More than 200 Creekview students received awards in October for their hard work and dedication to academic excellence. From left, Paige Dunn, Jordan Gramling, Reece Gramling and Becca Tyler show off their academic letters, awarded to students who maintain an unrounded, weighted, 90 (or above) average for two consecutive years.- The Grizzly football team ended its season with a 4-6 record, just missing a trip to the playoffs. They placed fifth in the region.
- Varsity volleyball focused on rebuilding this fall, after losing nine seniors from last season. Four girls received Region AAAAAA recognition. Addyson Estep and Aina Bestard Molett were named second team all-region.
- In October, Creekview celebrated its Special Olympics athletes, who competed at River Ridge, with a send-off that included the band, cheerleaders and football team.
- Girls fast-pitch softball had another successful season, finishing first in 6A and winning its fourth consecutive region title. Anslie Pettit set a school record in her senior year, with 548 career strikeouts.
- The Marching Grizzlies earned superior ratings in all categories in fall competitions. They received first place in 4A Band, Guard and Percussion, second place in 4A Drum Majors, Best in Contest Guard and Contest Percussion, and third place in Contest Band.
- This semester, Creekview’s color guard team competed at Warner Robins High School and at West Forsyth High School. At Warner Robins, they earned Best in Class and Best in Competition. Emily Blalock, Madison Ausus and Colby Connor impressed the crowd with their solos.
- Creekview celebrated homecoming in typical fashion — school spirit all week — concluding with the 2022 Homecoming Dance. Students purchased nearly 1,000 tickets for the ’80s-themed dance. Homecoming King and Queen Isaac Hubert and Jenny Blanton were crowned during halftime.
- Nominated for its outstanding school spirit, Creekview High went live on NBC’s “Today” show in a nationwide segment called “Friday Morning Lights,” that featured the football team, the band, color guard and junior ROTC. 11Alive’s Jerry Carnes of the local NBC affiliate, WXIA-TV, interviewed head football coach Trevor Williams.
- JROTC finished its season with a return trip to nationals to defend last year’s title. The male team ended up 10th in the nation, with the mixed team coming in 16th. The Raiders won or placed in the majority of their competitions, winning regionals and placing fourth overall in the state.
- The drama department paid tribute to Jane Austen this semester, putting on two of the author’s famous Regency works. Actors brought “Pride and Prejudice” to life in early October. Later in the month, they took the one-act version of “Sense and Sensibility” to the annual Region AAAAAA competition.
- Creekview’s varsity competition cheer team, the defending state champions, continued its winning streak after four consecutive competition wins. In October, the team won a fourth consecutive region title and earned the highest score of 6A. Junior varsity won all its competitions, ending with an undefeated season for the second year in a row. Despite losing seven seniors next year, Reagan Brauer, varsity captain, said there will be more than enough talent coming up to replace the graduating students.
- Cross-country finished its season with the boys placing first in the regional championship meet, and the girls placing second. In the state tournament, Katelynn Dollar finished fourth overall for the girls, and Malachi Burnett finished eighth for the boys. Both teams finished their seasons in the Top 10, with the girls placing eighth and the boys in sixth place.
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