Sequoyah High School (Georgia)

Sequoyah High School is a public high school located in Hickory Flat, Georgia, United States. It educates students in grades 9–12. It opened in the fall of 1990 and is one of six high schools in Cherokee County.

The school is informally located in the small neighborhood of Hickory Flat on a three-school plot of land dubbed the Ralph Quarles Educational Complex, consisting of Hickory Flat Elementary, Dean Rusk Middle, and Sequoyah High School. The complex is on the northwest block of the intersection of East Cherokee Drive and Hickory Road.

Preliminary schools in the Sequoyah cluster are Hickory Flat, Indian Knoll, Mountain Road, and Holly Springs Elementaries, and Dean Rusk Middle School.

In athletics the school participates in Classification AAAA, Region/Area 7.

History
A student who became the head of the school's spirit squad previously dressed like a Native American, but this ended circa 2020.

Athletics and activities
Sequoyah's Chief's colors are black and gold. The following Georgia High School Association sanctioned sports are offered:


 * Baseball
 * Basketball
 * Cross country
 * Competitive cheerleading
 * Football (boys)
 * Golf
 * Gymnastics
 * Lacrosse
 * Soccer
 * Softball
 * Swimming
 * Tennis
 * Track and field
 * Volleyball
 * State champion - 2014
 * Wrestling
 * State champion - 1996, 1999

Notable alumni

 * Danielle Donehew - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) executive
 * Hunter Gaddis - baseball player
 * Cullen Harper - college football quarterback
 * Bryce Leatherwood - winner of season 22 of The Voice.
 * Jordan Usher - professional basketball player