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Hephzibah High School is a high school located in south Richmond County in the town of Hephzibah, Georgia, United States. It is the largest high school, by attendance, in the Richmond County School System. It is located in a rural area and its students generally live in a rural or suburban setting. ==History== The school was chartered in 1860 by local residents and is the second oldest high school in Richmond County. It was originally named Brothersville Academy, after the surrounding area. The school was renamed Hephzibah after the Hephzibah Baptist Church took over instruction at the school.〔Clark, Walter A. A Lost Arcadia, or, the story of my old community. 1909〕 Eventually, the school was incorporated into the Richmond County School System. Original School House 1860-1925 2nd School 1925-1969 3rd School 1969–present day An explosion occurred in the school's gymnasium on November 19, 1953.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rcboe.org/resources/2011-2012-school-year/hephzibah-elementary-school-honors-gilda-joyce-martin )〕 It was caused by two boys smoking near a gas leak, and it resulted in five injuries and the death of six-year-old Gilda Joyce Martin.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://m.chronicle.augusta.com/news/2011-08-31/school-honors-pupil-killed-1953-blast#gsc.tab=0 )〕 In the 1998-1999 school year, Hephzibah's freshman class was housed at the Freshman Academy, in the old building for Floyd Graham Elementary School. This was done partially to ease overcrowding at the school and partially as a pilot project for the Richmond County Board of Education.〔http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/021298/met_academy.shtml〕〔http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/021398/met_051-3069.002.shtml〕 Freshman Academy was shuttered after the construction of Cross Creek High School was completed in 1999 and made operating a second location for Hephzibah unnecessary.〔http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/021398/met_051-3069.002.shtml〕〔http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/080698/sch_051-3753.shtml〕 A new wing was added to the main facility that same year to finish the push to ease overcrowding at the school. In 2008, Hephzibah unveiled its new football stadium whose construction caused a major redesign of its athletic facilities. A land swap occurred between the Richmond County School System and the Richmond County Recreational Department in order to provide enough land adjacent to Hephzibah to complete the design. The new stadium has double the capacity of its predecessor.〔http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/083008/hig_471444.shtml〕〔http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/102502/hig_174-5680.000.shtml〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hephzibah High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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