Greene County High School students made significant gains on the College Board’s Advanced Placement course tests in 2022, showing a six-point gain in the percentage of students earning a qualifying score of at least three on the exams over 2019, the last year before the COVID pandemic.

Greene County football started its final week of summer practice on Monday. The Tigers were dressed in shells - shorts, shoulder pads, and helmets - as a part of the GHSA’s “acclimation week” before the start of fall camp, which begins next week.

When climbing a mountain, success is measured in small steps. Such is the challenge that has faced Georgia schools for years.

Greene County High School has a new addition to its cafeteria in the form of newly constructed signage, which is called the “Greene County Tigers Ring of Honor.” GCHS principal Eddie Hood thought of the idea, hoping it would show students the greatness they can achieve while enrolled. He also wanted to honor alumni that excelled in both academics and athletics while in school at Greene County.

Reading, writing and arithmetic may have been earlier models for education, but it is this and much more at Greene County High School, which is producing some of the area’s leading high school graduates. Valedictorian Zanobia Brown and Salutatorian Kennedy League prove a steady concentration of core classes, electives and honor dual enrollment have not only saved money toward college expense but also given them the advantage of attending one of the state’s flagship schools, the University of Georgia.

Editor’s Note: The Lake Oconee News is doing a threepart series called ‘State of the Program’ that will recap each area school’s year in sports. The series will include interviews and thoughts from the athletic directors at Lake Oconee Academy, Greene County High School and Morgan County High School. The LON will continue with Greene County High School in this week’s edition.

Students attending Greene County High School have the opportunity to earn financial assistance during their four years of high school to help them get started in continuing their education, beginning a career, or military service.