The Georgia High School Association and Georgia’s Electric Membership Corporations (Georgia EMC) proudly announce the 48 GHSA-member high schools that will receive the 2015 Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award. The award honors schools that demonstrated exemplary sportsmanship during the 2014-2015 school year.
"Sportsmanship is an essential element in the mission of education-based athletics," says Gary Phillips, GHSA Executive Director. “Good sporting behavior involves many important values that influence the behavior of productive citizens. The GHSA appreciates the efforts of Georgia EMC to recognize schools that have excelled at good sportsmanship."
Since 2006, the GHSA and Georgia’s EMCs have sponsored the Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award, which reinforces the GHSA philosophy: “Students, athletes, coaches, spectators and all others associated with high school activities programs should adhere to the fundamental values of respect, fairness, honesty and responsibility.” Schools around the state are honored for exhibiting exceptional sportsmanship during competitive events.
Student athletes, fellow students, school staff, parents and event spectators are recognized for the sportsmanship they display. The award is not only a school honor, but a community honor as well. The GHSA region secretaries select winners based upon the sportsmanship demonstrated throughout the school year.
Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Awards are presented annually to the GHSA-member high schools in the 48 regions from the six classifications by representatives from the EMCs during fall athletic events and school assemblies. Winners of the 2015 Georgia EMC Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award are:
Region Winners:
Class AAAAAA
Region-1- Lee County
Region-2- Lakeside-DeKalb
Region-3- Campbell
Region-4- Hillgrove
Region-5- Pope
Region-6- Habersham Central
Region-7- Meadowcreek
Region-8- South Gwinnett
Class AAAAA
Region-1- LaGrange
Region-2- Houston County
Region-3- Statesboro
Region-4- Forest Park
Region-5- Hiram
Region-6- Carver-Atlanta
Region-7-Riverwood
Region-8-Heritage-Conyers
Class AAAA
Region-1- Cook
Region-2- Baldwin
Region-3- Wayne County
Region-4- Locust Grove
Region-5- Sandy Creek
Region-6- Lithonia
Region-7- Southeast Whitfield
Region-8-Chestatee
Class AAA
Region-1- Southeast Bulloch
Region-2- Rutland
Region-3- Westside-Augusta
Region -4- Coretta Scott King
Region-5- Calloway
Region-6- Gordon Central
Region-7-Franklin County
Region-8-Elbert County
Class AA
Region -1-Early County
Region-2-Jeff Davis
Region-3- Screven County
Region-4- Crawford County
Region-5- Temple
Region-6- Wesleyan
Region-7- Armuchee
Region-8-Social Circle
Class A
Region-1- Baker County
Region-2- Charlton County
Region-3- Portal
Region-4-Marion County
Region-5- Strong Rock Christian
Region-6- Fellowship Christian
Region-7- Georgia Military College
Region-8-Providence Christian
The Georgia High School Association is a voluntary, non-profit organization composed of over 450 public and private high schools that provides educational opportunities for students through interscholastic athletics and fine arts activities. Founded in 1904, the GHSA strives to promote good sportsmanship, participant safety and fair play among its member schools. For more information visit www.ghsa.net.
Georgia EMC is the statewide trade association representing the state’s 41 EMCs, Oglethorpe Power Corp., Georgia Transmission Corp. and Georgia System Operations Corp. Collectively, Georgia’s customer-owned EMCs provide electricity and related services to 4.4 million people, nearly half of Georgia’s population, across 73 percent of the state’s land area.
