North Habersham High School was in Clarkesville, Georgia, and originally served the northern part of the county. NHHS's mascot was the Bobcat and its colors were black and gold. This facility was demolished in the late 2000s; the site would be used for the new Habersham County Superior Court courthouse, completed in 2014. It is located on 295 Llewellyn Street in Clarkesville, Georgia.
South Habersham High School
South Habersham High School was located in Cornelia, Georgia and served the southern part of the county. SHHS's mascot was the Rebels and its colors were red and gray. This facility was demolished in the late 1990s; the site would be used for the new Cornelia Elementary school building completed in the early 2000s.
Habersham Central High School
Habersham Central High School was opened in 1970 to consolidate North Habersham High School & South Habersham High School into a central location within the county. Located in the same city at the time, South Habersham's facilities were still utilized until 1972, as Central's campus initially had no football field, gym, or auditorium. The students at Central voted silver & blue to be the school colors and The Raider to be the school mascot. The first classes at Central began in the late summer of 1970. Central graduated its first class in June 1971.
Changes
Construction of the on-campus football field and the auditorium were completed in 1972.
Habersham Central's first head football coach Fred McManus was an Auburn University fan, as one of his former players was a coach at the university in Alabama in the early 1970s. It is believed but not confirmed that a deal was made with the university and in 1972, Habersham Central High School received a donation of some orange and blue equipment. Even though orange was never officially added to the school colors, it has managed become more prominent over the years in uniforms & apparel, and is arguably the dominant color. That being said, the official colors are still silver and blue, as seen in the Alma Mater.
The original HCHS facility was remodeled sometime between 1981–1988 to better accommodate the increasing number of students. This eliminated the courtyard areas, included a new library section, a new technology section, a new band room, and created a closed hallway linking the gym & the auditorium to the rest of the school. The area of the rear parking lot was also increased.
Ground was broken in 2009 for a new high school building across Camp Creek Road from the previous facility. The new facility houses grades 10–12. It opened in 2011, graduating its first class in May 2012. The older facility was renovated during the summer of 2011 and currently houses the 9th grade.
In July 2014, Construction of the agriculture building began beside the practice field. This building was created for shows, having both an indoor and outdoor sections.
On November 17, 2015, the Habersham County Board of Education approved proposed plans for AstroTurf installation and a new track up to date with competition regulations. The scoreboard will also be replaced with a new one with a large screen. Construction will begin before the end of the year. This will be the biggest change the stadium has gone through since its construction in 1972.
The graduating class of 2016, the 45th graduating class from HCHS since 1971, was the first class to celebrate their graduation on the renovated field.
The original date of the 2016 graduation ceremony was scheduled for May 20th. The day fell on a Friday, which had been a HCHS tradition for decades. Due to poor weather conditions, the graduation ceremony was postponed until the next day, Saturday the 21st.
