Georgia’s Electric Membership Cooperatives (EMCs) proudly sponsor the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award and today announce the 56 GHSA-member high schools that will receive this year’s award. The award honors schools that demonstrated impeccable sportsmanship during the 2018-2019 school year.
“Congratulations to all of the region winners of the GHSA Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award for 2018-2019,” says Dr. Robin Hines, GHSA executive director. “It is an honor for these member schools to be selected by their regions for this award. The characteristics of good sportsmanship are critical to the development of our young people as they transition into productive adults. The GHSA applauds our schools on this accomplishment and appreciates Georgia’s EMCs for their support of this outstanding recognition program.”
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 winning this award are thus honored for displaying exemplary sportsmanship during competition throughout the school year.
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 sportsmanship demonstrated throughout the school year.
Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Awards are presented annually to the GHSA-member high schools in the 56 regions from the seven classifications by EMC representatives during fall athletic events and school assemblies. Winners of the 2018-2019 GHSA Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award to be presented by Georgia’s EMCs are:
Class 7A
Region 1 – Lowndes High School
Region 2 – Newnan High School
Region 3 – North Cobb High School
Region 4 – Woodstock High School
Region 5 – North Forsyth High School
Region 6 – Collins Hill High School
Region 7 – Berkmar High School
Region 8 – Shiloh High School
Class 6A
Region 1 – Northside (Warner Robins) High School
Region 2 – Richmond Hill High School
Region 3 – Heritage (Conyers) High School
Region 4 – Charles Drew High School
Region 5 – Northgate High School
Region 6 – River Ridge High School
Region 7 – Cambridge High School
Region 8 – Apalachee High School
Class 5A
Region 1 – Thomas County Central High School
Region 2 – Wayne County High School
Region 3 – Jonesboro High School
Region 4 – Union Grove High School
Region 5 – Clarkston High School
Region 6 – Decatur High School
Region 7 – Woodland (Cartersville) High School
Region 8 – Buford High School
Class 4A
Region 1 – Westover High School
Region 2 – West Laurens High School
Region 3 – Burke County High School
Region 4 – North Clayton High School
Region 5 – Troup County High School
Region 6 – Heritage (Catoosa) High School
Region 7 – Blessed Trinity High School
Region 8 – North Oconee High School
Class 3A
Region 1 – Monroe Area High School
Region 2 – Liberty County High School
Region 3 – Southeast Bulloch High School
Region 4 – Westside (Macon) High School
Region 5 – Pace Academy
Region 6 – Coahulla Creek High School
Region 7 – Cherokee Bluff High School
Region 8 – Hart County High School
Class 2A
Region 1 – Berrien County High School
Region 2 – St. Vincent’s Academy
Region 3 – Northeast High School
Region 4 – Westside (Augusta) High School
Region 5 – Callaway High School
Region 6 – Frederick Douglass High School
Region 7 – Dade County High school
Region 8 – Monticello High School
Class A
Region 1 – Seminole County High School
Region 2 – Echols County High School
Region 3 – Johnson County High School
Region 4 – Crawford County High School
Region 5 – Atlanta International School
Region 6 – The Walker School
Region 7 – Glascock County High School
Region 8 – Providence Christian Academy
The GHSA is a voluntary, non-profit organization comprised of more than 460 public and private high schools that strives to promote good sportsmanship, participant safety, fair play and a cooperative spirit among its member schools. The GHSA administers regulations for region and state competition in 18 sports and three activities. 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. To learn more, visit www.georgiaemc.com and follow Georgia EMC on Facebook and Twitter.
