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Hardaway High School
Location
2901 College Drive

Columbus, Georgia

United States
Coordinates32°29′53″N 84°56′53″W / 32.49792°N 84.948147°W / 32.49792; -84.948147
Information
School typePublic high school
MottoFinimus Coepturi
(We finish to begin)
Established1965
School districtMuscogee County School District
PrincipalMaurdrice McNeill
Teaching staff80.60 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,097 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.61[1]
CampusUrban
ColorsScarlet and gold    
MascotGolden Hawks
NewspaperHawk Talk
WebsiteHardaway High School

Hardaway High School is located in Columbus, Georgia, United States, in the Muscogee County School District. It is one of 221 schools in the state to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and International Baccalaureate Career-related Certificate.

Academics

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017,[2] Hardaway's current enrollment is approximately 1,072 in 2019. The school has a particularly high graduation rate, at 90.3% as of 2016.[3]

The school has enjoyed 13 consecutive years of qualifying for the state academic decathlon, and school teams often rank within the top three.[3][4][5]

Students have the choice to complete advanced academic pathways, including a pre-university International Baccalaureate Diploma, International Baccalaureate Career Certificate or an International Skills Diploma. The school also offers a number of languages for students to learn, including: Italian, French, and Spanish.[3]

The school day at Hardaway runs from 8:10 am to 3:25 pm, Monday through Friday. Lunch is divided into five segments of twenty-five minutes each. Hardaway has two long "one-way" hallways. All of the shorter hallways can be traveled in either direction [citation needed].

Athletics

The Lady Hawks basketball team is currently ranked first in the state.[citation needed] The HHS wrestling team finished 133–0 in the 5A division, which gave them the titles for area, city, and state champions.

The Ledger Enquirer named Hardaway's Athletic Director the Bi-City Coach of the Year.[citation needed].

School accolades

2019 accolades

Student wins Georgia Youth Leadership Award.[6][7]

Georgia Academic Decathlon, 2019 Highest Individual Scores:

  • Gold, Honor category, for Brady Hampel.[4]
  • Silver, Varsity category, for Timothy Cockcroft.[4]
  • Silver, Scholastic category, for David Dzwik[4]

2017 accolades

  • Academic Decathlon team achieved third place overall in state competition and second place in Division I.[3]
  • Student named Exchange Club's Youth of the Year.[3]

2016 accolades

  • First place US History, third place Student Growth Awards for Algebra.[3]
  • The four-year graduation rate was 90.3%.[3]
  • Sixteen students earned the International Skills Diploma Seal (ISDS).[3]
  • Three students received the Gates Millennium Scholarship.[3]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hardaway High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. ↑ "First Hardaway High School class celebrates 50th anniversary". Ledger-Enquirer. June 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "High Schools - Hardaway High". muscogee.k12.ga.us. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "GAD State Winners | PAGE INC". Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Hardaway High, Columbus High, Kendrick High and Chattahoochee County High win awards in state academic decathlon". Ledger-ENquirer. March 2010.
  6. ↑ "Hardaway High School senior wins Georgia Youth Leadership Award". Ledger-Enquirer. April 2019.
  7. ↑ "30 Years Georgia Youth Leadership Awards". 21st Century Leaders. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  8. ↑ Austin, Brooks (January 20, 2022). "Mykel Williams Honored As Nation's Top Defender". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 8, 2024.