Excellence in the Arts

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Calhoun City Schools excels in the arts, earning multiple region and state championships. In 2024–2025, Calhoun High School was honored with the prestigious GHSA Fine Arts Ray Horne Award, recognizing CHS as the top AAA school in Georgia based on combined literary and one-act play competitions.

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Programs Offered

Advanced Placement Art
Art (K-8)
Art (I-IV)
Auxiliary Band (I-IV)
Band (7-8)
Beginning Band (6-8)
Chorus (1-12)
Marching Band
Musical Theater (I-IV)
Performing Arts
Pottery (I-IV)
Symphonic Band (7/8)
Symphonic Band (I-IV)
Theater Arts (7/8)
Theater Crew (I-IV)
Theater Fundamentals (I-IV)

CELA (PreK-K)
Art
Music

CPS (1-3)
Art
Chorus
Music

CES (4-6)
Art
Beginning Bands (6)
Chorus
Music

CMS (7-8)
Art
Band
Beginning Band
Chorus
Marching Band (8)
Music

Symphonic Band
Theater Arts

CHS (9-12)
Advanced Placement Art
Art (I-IV)
Auxiliary Band (I-IV)
Chorus
Marching Band
Musical Theater (I-IV)
Performing Arts
Pottery (I-IV)
Symphonic Band (I-IV)
Theater Crew (I-IV)
Theater Fundamentals (I-IV)

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GHSA Literary

Literary State Championships

Year

Category

2008

Girls Extemporaneous Speaking

2009

Boys Essay, Girls Extemporaneous Speaking

2010

Boys Dramatic Interpretation, Girls Dramatic Interpretation, Girls Extemporaneous, Quartet

2012

Boys Quartet

2013

Overall Team; Girls Trio, Boys Extemporaneous Speaking

2014

Boys Dramatic Interpretation, Girls Extemporaneous Speaking, Quartet

2015

Boys Solo, Boys Quartet, Girls Trio

2016

International Extemporaneous Speaking

2017

International Extemporaneous Speaking

2018

Extemporaneous Speaking

2019

Overall Team; Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Girls Trio

2021

Overall Team; Extemporaneous Speaking, Duo Interpretation

2022

Overall Team; Extemporaneous Speaking (Domestic), Extemporaneous Speaking (International), Humorous Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Argumentative essay, Boys Quartet

2023

Trio, Duo Interpretation

2024

Duo Interpretation

2025

Overall Team; Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation

Literary Region Championships

2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025

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Year

Area of Concentration

Participant

2011

Music - Voice

Christopher Sapp

2017

Music - Voice

Joseph Taylor

2018

Visual Arts

Brooke Landry

2019

Music - Voice

Riley Anderson

2022

Music - Voice

Mayce Holland

2024

Music - Voice

Caleb Riley

2025

Visual Arts

Stephanie Gallardo

2025

Visual Arts

Erick Jaramillo

Individual Performing Arts Accolades

Year

Production

Category

Honoree

2009

Arabian Nights

Best Actor

Patrick Wade

2012

Pippen

AA Best Actor

Marcello Audino

2013

The Drowsy Chaperone

Best Actress

Rachel Green

2022

Bright Star

AAAAA Best Actress

Anna Kathryn Hayes

2024

Alice By Heart

AAA Best Actress

Selah Galyean

GHSA One Act

One Act State Championships

Year

One Act Production

2013

The Drowsy Chaperone

2017

Catch Me If You Can

2022

Bright Star

2024

State Runner Up

One Act State Runner Up

Year

One Act Production

2012

Godspell

2014

Evita

2018

Peace of My Heart

2021

Freaky Friday

2024

Alice By Heart

One Act Region Championships

2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Shuler Awards

Year

Production

Accolades

2012

Xanadu

(2) Nominations
Scholarship Winner: Bailey Reeves

2014

Sweeney Todd

(7) Nominations

2015

Hello, Dolly

(3) Nominations
GA Lottery Song of Hope Competition Winner $5,000

2016

Oklahoma

(12) Nominations
Best Director Winner: Julie Leggett

2017

The Robber Bridegroom

(6) Nominations
Scholarship Winner: Abby Wright

2018

Bring It On

(7) Nominations

2019

Peter Pan

(10) Nominations

2020

Pippin

(4) Nominations
Costume Design Winner: India Galyean

2021

Freaky Friday

(1) Nomination

2022

Something Rotten

(1) Nomination

2023

Sound of Music

(2) Nominations
Scholarship Winner: Catherine Govignon

2025

Fiddler On the Roof

(1) Nomination