Towers High School


Towers High School is a high school in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the DeKalb County School System. It is physically within the Belvedere Park census-designated place, but has a Decatur postal address.
The school was built in 1963-1964 and currently includes 9th through 12th grades. In 1963, initially attending double sessions at Avondale High School, grades 8-10 moved into the school during the fall. The cafeteria and gymnasium were still to be completed. THS subsequently added a junior and senior class during the next two years. At that time period there were no middle schools, elementary was 1-7 and traditional high schools were 8-12. The first class graduated in 1966 and the first class to complete all 5 years at the school graduated on June 3, 1968.

School activities

The school offers activities including Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps National Champions 2001 Armed Regulation Drill, At Club, Beta Club, Career Discovery, Drama Club, Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America, Forensics Club, Future Business Leaders of America, Japanese/Anime Club, Literary Magazine, Mu Alpha Theta, and National Honor Society.

Athletics

The school's sports teams are named the Titans.
Both the boys' and girls' basketball teams won two championships in a span of six years.
Towers High School recently re-formed a tennis and volleyball team.
Towers' wrestling team has one state title to its credit and finished in the top 10 in the state competition 28 times.. They have 52 county champions.

Notable alumni