Jenkins County High School is located in Jenkins County in the city of Millen, Georgia, United States. Their mascot is the War Eagle.
Jenkins County's track team won the state championship in 2003 and were state runners-up in 2004. The Jenkins County JROTC Raiders and Regulation Drill Team were 2008 and 2009 Overall State Champions. The Raider team was 1st Runner-up at the National Level competition, held in Molena, Georgia, in 2009.
Two students made a perfect score on the math portion of the GHSGT (Georgia High School Graduation Test).
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