Pope High School
About Pope High School
Pope High School, in Marietta, GA, is renowned for its dedicated teaching staff and wide array of engaging extracurricular activities.
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About Pope High School
Alan C. Pope High School, founded in 1987, is a public school in Georgia accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In just its second year of operation, Pope received the prestigious Georgia Blue Ribbon of Excellence in 1989. The school mascot is the greyhound, and the original school colors were Columbia blue and silver grey, with navy and white added in the 1990s.
Students
Pope High School enrolls approximately 1,800 students, with over 50% participating in athletics and 90% engaging in extracurricular activities. Around 90% of our graduates continue their education, with 80% attending four-year colleges and universities and 10% choosing two-year colleges. Pope students consistently achieve high scores on the SAT and lead Cobb County in Georgia High School Graduation Test scores.
Curriculum
To graduate from Pope, students must earn twenty-three credits. The school operates on a seven-period schedule, allowing students to earn six units of credit per year. A typical schedule includes four or five core classes and one or two electives.
Hound Hall of Fame
On May 1, Pope High School hosted its first Honors Night since 2019, celebrating the extraordinary achievements of our students this year. Among those honored were Mr. and Miss Pope, Bryce Chapin and Bella Jessop, along with our STAR Students, Jay Natu and Simon O’Connor.
The Ray Kroc Youth Achievement Award was presented to senior Dylan Woodcock, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Cup was awarded to senior Sebastian Torres Urzua.
Each academic department selected one student from each grade to receive an Academic Excellence Award and another to receive a Faculty Choice Award.
Our Mission
Inspiring students to achieve extraordinary success!
Our Vision
Creating a learning environment that provides relevant and rigorous education, preparing students for their future in an evolving world.
Our Collective Commitments
As educators at Pope High School, we will:
Collect, review, and utilize data to inform and adjust instruction.
Develop and deliver instruction to engage all learners.
Foster a safe, inclusive, and positive learning environment.
Recognize students for growth and achievement.
Our Beliefs
We hold the following beliefs to be true about Pope High School and our mission as educators:
Everyone deserves and should show respect, and everyone deserves dignity and opportunity.
A safe and positive environment is essential to success.
Success requires a community of enthusiastic stakeholders.
A challenging and dynamic world demands advanced real-world skills and experiences.
Every student should have the opportunity to achieve in academics, athletics, fine arts, as well as in service and leadership.
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Academics
Pope High School is served by the Cobb County School System and follows the Georgia State Standards for education, ensuring that students receive a well-rounded education that covers core subjects like Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies.
Pope High School features the following academic programs:
- Advanced Placement Courses
- Career & Technical Ed
- Dual Enrollment
- Honors & Accelerated Courses
- International Baccalaureate
Clubs and Activities
In addition to academics, Pope High School offers a range of extracurricular activities to help students explore their interests and develop a well-rounded skill set.
Pope High School features the offers enrichment programs:
- Ambassadors
- Baseball Data and Analytics
- Bio Club
- C3
- Communication Club
- Computing Club
- Creative Crafters
- Creative Writing
- Crochet and Knitting Club
- DECA. Drama Club
- Drone Club
- Environmental Club
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Fencing Team
- Film Appreciation Club
- Fishing Club
- FLOP Club
- French Honor Society
- Friendship Club
- Gay Straight Alliance
- German Honor Society
- Girls in STEM
- Girls' Bible Study
- Guitar Club
- Habitat for Humanity
- Heart for Foster Care
- Helping Hounds
- Improv Club
- Interfaith Club
- Jewish Club
- Just Dance
- Knittin' for Kittens
- Magic The Gathering
- Orchestra
- Robotics
- Science Olympiad
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Yoga Club
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