Graduation Ceremonies Start May 31

Alexander High School is the first County high school to hold graduation ceremonies.

Douglas County high schools will hold graduation ceremonies on May 31 and June 1. Dates and times are as follows: Alexander High School: May 31 at 7 p.m., at the University of West Gerogia Chapel Hill High School: June 1 at 6 p.m., at the University of West Georgia Douglas County High School: June 1 at 9 a.m., at the University of West Georgia Lithia Springs High School: June 1 at 1 p.m., at the University of West Georgia New Manchester High School: May 31 at 8 p.m., on the New Manchester football field.

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Lithia Springs' FCCLA Shows Holiday Spirit

Lithia Springs High School’s FCCLA serves the community this holiday season with their service projects "Breakfast with Santa" and "Angel Tree."

One of the many missions of FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) is to serve the community to help promote a more harmonious society. This winter, Lithia Springs’ FCCLA chapter is doing just that. After months of planning and preparation, they were able to successfully accomplish two of their three major service projects for the season. On Dec. 4, 25 of their members went to the annual “Breakfast with Santa” service project at the Head Start Program. During the time spent at the pre-school, members were assigned to a classroom where they were responsible for using skills learned in their Early Childhood Education class by assisting teachers in doing crafts with the children, and getting them ready to meet Santa. In …

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Photo Gallery: Lithia Springs Graduation

Congratulations to the new graduates of Lithia Springs High School!

Lithia Springs High School's graduation was Saturday. Congratulations to everyone and good luck!

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It's Cap and Gown Time

Here are the graduation dates and times for Douglas County High Schools.

New Manchester High School Friday, May 25, 2012 8 p.m. New Manchester High School Stadium   Chapel Hill High School Friday, May 25, 2012 8 p.m. University of West Georgia Coliseum   Alexander High School Saturday, May 26, 2012 10 a.m. University of West Georgia Coliseum   Douglas County High School Saturday, May 26, 2012 3 p.m. University of West Georgia Coliseum   Lithia Springs High School Saturday, May 26, 2012 8 p.m. University of West Georgia Coliseum

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GHSA Groups Tigers with Newnan, East Coweta

New Manchester and Lithia Springs have a familiar region in the new six-class system, while Chapel Hill will spend a lot of time in Atlanta, and Alexander could pile up miles on I-85.

The solution seemed simple when the Georgia High School Association announced last month that Douglas County High School would move up next year to the new AAAAAA classification, at least one step higher than the other county schools. Just add the Tigers to what is Region 4-AAAAA in the current five-class system, grouping Douglas County with the likes of South Cobb (12 miles away), Pebblebrook (13 miles), McEachern (18 miles) and Hillgrove (18 miles). The GHSA decided to go a different direction with its move to six classes for the next two school years. In proposed regions unveiled this afternoon, Douglas County is the northernmost member of the six-school Region 3-AAAAAA. Joining the Tigers in one subregion are Newnan and East Coweta, …

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GHSA Splits Douglas Schools into 4 Regions

Douglas County High will move into the top region. New Manchester and Lithia Springs will stay together. Alexander and Chapel Hill are looking at a lot of travel.

The era of Douglas County’s public high schools all competing in the same sports region appears to be over. The Georgia High School Association unveiled the proposed classifications Monday for all of its member schools under a new six-class system, and the changes are significant in Douglas County. The GHSA will reveal the proposed regions for each class Dec. 6. All schools have until Dec. 5 to ask to move into a higher classification, usually for geographic convenience, but here’s how things stand now. No one else in the Tigers’ current region, 5-AAAA, is moving into AAAAAA, so Douglas County will have to get used to playing new schools. The closest geographic fit for the Tigers’ new region is likely with some or all of the schools in the…

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