Shiloh High School is a
public high school
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located in
Snellville, Georgia
Snellville is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, Gwinnett County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States, east of Atlanta. Its population was 20,573 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is a developed suburb of Atlanta and ...
, United States, in southern
Gwinnett County. The school is part of the
Gwinnett County Public Schools system and opened in 1984. It serves students in the Shiloh Cluster, which feeds from the Anderson Livsey, Annistown, Centerville, Partee, and Shiloh Elementary Schools and Shiloh Middle School.
The school mascot is the General, and the school colors are black, silver, and white.
Shiloh, like
Peachtree Ridge, was on
block scheduling
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, and until the 2015-2016 school year, was on a regular six-period day starting 2008-2009, but is now again on a block schedule.
International Baccalaureate Program
As of 2014, Shiloh High School has been approved for International Baccalaureate, which is the second school in Gwinnett County to do so, the first being
Norcross High School. Shiloh was also approved for the Career-Related Certificate, which is a fork of the original IB program.
Notable alumni
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Diana DeGarmo - 2004 ''
American Idol
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'' finalist
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Rusty Joiner - actor and model
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Lance Krall - improv comedian and actor
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Kyle Lewis - MLB baseball player
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Josh Okogie - NBA basketball player
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David Pollack
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- former NFL football player
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Cameron Sample - NFL football player
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Troy Sanders - bassist and vocalist for heavy metal band
Mastodon
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John Clarence Stewart - actor and singer
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Stephen Weatherly - NFL football player
References
External links
Shiloh High SchoolGwinnett County Public Schools
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Public high schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
Schools in Gwinnett County, Georgia
1984 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Educational institutions established in 1984