Baldwin High School (Georgia)
Baldwin High School (BHS) is located at 155 Highway 49 West in Milledgeville, Georgia, United States. New additions since 2003 include a classroom wing, a JROTC building, a fine arts wing, cafeteria and a vocational building. Baldwin is the only public high school in Baldwin County, and the largest of the three total high schools. The other two are private schools: John Milledge Academy and Georgia Military College.
Mascot controversy
A Mascot Advisory Committee was formed by the Baldwin County Board of Education in 2016. After a year of discussion, the board decided to retain the "Braves" mascot name but remove some of the stereotypical imagery.
Notable alumni
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (December 2022) |
- Javon Bullard, football defensive back at the University of Georgia
- Tasha Butts, former basketball player at University of Tennessee, former assistant coach for the women's UCLA Bruins, current assistant coach at Louisiana State University Lady Tigers
- Earnest Byner, former professional football player for the Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins, and Baltimore Ravens, and coach with the Ravens and the Tennessee Titans
- Nick Harper, former professional football player with the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts
- Leroy Hill, professional football player with the Seattle Seahawks
- Maurice Hurt, professional football player with the Washington Redskins
- Darius Marshall, college football player at Marshall University
- Otis Murphy, professional saxophonist
- Audra Smith, college basketball coach
- Malcolm Thomas, former basketball player
References
- ^ "Baldwin High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Felicia Cummings (April 1, 2016). "Baldwin mascot committee to hold listening session". Union-Reorder.
- ^ Yvonne Thomas (July 21, 2016). "Baldwin High School keeps Native American mascot". WMAZ-TV.