Henry County High School
History
Henry County High School is the oldest public high school in the county.
Career, technical, and agricultural education classes
Henry County High School offers a wide variety of career, technical, and agricultural education classes, more than any other school in the county, including the following:
- Video broadcasting
- Culinary arts
- Business and computer science
- Marketing
- Engineering and drafting
- Electronics
- AC/DC circuits
- Healthcare science
- Agri-science
- Human growth & development
- Salon services
- Law and justice
- Government & public safety
- Naval science
Henry Academy for Advanced Studies
The campus of Henry County High School serves as a community host for college and adult education programs offered to the local community, and dual enrollment programs offered to high school students. Institutions of higher learning with a presence on campus include Clayton State University, Gordon State College, and Southern Crescent Technical College.
Championships and sports
Henry county participated in baseball, men's and women's basketball, cheer leading (basketball and competitive), core course, men's cross country, women's cross country, football, golf, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling, three-position air rifle, and orienteering winning the 2014-2019 U.S. National Championships for the best JROTC team.
Notable alumni
- Kevin Gillespie, chef
- Jason Heyward, Major League Baseball player
- Dalvin Tomlinson, National Football League player