Union Grove High School is a public institution within the Henry County School System in McDonough, Georgia and hosts students from ninth through twelfth grades. Current enrollment hovers around 1,700 students. The school sends its brightest students to the Georgia Governor's Honors Program through a strenuous application and interview process, which welcomes top students from around the state for six weeks of academic enrichment at Valdosta State University. Union Grove usually has the highest number of GHP participants within Henry County. In 2009, Union Grove was listed in the top 5% of American High Schools in Newsweek magazine for the fourth year in a row, as #16 in the state of Georgia, and #482 in the nation .
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