Notable Alumni
- Luke Appling, member of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame; class of 1932.
- David-Matthew Barnes, class of 2006; novelist, playwright, poet, and filmmaker.
- Jazz musician John G. Blowers, Jr.; former drummer for Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, and the Harlem Blues & Jazz Band.
- Josh Caray, class of 2004; play-by-play announcer for South Atlantic League Rome Braves.
- Sidney Lanier, class of 1860; poet of post-Civil War era.
- Benjamin M. Palmer, class of 1852; first national moderator of Presbyterian Church, based in New Orleans.
- Vincent Sherman, class of 1925; Hollywood film director with more than 30 movies to his credit, including Mr. Skeffington (1944) and The Young Philadelphians (1959).
- Charles Weltner, class of 1948; former U.S. representative, Georgia Supreme Court Justice and recipient of the Profiles in Courage Award.
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