Tri-cities High School of Performing Arts

Public high school in East Point, Georgia, United States

Tri-Cities High School

Address

2575 Harris Street East Point , Georgia 30344 United States
Coordinates	33°41′04″N 84°26′13″W / 33.684446°N 84.437014°W / 33.684446; -84.437014 Coordinates: 33°41′04″N 84°26′13″W / 33.684446°N 84.437014°W / 33.684446; -84.437014
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	"We Are Collaboratively Preparing Students for Post-Secondary Options"
Established	1988
School district	Fulton County Public Schools
CEEB code	111175
NCES School ID	130228002124^[2]
Principal	Ethel Lett
Staff	107.20 (FTE)^[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,558 (2017-18)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.53^[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Red, black, and silver
Mascot	Bulldog
Nickname	TCHS
Newspaper	Bulldog Pride
Yearbook	Trilogy
Website	www.tricitieshigh.org

Tri-Cities High School is a public high school in East Point, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the Fulton County School System. The school opened in 1988 under the leadership of principal Dr. Herschel Robinson. It was originally formed by combining four schools: Woodland High School, Russell High School, College Park High School, and Hapeville High School. Tri-Cities serves sections of East Point and College Park, and all of Hapeville.^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] The current principal is Ethel Lett.

Notable alumni [edit]

Andre 3000 (class of 1993) - musician, Outkast
Big Boi (class of 1993) - musician, Outkast
Jamison Brewer (class of 1998) - basketball player, NBA's Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks
Kandi Burruss (class of 1994) - musician, Xscape, cast member of The Real Housewives of Atlanta
Edawn Coughman (class of 2006) - football player
Bill Curry - former NFL player, from College Park High School^[7]
Tristan Davis (class of 2004) - football player, NFL's Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Vikings, and Washington Redskins
Kalimba Edwards (class of 1997) - football player, NFL's Detroit Lions^[8]
Kelvin Edwards - former NFL player, from Russell High School^[9]
Gorilla Zoe (class of 2001) - musician, Boyz n da Hood^{[ citation needed ]}
Jonas Jennings (class of 1996) - football player, NFL's Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers^[10]
Kap G (class of 2012) - hip hop artist
Robert Martin (class of 1991) - streetball player
Kelly Mote - former NFL player, from Hapeville High School^[11]
Najee Mustafaa - former NFL player, from Russell High School^[12]
Sahr Ngaujah (class of 1995) - actor, Fela!, The Blacklist, Last Resort, Stomp the Yard ^{[ citation needed ]}
Kawan Prather (class of 1992) - hip hop artist, record executive, record producer, songwriter^{[ citation needed ]}
Tom Redmond - former NFL player, from Russell High School^[13]
LaTocha Scott (class of 1991) - musician, Xscape
Tamika Scott (class of 1993) - musician, Xscape
Saycon Sengbloh (class of 1996) - actor, singer, The Color Purple (musical), Wicked, Fela!, Motown the Musical
Randy Thomas (class of 1995) - football player, NFL's New York Jets, Washington Redskins^[14]
Kenan Thompson (class of 1996) - actor, comedian, All That, Kenan and Kel, and Saturday Night Live
Shanell Woodgett (class of 1998) - singer-songwriter^{[ citation needed ]}
Wanita Woodgett (class of 2000) - also known as D.Woods, former member of Danity Kane
Frank Ziegler - former NFL player, from College Park High School^[15]

References [edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Tri-Cities High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Search for Public Schools - Tri-Cities High School (130228002124)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2019-08-21 .
^ "TRI CITIES HS 2020-2021 Attendance Zone" (PDF). Fulton County School System. Retrieved 2020-12-24 .
^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): East Point city, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-12-24 . - Pages: 1, 2, and 3. Compare this map to PDF school zoning maps. From Fulton County Schools: South Fulton High Schools Overall
^ "City of Hapeville Official Zoning Map". City of Hapeville. 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2020-12-24 . - Compare this map to school zoning maps.
^ "Zoning Map" (PDF). City of College Park. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2020-12-24 . - Compare residentially-zoned areas to school zone attendance maps.
^ "Bill Curry". Retrieved April 21, 2018.
^ "Kalimba Edwards". Retrieved April 21, 2018.
^ "Kelvin Edwards". Retrieved April 21, 2018.
^ "Jonas Jennings". Retrieved April 21, 2018.
^ "Kelly Mote". Retrieved April 21, 2018.
^ "Najee Mustafaa". Retrieved April 21, 2018.
^ "Tom Redmond". Retrieved April 21, 2018.
^ "Randy Thomas". Retrieved April 21, 2018.
^ "Frank Ziegler". Retrieved April 21, 2018.