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Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High School
Address
3099 Panther Trail Southwest Atlanta, Georgia 30311 United States
Coordinates	33°41′57″N 84°29′23″W / 33.699041°N 84.489596°W / 33.699041; -84.489596
Information
Type	Public
Motto	You can't hide that Panther Pride
Established	1960
School district	Atlanta Public Schools
NCES School ID	130012004215
Principal	Dante Edwards
Staff	60 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	973 (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio	15.20
Color(s)	Black and red
Mascot	Panthers
Nickname	Therrell, The Panthers, Panther Crew, The Trail
Yearbook	Visions
Website	atlantapublicschools.us/therrell

Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High School is a public high school located near Interstate 285 and Greenbriar Mall in southwest Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

Three schools operate at the Therrell campus:

• D. M. Therrell School of Health Science and Research
• D. M. Therrell School of Law, Government and Public Policy
• School for Technology, Engineering, Math and Science at Therrell (STEMS)

Alma mater

The school's alma mater, performed only at graduation and during anniversary celebrations, was composed in the early days of Therrell High School.

Athletics

The Therrell High School Panthers compete in region 6-AA classification. The Therrell Lady Panthers track and field team captured its first AAA state championship since 1989 in 2007. The Therrell High School Panthers Boys' Basketball Team won the 2019 State AA GHSA Basketball Championship.

Notable alumni

• Chet Grimsley, retired football player and author
• Winford Hood, retired NFL player
• Mac McWhorter, football offensive line coach
• New Jack, retired professional wrestler
• Polow Da Don, rapper and producer
• Bobby Lovelace, drummer for R&B band Midnight Star
• Herman 'Skip' Mason, historian, archivist, and former President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc
• Kelvin Pritchett, retired NFL player
• Tim Roberts, retired NFL player
• Sleepy Brown, R&B singer and producer
• Sedale Threatt, retired NBA player
• Rick Waits, MLB pitcher
• Lynn Westmoreland, former member of the U.S. House Of Representatives
• Young Dro, rapper
• Anthony Edwards, NBA player
• Verda Colvin, Georgia Supreme Court Justice

Therrell High School has an active alumni association -- D.M. Therrell High School Alumni Association, Inc., established in April 2010. The D.M. Therrell High School Alumni Scholarship Fund was also established in April 2010. The alumni's annual weekend is the main fundraiser of the organization, with the first being held October 15–17, 2010.

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - D. M. Therrell High School (130012004215)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
2. "Atlanta Public Schools: Office of High Schools, Schools Directory". Atlanta Public Schools. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
3. "D.M. Therrell High School Alumni Association, Inc. - The Official Alumni Association for All Graduates of Therrell 1962-Present - Established 2010 - Atlanta, Georgia". www.therrellhighalumni.com.

External links

• D.M. Therrell High School Alumni Association, Inc.
• D. M. Therrell School of Health Science and Research
• D. M. Therrell School of Law, Government and Public Policy
• School for Technology, Engineering, Math and Science at Therrell
• Atlanta Public Schools, Office of High Schools

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