995 is now home to Fayette Community School.

In the 1990s, the band, choral, orchestra, and drama departments received awards on the local, state, regional, and national levels.[8][9]

The choral department's Select Chorus performed in Europe in 1999.[10]

In 2019, the choral department rebranded and is now known as The Fayette Chorale.

The Marching Tigers have been a Bands of America regional finalist multiple times. The band performed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics Opening Ceremony, the 2005 London New Year's Day Parade, the 2007 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, and returned for the 2009 London New Year's Parade.[11][12]

The fight song that the band plays after touchdowns is the "Tiger Rag", a common fight song for schools with Tiger mascots. Auburn, Clemson, and LSU all use the "Tiger Rag" in some capacity.

Fayette County High School gym

The school colors are black and Vegas gold. The Tigers send competitors to state playoffs in baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, and wrestling on a regular basis.

In the 2008–2009 season, the Fayette County Debate Team won the GFCA AAAA Policy Debate State Championship[17] and GFCA Lincoln Douglas State Championship.[18]

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