Camden County High School (Georgia)

Camden County High School
Camden County High School Coat of Arms
Location
6300 Laurel Island Parkway

Kingsland
,
Camden County
,
Georgia
31548-6080

United States

30°49′25″N 81°39′08″W / 30.82364°N 81.65209°W / 30.82364; -81.65209
Information
School typePublic, secondary
Established1973 (1973)
School district
Camden County Schools
SuperintendentDr. Tracolya Green[1]
CEEB code113285
Principal
Dr. James Phillips[2]
Staff179.10 (FTE)[3]
Grades9th-12th
Enrollment2,912 (2025-2026)[4]
Student to teacher ratio
16.00[4]
ColorsColumbia blue, navy, and white      
MascotWildcat[5]
Websitewildcat.camden.k12.ga.us

Camden County High School (CCHS) is a public high school in Kingsland, Georgia, United States. It is the sole traditional secondary school operating within the Camden County School District, serving student communities across Kingsland, St. Marys, Woodbine, and the neighboring military population at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. The school serves grades 9 through 12.

History

Camden County High School was established following sequential consolidations of localized secondary institutions within the county. Total racial integration in 1970 merged the student body of Ralph J. Bunche High School into Camden County High School, which was then operating out of Woodbine.[6] The high school subsequently relocated to a new facility facility in St. Marys in 1971, before establishing its modern centralized campus in Kingsland.[6]

The school saw substantial facility updates and physical footprint expansions matching the regional population surge following the late 1970s commissioning of the adjacent Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, transitioning CCHS from a small rural high school into a large secondary facility.[7]

Academics

Camden County High School operates using a specialized Career Academy instructional model designed to establish smaller learning environments within the larger student baseline.[8] Students register for academic pathways divided into specialized institutional tracks:

  • Ninth Grade Academy: A dedicated transitional framework for incoming freshmen designed to ease development into high school curricula.[8]
  • Business Administration Academy[8]
  • Government and Public Services Academy[8]
  • Engineering, Architectural and Industrial Academy[8]
  • Health and Environmental Science Academy[8]
  • Fine Arts Academy[8]

The school offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses, gifted student paths, and specialized Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) initiatives. CCHS partners directly with Coastal Pines Technical College to manage vocational dual enrollment tracks, enabling students to gain industry certifications and college credit in pathways such as welding, nursing, criminal investigations, and culinary arts alongside standard graduation requirements.[9]

Extracurricular activities

Beyond its core instructional departments, the campus hosts a variety of civic, academic, and creative student organizations, including chapters of the National FFA Organization (FFA), student government associations, and fine arts performance groups.

Athletics

The school's athletic teams compete as the Wildcats in the Georgia High School Association (GHSA).

In February 2019, the professional football team Orlando Apollos of the brief Alliance of American Football temporarily moved its core practice operations over to the high school's facilities. This arrangement stemmed from an interstate workers' compensation dispute within the state of Florida, leveraging Camden County's proximity across the Georgia state border.[10]

State titles

  • Football (3) - 2003(5A), 2008(5A), 2009(5A)[11]
  • Riflery (2) - 2023(All Class), 2024(All Class)[12]
  • Boys' Track (1) - 1999(4A)[13]
  • Girls' Track (1) - 1985(3A)[14]
  • Boys' Dual Wrestling (13) - 2012(5A), 2015(5A), 2016(5A), 2017(7A), 2018(7A), 2019(7A), 2020(7A), 2021(7A), 2022(7A), 2023(7A), 2024(7A), 2025(6A), 2026(6A)[15]
  • Boys' Traditional Wrestling (12) - 2015(5A), 2016(5A), 2017(7A), 2018(7A), 2019(7A), 2020(7A), 2021(7A), 2022(7A), 2023(7A), 2024(7A), 2025(6A), 2026(6A)[15]
  • Girls' Duals Wrestling (1) - 2026(D1)[16]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Camden County Schools Home". Camden County Schools. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Eight Camden County High School Seniors Commit to Future in Education". Camden County Schools. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Camden County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Camden County High School". Niche. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Athletics". Camden County Schools. Archived from the original on June 4, 2007. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
  6. 1 2 "Ralph Bunche High School History". Georgia High School Football History Archive. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  7. ↑ Spiers, Michael (March 12, 2025). "Immortal Wildcats - Camden County Wildcats 2025 Hall Of Fame". The Southern Sports Edition. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Academics & Counseling". Camden County High School. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  9. ↑ "CTAE Overview and Pathways". Camden County High School. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  10. ↑ Bianchi, Mike (February 20, 2019). "Orlando Apollos will start practicing in Georgia because of Florida workers' compensation laws". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  11. ↑ "GHSA Football Archives". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Congratulations to 2023 Riflery State Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  13. ↑ "GHSA Boys Track Archives". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  14. ↑ "GHSA Girls Track Archives". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  15. 1 2 Holcomb, Todd (January 19, 2026). "State wrestling results: Creekview comes back, Jefferson wins 26th title". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Camden County Girls Wrestling Team Wins GHSA State Championship in 2nd Year of Existence". ITG Next. February 12, 2026. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Stump Mitchell Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  18. ↑ "Tyrone Jones Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  19. ↑ "Meet the Sheriff". Camden County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Travis Taylor Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  21. ↑ "Ryan Seymour Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  22. ↑ "Jarrad Davis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  23. ↑ "Sam Daniel - Men's Basketball". Florida Tech Panthers.
  24. ↑ "Darryl Johnson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  25. ↑ "Myjai Sanders Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  26. ↑ Goodin, Hannah (December 5, 2020). "Five Questions: Camden County OL Micah Morris". GPB. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
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