Lassiter and Wheeler high schools were featured on the Cobb Sports Podcast on March 31 as they celebrated recent state championship victories in winter sports.
The episode highlighted significant achievements for both schools, with Lassiter’s boys and girls swim teams each winning state titles—marking the first for the boys team and a seventh consecutive title for the girls. Ashlyn Loftin, Alex O’Brien, and Coach Brittany Hughes joined the podcast to discuss their successful season.
Wheeler High School’s boys basketball team also earned recognition after securing its eleventh school state title, which is its fifth in seven years under Coach Larry Thompson. Athletic Director Barry Bowdre and members of the Wildcat starting lineup participated in the discussion to reflect on their accomplishment.
Wheeler High School reports strong student engagement, with 30 percent participating in athletics according to the official website. The school also promotes core values such as safety, respect, integrity, self-advocacy, and critical thinking according to its official website. In terms of accolades, Wheeler received a silver medal from U.S. News & World Report’s Best High Schools rankings for 2017 and 2018 and was named one of America’s Most Challenging High Schools by The Washington Post in 2017 according to its official website.
Additionally, Wheeler sees about 90 percent of students involved in extracurricular activities alongside athletic participation rates according to its official website. The school aims to foster student success through teamwork and community collaboration according to its official website. Dr. Sara Fetterman currently serves as principal at Wheeler High School according to its official website.
Listeners can hear more about these achievements by tuning into this episode of the Cobb Sports Podcast.
