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Habersham

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County school system is comprised of 14

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Schools over 1,000 staff

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members and nearly 7,000 suit

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and we are supported by a strong community

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and by parents who value the education

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of their children together we

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are one team with one Mission success

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for all students with

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this Mission serving as the school systems

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the Habersham team has capitalized on

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its strength and his increase the expectations

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of what's possible for its students so how much

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has the school system accomplished in recent years in

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2017 Habersham Central High School had

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a record graduation rate of 94

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9% that was more than 14 points above

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the state average and it was the school system's

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best year ever for student attendance with the rate

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of 95.5% on the state

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Milestones assessment Habersham County ranked among

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the top 10 most improved school systems

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Georgia their College and Career Readiness score

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also exceeded the state average by more than five points

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three of their schools were named Ward school

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by the governor's office of student achievement scoring

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in the 93rd percentile for greatest

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games in the Statewide accountability system

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the further a commitment to college readiness the average

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am County Board of Education approved the prestigious

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AP Capstone program to bolster

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an already successful AP placement program and

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provide students with more opportunities when applying

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to colleges all of these accomplishments

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are complemented by exceptional programs in the areas

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of Fine Arts Athletics and

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agriculture education the school system has

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also made great strides in the area of Technology there

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currently upgrading the network an old school

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and are pursuing a one-to-one Chromebook

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Initiative for all students as

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you can see we have much to be proud