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December 2019 / January 2020

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM YOUR GHSA STAFF!Standing (L-R): Tommy Whittle, Carror Wright, Ernie Yarbrough, Dr. Robin Hines, Don Corr, Steve Figueroa and KevinGiddens. Seated (L-R): Sheri Eubanks, Penny Pitts Mitchell, Julie Jones, Robin Bullington, Stacey Basilici, Pam Thompsonand Tanya Anderson.

GHSA “Items of Interest” Dec. 2019 / Jan. 2020

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GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION NewsletterIssued monthly, September through April, by the Georgia HighSchool Association, P.O. Box 271 , Thomaston, GA 30286

Phone: 706-647-7473 Fax: 706-647-2638 Web: www.ghsa.net

Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday

Vol. 38 Dec. 2019 / Jan. 2020 No. 4

- GHSA STAFF -Areas of Responsibility

ROBIN HINES (extension 41)- Executive Director -

Administration, By-Law Interpretations, Hardship Rulings,Football Playoffs, Coaches Education Program

ERNIE YARBROUGH (extension 27)- Assistant Executive Director -

Basketball, Softball, Track, Golf & Officials Training

DON CORR (extension 34)- Associate Director -

Baseball, Volleyball, Wrestling, Sports Medicine

TOMMY WHITTLE (extension 23)- Associate Director -

Literary, One-Act Play, Lacrosse

CARROR WRIGHT (extension 39)- Associate Director -

Coach’s Liaison, Compliance & Transfer Eligibility, Sportsmanship

PENNY PITTS MITCHELL (extension 22)- Associate Director -

Cheerleading, Gymnastics, Dance, Esports, Student Leadership, Title IX

KEVIN GIDDENS (extension 25)- Associate Director -

Football, Cross Country, & Soccer

STEVE FIGUEROA (extension 26)- Director of Information/Media Services -

Media Coordination, Newsletter, Constitution & Calendar, Tennis

PAM THOMPSON (extension 30)- Officials' Registrar -

Officials' Registration, Testing & Online Clinics, Service Awards

TANYA ANDERSON (extension 29)- Administrative Assistant -

Event Sanctioning, School Passes, Directory,Online Clinics for Coaches, Trophies & Medals

JULIE JONES (extension 24)- Administrative Assistant -

Coaches Education, Dues, Web Site Content, Entry Notification

SHERI EUBANKS (extension 0)- Receptionist -

Hardship Hearings, Fines, School System/Retiree Passes,Publication Orders

ROBIN BULLINGTON (extension 33)- Office Manager -

Budgeting and Finances, Playoff Finances, Staff Procedures

STACEY BASILICI (extension 32)- Administrative Assistant -

Non-transfer Eligibility, Literary & One-Act Play Liaison,Riflery Liaison, School Contact Coordinator

This month’s featured licensees are: Honig’s Whistle Stop(honigs.com) Cliff Keen (cliffkeen.com), Smitty Official’s Apparel(smittyusadyesub.com), officials apparel and equipment; Nfinity, officialcheerleading apparel (nfinity.com); CheerSounds, licensed provider ofcheerleading & dance music (cheersounds.com); Snapphound, event photoplatform to unlock fundraising opportunities (ghsa.snapphound.com/events);and Thrive Spirit, providing holistic cheer and dance training with a focuson the whole athlete: mind, body, and spirit (cheerdancethrive.com).

STATE CHAMPIONSCongratulations to the following GHSA State Champions:

CHEERLEADING 7A Lambert High School 6A Creekview High School 5A McIntosh High School 4A Denmark High School 3A Pierce County High School 2A Vidalia High School A (public) Gordon Lee High School A (private) Mt. Paran Christian School Co-Ed Mill Creek High School

CROSS COUNTRY 7A Girls - Hillgrove High School 7A Boys - Walton High School 6A Girls - Cambridge High School 6A Boys - Harrison High School 5A Girls - McIntosh High School 5A Boys - Decatur High School 4A Girls - St. Pius 4A Boys - St. Pius 3A Girls - Westminster 3A Boys - Westminster 2A Girls - Bleckley County High School 2A Boys - Oglethorpe County High School A Girls (public) - ACE Charter A Boys (public) - Commerce A Girls (private) - Holy Innocents’ A Boys (private) - Wesleyan

ONE-ACT PLAY 7A - Lambert High School 6A - Glynn Academy 5A - Buford High School 4A - Flowery Branch High School 3A - Ringgold High School 2A - Gordon Central High School A (public) - Lake Oconee Academy A (private) - Brookstone

VOLLEYBALL 7A - Walton High School 6A - Allatoona High School 5A - McIntosh High School 4A - Blessed Trinity 3A - Pace Academy 2A - Coosa High School A - Hebron Christian

(The rest of the cheerleading champions are pictured on page 6)

GPB-TV Cheer Special on Nov. 27Georgia Public Broadcasting will televise a GHSA

Cheerleading Championship one-hour special recapping theaction in Columbus to air on Wednesday, November 27 at 7:00p.m., on GPB-TV.

2019 CoEd State Cheerleading Champions: Mill Creek


The eighth annual GHSA-Tommy Guillebeau StateFootball Championships, presented by Farm BureauInsurance, will again be televised live by Georgia PublicBroadcasting – this year from a new location. The gamesreturn to the weekend, after last year’s Tuesday/Wednesdayschedule, but this year from Georgia State Stadium.

G P B ’ s coverage will begin at 10:00a.m., on Friday, December 13, withthe Class A p r i v a t es c h o o l game. Thelineup for the remainder ofthe day includes the Class 2A game at 1:00 p.m., followedby the Class 5A game at 4:30 p.m., and the Class 6A gameat 8 p.m.

On Saturday, Dec. 14, eight more teams will compete forstate titles. Up first at 10:00 a.m., is the Class A public schooltitle game. At 1:00 p.m., it’s the Class 3A game. At 4:30 p.m.,it’s the 4A title game, and at 8:00 p.m., the 7A final.

This year’s on-air talent for GPB’s coverage includes MattStewart, Wayne Gandy, Jon Nelson, Hannah Goodin, NikkiNoto Palmer, Larry Smith, Sam Crenshaw, Lericia Harris andWiley Ballard.

2019 GHSA-Tommy Guillebeau Football Championships

All games will be televised live throughout the state ofGeorgia and into parts of Florida, Alabama and Tennesseeon Georgia Public Broadcasting and streamed live atGPB.org/sports and NFHSNetwork.com/GHSA.

GPB has nine television stations across Georgia and isin more than 98 percent of the homes in the state. GPB is thethird largest PBS station in the country based on populationreach and has been the most watched public station in thecountry on the days of the football championship broadcasts.

DVD orders of the championship games will be availableat NFHSNetwork.com/GHSA. The games will be availableon demand at gpb.org/sports.

Find out more about GPB’s high school sports coverageon gpb.org/sports and at www.facebook.com/gpbsports.

All Games Live on Dec. 13 & 14From Georgia State Stadium

Get 10% Off Purchase at SubwayCoaches, umpires & officials use your GHSA ID card

for 10% off your entire purchase at all statewide Subwayrestaurants.

So whether it is a meal for yourself or feeding the wholeteam, make sure to enjoy a healthy, delicious sandwichfrom Subway®! Find a Subway near you at subway.com.

Fundraising Photos from Snapphound

Now you can digitally share your school’s memorableevent photos with your community, while raising money atthe same time! The GHSA has partnered with Snap-phound to display photos from state championship eventsat https://ghsa.snapphound.com/events. Snapphound canbe your online home for school photos to create newsocial media, marketing and fundraising opportunities!

Features: • Fully customize a branded, online, community destination for your photos • No upfront fees; FREE unlimited gallery and photo uploads • Showcase photos from anyone you designate - hired pros, local enthu-siasts, students, event participants, etc. - and choose your photo price, evenfree! • Use Snapphound tools to promote galleries via all your marketing chan-nels • Utilize in-gallery promotional space to spread the word to your commu-nity about upcoming events, special offers, etc. • Keep 90% of any donations or photo sales proceeds you receivethrough Snapphound from your community!* Sign up at ghsa.snapphound.com today to get started! *Net of standard credit card fees

Watch ‘Q&A With Dr. Hines’ on WebsiteWatch “Q & A with Dr. Hines,” a series of videos on

GHSA.net about the Georgia High School Associationand a variety of topics about scholastic sports andactivities. The interview style format with GHSAExecutive Director Robin Hines will provide insight intocommonly asked questions and issues.

We encourage your school to place this link on yourathletic website to further inform your community andparents. The project was produced by Consume Media(https://consume-media.com/).

Watch at https://www.ghsa.net/qa-robin-hines-ghsa-executive-director.


7A: Hillgrove 6A: Cambridge

4A: St. Pius5A: McIntosh

A Private: Holy Innocents’

3A: Westminster 2A: Bleckley County

A Public: ACE Charter

Girls State Cross Country Champions - 2019


7A: Walton 6A: Harrison

4A: St. Pius5A: Decatur

A Private: Wesleyan

3A: Westminster 2A: Oglethorpe County

A Public: Commerce

Boys State Cross Country Champions - 2019


7A: Lambert 6A: Creekview

5A: McIntosh 4A: Denmark

3A: Pierce County 2A: Vidalia

A (public): Gordon Lee A (private): Mt. Paran

State Cheerleading Champions - 2019


State Volleyball Champions - 2019

7A: Walton 6A: Allatoona

4A: Blessed Trinity5A: McIntosh

A / 2A Private: Hebron Christian

3A: Pace Academy A / 2A Public: Coosa

Photographs in this newsletter of the statechampionship Cross Country teams were provided bypinionphotography.com, while photos of thechampionship Volleyball teams were provided by CecilCopeland at Athletic Image and Chrystal MoorePhotography. And photos of the winning cheerleadingteams were provided by Unforgettable Moments.


Proposed Region Alignments for School Years 2020-2022Listed below by class and by region are the proposed Region Alignments proposed by the GHSA Reclassification

Committee for the 2020-2022 school years. These alignments will have to be ratified by the full State ExecutiveCommittee at a called meeting on December 11.

CLASS 7A

Region 1Camden Co.Colquitt Co.LowndesTift County

Region 2CampbellEast CowetaMcEachernNewnanPebblebrook

Region 3HarrisonHillgroveMariettaNorth CobbNorth PauldingWalton

Region 4BrookwoodGraysonNewtonParkviewShilohSouth Gwinnett

Region 5AlpharettaCherokeeEtowahMiltonRoswellWoodstock

Region 6DenmarkForsyth CentralGainesvilleLambertNorth ForsythSouth ForsythWest Forsyth

Region 7ArcherBerkmarDiscoveryDuluthDunwoodyMeadowcreekNorcross

Region 8Collins HillMill CreekMountain ViewNorth GwinnettPeachtree Ridge

CLASS 6A

Region 1Houston CountyLee CountyNorthside-WRValdosta

Region 2Bradwell InstituteBrunswickEffingham CountyGlynn AcademyRichmond Hill

South EffinghamStatesboro

Region 3AlcovyEvansGrovetownHeritage-ConyersLakeside-EvansRockdale County

Region 4HughesLakeside-DeKalbLovejoyMorrowNorth AtlantaTuckerWestlake

Region 5AlexanderCarrolltonDaltonDouglas CountyEast PauldingPaulding CountyRomeSouth Paulding

Region 6AllatoonaKellKennesaw Mtn.LassiterOsbornePopeSouth CobbSprayberryWheeler

Region 7CambridgeCentennialChattahoocheeCreekviewJohns CreekRiver RidgeRiverwoodSequoyah

Region 8BufordCentral GwinnettDaculaHabersham Cent.LanierWinder-Barrow

CLASS 5A

Region 1CoffeeVeteransWare CountyWarner RobinsWayne County

Region 2GriffinHarris CountyMcIntoshNorthgateNorthside-Col.Starr's MillWhitewater

Region 3BannekerCreeksideDrewForest ParkJonesboroMundy's MillTri-CitiesWoodward Acad.

Region 4DutchtownEagle's LandingJones CountyLocust GroveOlaStockbridgeUnion GroveWoodland-Henry

Region 5ChambleeClarkstonCross KeysDecaturLithoniaM.L. KingNorthviewSW DeKalbSt. PiusStone Mountain

Region 6Chapel HillGradyJackson-AtlantaLithia SpringsNew ManchesterNorth SpringsVilla Rica

Region 7Blessed TrinityCalhounCartersvilleCassHiramWoodland-Bartow

Region 8ApalacheeClarke CentralEastsideGreenbrierJackson CountyJohnson-Gaines.LoganvilleWalnut Grove

CLASS 4A

Region 1BainbridgeCairoDoughertyMonroeThomas Co. Cent.Westover

Region 2Carver-ColumbusColumbusHardawayJordanKendrickLaGrange

ShawSpencerTroup

Region 3BenedictineIslandsJenkinsNew Hampstead

Region 4BaldwinHowardPerryRutlandSpaldingWest LaurensWestside-Macon

Region 5Fayette CountyHamptonLuellaMcDonoughMt. Zion-Jones.North ClaytonRiverdale

Region 6Arabia MountainDruid HillsHapeville CharterMaristMaysMiller GroveStephenson

Region 7CedartownCentral-CarrollHeritage-CatoosaNW WhitfieldPickensRidgelandSE Whitfield

Region 8Cedar ShoalsChestateeEast HallFlowery BranchJeffersonMadison CountyNorth Oconee

CLASS 3A

Region 1Appling CountyBrantley CountyLong CountyPierce CountyTattnall County

Region 2Americus-SumterCentral-MaconCrisp CountyJacksonMary PersonsPeach CountyPike CountyUpson-Lee

Region 3BeachGrovesJohnson-Sav.

Liberty CountySavannahSE BullochWindsor Forest*Savannah Arts

Region 4Burke CountyCross CreekHarlemHephzibahMorgan CountyRichmond Acad.Thomson

Region 5Carver-AtlantaCedar GroveDouglass-AtlantaGACSRedanSalemSandy CreekWestminster

Region 6AdairsvilleCoahulla CreekLaFayetteLakeview-Ft. Ogle.Murray CountyNorth MurrayRinggoldRockmartSonoraville

Region 7Cherokee BluffDawson County#East ForsythGilmerLumpkin CountyNorth HallWest HallWhite County

Region 8East JacksonFranklin CountyHart CountyMonroe AreaOconee CountyStephens County

CLASS 2A

Region 1BerrienCookEarly CountyFitzgeraldThomasvilleWorth County

Region 2Bacon CountyEast LaurensJeff DavisSwainsboroToombs CountyVidalia*Woodville-Tomp.

Region 3Bleckley CountyDodge CountyLamar CountyMonticello

NortheastSouthwestWashington Co.

Region 4ButlerGlenn HillsJefferson CountyJoseyLaneyOglethorpe Co.Putnam CountyWestside-Aug.*Davidson Arts*Johnson-Aug.*Tech. Car. Mag.

Region 5BremenCallawayHaralson CountyHeard CountyTemple

Region 6ColumbiaKIPP AtlantaLovettMcNairPace AcademySouth AtlantaTherrellTowersWashington*C.S. King*Elite Scholars*Stillwell Arts

Region 7ChattoogaCoosaDade CountyFannin CountyGordon CentralModelPepperell

Region 8Banks CountyElbert CountyRabun CountyRiverside MilitaryUnion County

CLASS A-Private

Region 1Deerfield-WindsorFirst PresbyterianMount de SalesStratford Acad.Strong RockTattnall Square

Region 2ELCALandmark Christ.Our Lady MercyWhitefield Acad.*Atlanta Jewish*Ben Franklin*Greenforest*Paideia*SW Atl. Christian*WD Mohammed

Region 3Aquinas

Calvary DaySavannah Christ.Sav. Country Day*St. Vincent’s

Region 4BrookstoneHeritage-CowetaSt. Anne-PacelliTrinity Christian

Region 5Hebron ChristianHoly Innocents'Mount VernonProvidenceWesleyan*Atl. International*Galloway

Region 6Fellowship Christ.King's RidgeLakeview Acad.Mount PisgahPinecrest Acad.St. Francis*Brandon Hall*Mt. Bethel*Weber School

Region 7Christian HeritageDarlingtonMount ParanN. Cobb ChristianWalker*Excel Christian

Region 8Athens AcademyAthens ChristianGeorge WaltonLoganville Christ.Prince Avenue*Tallulah Falls

CLASS A-Public

Region 1Baconton CharterBrooks CountyCalhoun CountyMiller CountyMitchell CountyPataula CharterPelhamRandolph-ClaySeminole Co.Terrell County*Baker County*Quitman County*Webster County

Region 2Atkinson CountyCharlton CountyClinch CountyIrwin CountyLanier CountyTurner County*Echols County

Region 3Bryan Co.ClaxtonEmanuel Co. Inst.

Jenkins Co.McIntosh Co. Ac.MetterPortalScreven County*Sav. Classical*Sav. Early Col.*Steam Academy

Region 4Dooly CountyDublinHawkinsvilleJohnson CountyMontgomery Co.Telfair CountyTreutlenWheeler CountyWilcox County

Region 5Central-Talbot.Chatt. CountyGreenvilleMacon CountyManchesterMarion CountySchley CountyStewart CountyTaylor County*Furlow Charter*Rainey-McCull.

Region 6ArmucheeBEST AcademyBowdonGordon LeeMt. Zion-CarrollTrion*Atl. Classical*DeKalb Arts*Drew Charter*Fulton Leadership*Ga. School Deaf*Morris Innovative

Region 7ACE CharterCrawford CountyGeorgia MilitaryGlascock CountyHancock CentralTwiggs CountyWarren CountyWilkinson County*Ga. Acad. Blind*GSIC*Taliaferro Co.

Region 8CommerceGreene CountyLincoln CountySocial CircleTowns CountyWash.-Wilkes*Barrow*Lake Oconee*Woody Gap

*School Does NotPlay Football

#Opens 2021-22


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GHSA - December 2019 / January 2020 Calendar

December 6, 7 Semifinal Round State Football Playoffs 10 Hardship/Appeal Meeting 13, 14 Championship Round State Football Playoffs at Georgia State Stadium 17 GHSA Office closes at noon until January 6 for Christmas Holidays

January 6 Earliest date for Gymnastics & Tennis practice 7 Hardship/Appeal Meeting 10,11 Dual Wrestling Area Tournaments 13 Earliest date for Baseball, Soccer and Track practice 16-18 Dual Wrestling State Tournaments 20 M.L. King Day - GHSA Office closed 20 Earliest date for Lacrosse practice 21 Hardship/Appeal Meeting 27 Deadline for notification of entry in Literary; first play date in Tennis & Gymnastics 31 Traditional Wrestling Area Tournaments

The GHSA Staff Wishes You and Yours The Best of the Season

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