Langston Hughes High School

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Langston Hughes High School (LHHS) is a public secondary school located in Fairburn, Georgia, United States, a suburb of metropolitan Atlanta. LHHS is in South Fulton County adjacent to Renaissance Elementary and Renaissance Middle School.

History

The school was completed in May 2009, and opened its doors in August 2009 to educate students in the southern portion of the Fulton County School System.[2] The school was named after Langston Hughes, an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri.[3] It serves grades 9–12 with an enrollment of 2600. Langston Hughes High School offers dual enrollment programs led by Ms. Sandra Allen. As of 2021–2022, the principal is Octavious Harris.

Extracurricular activities

Fall sports

  • Cheerleading
  • Cross country
  • Football
  • Softball
  • Volleyball

Winter sports

  • Cheerleading
  • Boys' basketball
  • Girls' basketball
  • Wrestling

Spring sports

  • Baseball
  • Golf
  • Boys' soccer
  • Girls' soccer
  • Boys' tennis
  • Girls' tennis
  • Boys' track and field
  • Girls' track and field

Fine Arts

  • Chorus
  • Theatre
  • Dance

Notable alumni

  • Vas Coleman, rapper known as Yung Bans[4]
  • Sergio Kitchens, rapper known as Gunna[5]
  • Landers Nolley II, basketball player[6]
  • D'Andre Walker, football player[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Langston Hughes High School (130228003913)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  2. ^ "Langston Hughes High School". fultonschools.org. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Langston Hughes Middle School". fcps.edu. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Rapper Yung Bans Can't Be Contained". Hypebeast. 15 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Rapper 'makes it rain' on classmates at their graduation ceremony". WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta. 24 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Landers Nolley II - Men's Basketball". University of Cincinnati Athletics.
  7. ^ "D'Andre Walker - 2018 - Football". University of Georgia Athletics.

External links

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