Georgia’s Electric Membership Cooperatives (Georgia’s EMCs) proudly sponsor the Georgia High School Association Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award and today announce the 56 GHSA-member high schools that will receive the 2017 award. The award honors schools that demonstrated exemplary sportsmanship during the 2016-2017 school year.
“Congratulations to all of the region winners of the GHSA Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award for 2016-2017,” 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 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 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 representatives from the EMCs during fall athletic events and school assemblies. Winners of the 2017 Georgia EMC Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award are:
Region Winners:
Class 7-A
Region-1 – Lowndes High School
Region-2 – Campbell High School
Region-3 – Hillgrove High School
Region-4 – Lassiter High School
Region-5 – Forsyth Central High School
Region-6 – Mountain View High School
Region-7 – Meadowcreek High School
Region-8 – Archer High School
Class 6-A
Region-1 – Coffee High School
Region-2 – Bradwell Institute
Region-3 – Heritage (Conyers) High School
Region-4 – Forest Park High School
Region-5 – Tri-Cities High School
Region-6 – Harrison High School
Region-7 – Pope High School
Region-8 – Apalachee High School
Class 5-A
Region-1 – Thomas County Central High School
Region-2 – Statesboro High School
Region-3 – Fayette County High School
Region-4 – Hampton High School
Region-5 – Chamblee High School
Region-6 – Riverwood High School
Region-7 – Cass High School
Region-8 – Johnson (Gainesville) High School
Class 4-A
Region-1 – Americus-Sumter High School
Region-2 – Upson-Lee High School
Region-3 – Richmond Academy
Region-4 – Salem High School
Region-5 – Central Carrollton High School
Region-6 – Southeast Whitfield High School
Region-7 – Chestatee High School
Region-8 – St. Pius X High School
Class 3-A
Region-1 – Worth County High School
Region-2 – Tattnall County High School
Region-3 – Savannah High School
Region-4 – Peach County High School
Region-5 – McNair High School
Region-6 – Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe High School
Region-7 – Union County High School
Region-8 – Monroe Area High School
Class 2-A
Region-1 - Thomasville High School
Region-2 – Bacon County High School
Region-3 – Bleckley County High School
Region-4 – Jefferson County High School
Region-5 – Heard County High School
Region-6 – South Atlanta High School
Region-7 – Gordon Central High School
Region-8 – Banks County High School
Class A
Region-1 – Webster County High School
Region-2 – Clinch County High School
Region-3 - Jenkins County High School
Region-4 – Dooly County High School
Region-5 – Galloway School
Region-6 – Christian Heritage School
Region-7 – Lake Oconee Academy
Region-8 – Providence Christian School
The Georgia High School Association is a voluntary, non-profit organization composed of over 460 public and private high schools. The GHSA administers regulations for region and state competition in 17 sports and two 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
