Newnan and Trinity Christian gained their appeals to the Georgia Excessive College Affiliation on Thursday relating to the upcoming reclassification.
Final week, the GHSA launched a proposed reclassification of the faculties, which included shifting from eight grades to seven.
The brand new classification will take impact at the start of the 2024-25 college 12 months.
Initially, Newnan was positioned within the highest classification, 6A, though their attendance was nearer to the 5A classification. On account of their profitable enchantment, they may drop to 5A, the place they may nearly actually be a part of Northgate for the primary time within the area.
In accordance with the GHSA enrollment numbers used for reclassification, Newnan had an enrollment of two,2800, but they have been positioned in Class 6A, the place the highest college (Brookwood) had 4,518 college students. 13 colleges with greater than 1,000 college students have been enrolled in proposed Class 6A.
On the opposite finish of the spectrum, Trinity Christian was moved from Class 4-A all the way down to 1A. In addition they had a profitable enchantment and moved as much as 3A.
As a part of the reclassification course of, all personal colleges beneath Class 4A have been to be grouped collectively after the common season to play for the personal college state championship.
Newnan will play in Area 3-A alongside Northgate, Morrow and McIntosh, amongst others.
Trinity will compete in a 2-A area together with Fayette neighbors Sandy Creek and Whitewater, together with Clayton County colleges North Clayton and Riverdale.
