Erika Morris, known as “Coach E” at South Cobb High School, serves in multiple roles including teacher, coach, mentor, and organizer. She is recognized by students and staff for her enthusiasm and positive presence at school events. Her catchphrase “LEGOOOO,” a play on “Let’s Go,” has become popular among students.
In 2025, Coach E completed a personal challenge called 365 Days of LEGO Builds, where she built a different LEGO set each day for an entire year. She documented the process on social media and became well-known in the global LEGO community. “I love what I do,” Coach E said. “And a lot of what I do outside of teaching is because I love this school. The most rewarding part of education for me is seeing growth. Not just grades, but watching students go from freshmen to seniors and then walk across that stage. I always want to see our students succeed.”
A graduate of South Cobb herself, Coach E returned to the school seven years ago as a community coach before becoming a teacher. She currently teaches health and physical education, serves as a senior sponsor, helps organize athletic events such as senior night, and assists with homecoming and prom planning.
“I just want to be someone who lives each day to the fullest and makes a difference wherever I go,” she said.
Coach E holds degrees in Physical Education and Sports Management. Before teaching at South Cobb, she worked nearly ten years for a leadership and fitness fundraising company organizing events for middle schools throughout Cobb County. During this period she met Tommy Perry—now principal at South Cobb—who was then an assistant principal elsewhere.
“She’s amazing!” Principal Perry said with a smile. “She’s a teacher, a coach, she leads school pep rallies, she’s at all our events, and she’s a South Cobb alum! Coach E has helped to define what South Cobb is today in so many ways.”
Initially entering college as a Mass Communications major before switching to education based on her mother’s advice, Coach E found her path through feedback from colleagues who saw her talent working with children.
Her ties to the community are strong; many current students are children of her former classmates or neighbors: “It’s one big family,” she said. “Teaching their kids is helping me build connections with the parents and getting to know them better.”
Coach E also played several sports during high school—including basketball—and now coaches both basketball and flag football teams at South Cobb High School. She credits former coaches at the school as well as legendary Tennessee coach Pat Summitt for shaping her approach: “Coach Summitt was the biggest and most formative influence on me,” she said fondly. “Now that I’m in that role, I make sure I invest that same amount of time into my students.”
Her interest in building LEGO sets began about ten years ago when she purchased one out of curiosity as an adult; it became more serious after receiving another set from her wife during Christmas break in 2024: “It wasn’t something I did as a kid,” she said. “I just randomly bought one and had fun putting it together.” Inspired by encouragement from her wife Monique—“I was like ‘Huh,I wonder if I could buildaLEGOseteveryday?’MoniqueagreedIshouldtryit,andsoIdid!”—she launched into documenting daily builds throughout 2025.
The project brought new connections with students: “They’d see me in the hallwayand say,’CoachE ,LEGOOOO!’” But it also sparked conversations with those previously unfamiliar: “They’d tell me,’IlikeLEGOtoo,butIdidn’tthinkitwascool.’Nowitis.”
FOX 5 featured Coach E’s story near the end of 2025.
She learned time management by balancing teaching responsibilities with daily builds: “I was strategic,”she said.“I kept weekday builds under1 ,000 piecesandsavedbigger setsfortheweekends.”
After completingthechallenge,she decidedto donate nearly two-thirds ofherLEGOs tothecommunity:“LEGOisexpensive,”shesaid.“Iw antkidsinthiscommunitytohaveaccesstoit—especiallythosewhomightnototherwise.”Shecarefully repackaged setswithinstructionsforchildreninneed.
Coach Eisalso launching anewpodcastcalledConversationswithSweetieBricks,tobeginlaterthismonth.ItwillfeatureinterviewswithotherbuildersusingLEGObuildsasastartingpointfordiscussion:“Ireallyenjoyedthatpart.IhadpeopleactuallybuildwithmewhileIwasdoingtheChallenge.Wehadsomegreatconversations,andsoIthoughtmaybeIshouldtakethisandturnitintoapodcast,”sheexplainedabouttheoriginsoftheidea.
South Cobb High School offers various extracurricular activities—including athletics—to support student growth according to its official website. These opportunities help foster student development through clubs,fine arts,and community engagement.The campus emphasizes community involvement withinCobbCountyand operatesunderthestrongguidanceoftheCobbCountySchoolDistrict,whichhasareputationforeducationalexcellence.SouthCobbHighSchoolpromotesstudentachievementthroughacomprehensivecurriculumandextracurricularactivitiesaspartofitscommitmenttosupportingstudentsuccess.
