Grovetown High School is located in Grovetown, Georgia, United States, in Columbia County, and opened on August 10, 2009.^[2] Its enrollment for the 2010-2011 school was approximately 1300 students; its most recent enrollment approached 2,100.

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Grovetown High School
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2010 Warrior Way Grovetown , Georgia 30813 United States
Coordinates	33.4991°N 82.23634°W / 33.4991; -82.23634
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Motto	"Warriors Lead the Way"
Established	August 10, 2009
School board	Columbia County Board of Education
School district	Columbia County School System
Superintendent	Steven Flynt
Principal	Andrew Young
Teaching staff	114.30 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Co-ed
Age range	13–19
Enrollment	2,240 (2022–23)[1]
Average class size	25
Student to teacher ratio	18.12[1]
Language	English
Hours in school day	7:35 AM–2:45 PM (7hrs 10mins)
Campus size	3000
Colour(s)	White, Gray, Blue, and Red
Song	GTHS Alma Mater (Jupiter by Gustav Holst)
Fight song	"Yea Grovetown Warriors!" Based on the Alabama Crimson Tide fight song "Yea Alabama!" by Epp Sykes
Athletics conference	GHSA 2-AAAAAA
Mascot	Warrior/War Eagle
Nickname	GTHS, G-Town
Team name	Warriors
Rival	Greenbrier High School Lakeside High School Evans High School
Newspaper	The Warrior Wrap Up
Feeder schools	Grovetown Middle School, Columbia Middle School
Website	grovetownhs.ccboe.net

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In 2014, Grovetown was ranked as a 2014 Most Challenging High School by The Washington Post. In 2014 the school was recognized for its success with its Advanced Placement Program, receiving recognition as an AP Access & Support School, an AP Stem School, and an AP Stem Achievement School. Grovetown offers a large variety of academic classes to take, and many different career class options. In the 2018, season, the Warrior football won their region championship in a game against Evans high school. After the 2021-2022 season, the Warrior’s basketball team won the State Championship in the Class-AAAAAA boys, beating title rival Buford 66-59.^[3]

The soccer team were region champions in 2011, making it to the elite 8 in the state playoff, ultimately losing to Woodward Academy the eventual State champions ^{[citation needed]}. The wrestling team were the Columbia County champions in 2013–2014.^{[citation needed]} The volleyball team were the 2010, 2011, 2014, and 2015 region champs.^{[citation needed]} In the 2016–2017 school year, all sports teams won a region championship.^{[citation needed]} During the 2017–2018 school year a girls lacrosse team was started.^{[citation needed]} During the 2021–2022 school year, the boys' basketball team became state champions, Grovetown's first ever. The soccer team also became region champions.

The Grovetown High School Debate Team began in 2011. It competes in Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, and Policy Debate, as well as some individual events, including Extemporaneous, Impromptu and Prose/Poetry.

In 2011 it won runner-up to the state champion in the novice division of Lincoln-Douglas at the GFCA's 1st and 2nd Year State Championship.

In its third year, the team qualified 24 members to the GFCA Varsity State Championship, held at Stratford Academy. At the Varsity State Tournament, the team took the Championship in Lincoln Douglas Debate.^[4] Overall the team placed third in debate divisions. At the tournament the team's coach was recognized as the 2014 GFCA Speech Coach of the Year. It also qualified seven students to the National Speech and Debate Association Tournament in Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, Extemporaneous Speaking, and Congressional Debate.

After a long hiatus, the speech and debate team was revived in 2022 with 7 new members. The team became co-champions in the Lassiter Invitational Debate Tournament,^[5] and 4 members qualified for the Georgia Speech & Debate State Championship in Public Forum Debate.^[6]

The Debate team is affiliated with both the National Speech and Debate Association and the Georgia Forensic Coaches Association.^[7]