Marietta High School

Marietta High School is a public high school in Marietta, Georgia, United States, part of the Marietta City School District as the only high school inside the city limits. The school's mascot is the Blue Devil. History In 1886, The Macon Telegraph announced that all but $700 of the $7,000 needed to build Marietta High School had been raised. Marietta High School opened in the fall of 1892. In 1896, the school's fourth graduation ceremony took place. In 1900, the graduating class had twelve members. The school had six locations, including Kennesaw Avenue, Waterman Street, Lemon Street, and Haynes Street. It moved to the Winn Street location in 1924. In 2001, the school moved to its current location on 1171 Whitlock Avenue SW with a new $55 million state-of-the-art facility on 60 acres. The cost of the new school was a surprise to voters who had approved a bond for a $35 million school. Gabe Carmona served as principal until 2018 when he moved to North Paulding High School.