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Marietta High School
Marietta High School
Location
	Marietta, Georgia,; USA
Information
Type	Public Secondary
Motto	Be Somebody
Established	1892
School district	Marietta City Schools
Grades	9–12
Number of students	1,897 (2007)
Campus	Marietta
Color(s)	White and Blue
Mascot	Blue Devils
Newspaper	The Pitchfork
Website	School website

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Marietta High School (MHS) is a public high school in the Marietta City Schools system in Marietta, Georgia. The school colors are blue and white and its mascot is a blue devil.

History

Marietta High School was established in 1892 as a Civil War hospital. The present-day gymnasium housed more than 1,500 Union and Confederate soldiers. In 1967 The Rolling Stones played a free concert in Northcutt Stadium. Marietta currently has more than 1,897 students in grades 9-12. The current site for MHS was first open to students in the fall of 2001. Class of 2005 was the first class to go all 4 years in the new building.

Sports

Baseball^[1]
Basketball: Marietta High School's basketball program is one of the most successful in the state of Georgia and in the country, winning state championships in 1983 and 1999. ^[2] Coach Charlie Hood has led the Blue Devils since 1972, accumulating over 700 wins (with only two losing seasons) and producing scores of college and professional players. Coach Hood has put together one of the winningest programs in the country and is a legend in the state of Georgia. He is assisted by Coach Wilbert Warren and Coach Lily Negash.^[3]^[4]
Cricket: Marietta is well known for it's successful cricket program, being the only school to offer cricket as a varsity sport in the metro Atlanta area.
Cross Country: Boys region champions in 2008 and 2009.
Extreme Ironing: The highest-scoring record was set by Samwise Gamgee in 2006, which secured the state title for the team. He successfully ironed three oxford shirts and a pair of khakis, while doing a handstand on top of Kennestone Hospital.
Football: The Marietta High School football team won the state championship in 1967 with several district and regional championships between 1921 and 2005. The team is coached by Coach James "Friday" Richards, who played at Marietta High School and went on to play at the University of Florida and on several NFL teams. He is a legend in the state of Georgia and has produced many college football players.
Marietta Ultimate Frisbee team was founded by Hogan Mchugh and Paul Adkisson.
Golf: won the 1970 State Championship with a 5 foot putt made by Marietta High School Hall of famer Chuck Little to win the championship.
Soccer
Softball
1979 Marietta had Junior Nelson Foster place 1st place in wrestling state duels
Tennis: State Champions in 1990, and both the girls and boys teams continue to be competitive in the region every year. The boys are coached by Tom Lewis and the girls by Noel Jenks.
Track and Field: The team won the boys' state championship in 2006 and was runner-up in 2005 and 2007. They also had state championship wins in 2000,2001,2005 and 2008.

Shadi Dix was the 110 hurldes State Champ in 2005.

Volleyball
Wrestling
Swimming
Cheerleading

Notable alumni

References

Brandon Martin

External links

Marietta City Schools Website
Marietta High School Website
Marietta High School Band Website (unaffiliated with school)

[1] Marietta High School Baseball

[2] Georgia High School Association: State basketball champions

[3] Georgia State Legislature resolution honoring Charlie Hood

[4] Marietta Daily Journal article on Charlie Hood's 700th win

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 *[[Cricket]]: Marietta is well known for it's successful cricket program, being the only school to offer cricket as a varsity sport in the metro [[Atlanta]] area.
 *Cross Country: Boys region champions in 2008 and 2009.
+*[[Extreme Ironing]]: The highest-scoring record was set by Samwise Gamgee in 2006, which secured the state title for the team. He successfully ironed three oxford shirts and a pair of khakis, while doing a handstand on top of Kennestone Hospital.
 *Football: The Marietta High School football team won the state championship in 1967 with several district and regional championships between 1921 and 2005. The team is coached by Coach James "Friday" Richards, who played at Marietta High School and went on to play at the University of Florida and on several NFL teams. He is a legend in the state of Georgia and has produced many college football players.
 * Marietta Ultimate Frisbee team was founded by Hogan Mchugh and Paul Adkisson.