Greene County High School

(L to R): Coach Amber Conoly with basketball players Nelson Martinez, Cassie Warwick, Luis Lucio-Gomez, Tyreese Hill, Marques Stembridge, and assistant coach Brad Evans. CONTRIBUTED

(L to R): Coach Amber Conoly with basketball players Nelson Martinez, Cassie Warwick, Luis Lucio-Gomez, Tyreese Hill, Marques Stembridge, and assistant coach Brad Evans. CONTRIBUTED

Greene County brings home gold at Special Olympics

Lance McCurley
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Six special needs students from the Greene County School System recently brought a pair of gold medals back to Greensboro in two different sports from the Special Olympics Winter Games. Greene County’s students won gold medals in the 3-on-3 basketball and assisted ramp bowling events.
Greene County High School students peruse dresses collected by local volunteers to help provide a fairytale experience. CONTRIBUTED

Greene County High School students peruse dresses collected by local volunteers to help provide a fairytale experience. CONTRIBUTED

‘Say yes to the Dress’

Maureen Stratton
Thursday, February 1, 2024
CCA to host special occasions boutique To call Leanne Parks and her 30-plus volunteers “Fairy Godmothers” would be an understatement. Parks is working with Greene County’s Board of Education (BOE) College and Career Academy (CCA) to sponsor a special occasions boutique at the Academy this Saturday.
(From L to R): Dene Channell, Al Cason, and David Barnhart, who were all members of the 1970 Greene County High School football team, get set to sign books at the ceremony.

(From L to R): Dene Channell, Al Cason, and David Barnhart, who were all members of the 1970 Greene County High School football team, get set to sign books at the ceremony.

‘19 of Greene’ holds book signing at GCHS

Story And Photos By Lance Mccurley
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Greene County High School hosted a special and historic event on Dec. 9 in its lunchroom. Greene County alumni and famous college football writer Tony Barnhart hosted a signing for his new book, “ The 19 of Greene,” about the first integrated football team in 1970 at GCHS.
Book review: The 19 of Greene

Book review: The 19 of Greene

Book review: The 19 of Greene

Tony Barnhart
Thursday, November 30, 2023
“Transported … that’s the word … I was utterly transported!” I found myself repeating those words as I pondered this book review of The 19 of Greene by Tony Barnhart. I am not exaggerating. I really was taken back to another world, one that no longer exists.
Mary Cate Strickland (right) was named Morgan County's Homecoming queen on Friday night. She was accompanied by her father. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff

Mary Cate Strickland (right) was named Morgan County's Homecoming queen on Friday night. She was accompanied by her father. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff

Morgan, Greene counties 2023 Homecoming ceremonies

Lance McCurley
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Morgan County High School and Greene County High School recently hosted Homecoming games this past Friday. During halftime of each football game, each school introduced its Homecoming courts.
Chad Smith/File Photo

Chad Smith/File Photo

Tigers tab Smith as new school athletic director

Brendan Koerner
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Greene County High School principal Eddie Hood and other school board members recently made the decision to hire Chad Smith as the Tigers' new athletic director. Smith, most recently the athletic director at Central Gwinnett High School, steps into the position with 25 years of experience.
Greene County’s Henry Mitchell glides over a hurdle at the state meet. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Greene County’s Henry Mitchell glides over a hurdle at the state meet. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Multiple Tigers hit personal records at state meet

Brendan Koerner
Thursday, May 18, 2023
After a successful track-and-field season for both programs, Greene County sent 15 boys and nine girls to the GHSA Class A Division II state meet last Saturday in Columbus. The Tigers placed high in multiple events throughout the day, but the biggest result came in the 4x100-meter relay.
Astronaut Joan Higginbotham, whose time with NASA included a flight on the Space Shuttle Discovery, speaks to Greene County High School students. CONTRIBUTED

Astronaut Joan Higginbotham, whose time with NASA included a flight on the Space Shuttle Discovery, speaks to Greene County High School students. CONTRIBUTED

Acclaimed African American astronaut inspires Greene County students

Maureen Stratton
Thursday, May 18, 2023
If you ever wanted to see a full auditorium of high school kids fall silent, you needed to be at Greene County High School’s presentation from a NASA Astronaut last week.
The Greene County 4X100 relay team passing the baton off between teammates. The group would place second overall at the state meet. CHARLES JORDAN/Contributed

The Greene County 4X100 relay team passing the baton off between teammates. The group would place second overall at the state meet. CHARLES JORDAN/Contributed

Greene County track and field preps for state meet

Brendan Koerner
Thursday, May 11, 2023
At the end of April, Greene County track and field was preparing for a region championship. Now, the Tigers are getting ready for this weekend’s GHSA Class A Division II state championship meet in Columbus.
Brad Evans during a game during the 2022 season. He served as an assistant to former head coach William Thompson for the past few years. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff

Brad Evans during a game during the 2022 season. He served as an assistant to former head coach William Thompson for the past few years. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff

Evans earns promotion as GCHS head baseball coach

Brendan Koerner
Thursday, May 11, 2023
After having its first multiple-win season in years, the Greene County baseball program decided to hire its new head coach internally.
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