Jackson County Comprehensive High School

Jackson County Comprehensive High School (JCCHS) is located in Jefferson, Georgia, United States. It is one of two high schools in the Jackson County School District. It is fed by West Jackson Middle School.[1]

Jackson County Comprehensive High School
Address
1668 Winder Highway

Jefferson
,
Georgia

United States
Coordinates34°06′11″N 83°35′50″W
Information
TypePublic school
School districtJackson County School District
Grades9–12
CampusRural
Color(s)Black   red   and white  
MascotPanthers
Websitehttps://jcchs.jacksonschoolsga.org
Jackson County Comprehensive High School Exterior
This is the current front entrance to Jackson County Comprehensive High School; starting in fall 2021, this building will be the EMPOWER College and Career Center.

The school competes in region 8-AAAAAA. JCCHS is known for its academics, band, Army JROTC, FFA, softball, wrestling, tennis, basketball, and football programs.

New school building

On January 31, 2019, Jackson County School District built a new high school building to replace the current building of Jackson County Comprehensive High School, which was scheduled to open in the 2021-2022 school year.[2] Once the new high school facility opens, the current JCCHS campus is to be converted into the Empower College and Career Center, a charter high school that will serve students from the Jackson County School District and the Commerce City School District.[3]

In the news

On February 14, 2007, at about 8:30 am, freshman Andrew Criswell entered the front office with a homemade bomb.[4][5][6] He held two people hostage in the front office, until one of them tricked him into looking the other way as they left through the back. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, local police authorities, state police authorities, a SWAT team, and bomb squads came to JCCHS. After two hours of negotiations, Crisswell surrendered. The other 1,800 students and 250 faculty and staff evacuated to the Jefferson Civic Center. It was said that Crisswell was trying to make money for a relative's surgery.[7]

On March 29, 2017, an unidentified female teenager called the police to report that a gunman was in the building. This was a hoax and caused the school to be evacuated. The teenager was later identified by police, but not to the public, and was found to be attending East Jackson Comprehensive High School.[8]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Jackson County School System Registration Information". www.jacksonschoolsga.org. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  2. "Groundbreaking this week for new high school in Jackson County". accessWDUN. 2019-01-27. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  3. "EMPOWER College and Career Center: Coming Soon". jacksonalliance.com. 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  4. "Georgia Student Surrenders After Bomb Threat Evacuates High School". foxnews.com. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  5. "Jackson County teen indicted in bomb scare". savannahnow.com. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  6. "Jackson County student gets 3 years for bomb plot". gainesvilletimes.com. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  7. "Teen gets three years for school bomb threat | Online Athens". onlineathens.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  8. Thomas, Tony (2017-03-30). "JACKSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL: Situation contained after reports of possible gunman, GBI says". WSBTV. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  9. "B. Bowles JCCHS Alumni". Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  10. "Brian Bowles UFC Profile". Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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