Therrell High School
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
Alma mater
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 Championships.
Notable alumni
- Chet Grimsley, retired football player and author
- Winford Hood, retired NFL player
- Mac McWhorter, football offensive line coach
- New Jack, professional wrestler
- Polow Da Don, rapper and producer
- Herman 'Skip' Mason, historian, archivist, and former President of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity
- 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