Planes, Trains & Heroes: A Story of Warner Robins and the Robins Region
An illustrated history of Warner Robins, Georgia, paired with histories of the companies and organizations that have made the city great.
An illustrated history of Warner Robins, Georgia, paired with histories of the companies and organizations that have made the city great.
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• Communication: Dhruvesh Patel, state<br />
champion, Gateway Optimist International<br />
Club for <strong>the</strong> Deaf <strong>and</strong> Hard-<strong>of</strong>-Hearing<br />
communication content, 2018<br />
• Art: Alisha Raza, All-State Art Symposium<br />
state finalist, 2018<br />
Future Business Leaders <strong>of</strong> America: Nivedha<br />
Soundappan <strong>and</strong> Sasha Lee, national first<br />
place, emerging business issues, 2016<br />
• Family, Career <strong>and</strong> Community Leaders <strong>of</strong><br />
America: Mary DeTota <strong>and</strong> Dalton Vasquez,<br />
state champions, first in chapter service<br />
project display, 2018; Abigail McDowell,<br />
Shewta Patel, <strong>and</strong> Jaidan Beal, state<br />
champions, first in chapter review<br />
display, 2018; Cori Calvert <strong>and</strong> Cassidy<br />
Hindman, National Gold Award, chapter<br />
in review display, 2017; Illiana Esquivel<br />
<strong>and</strong> Laurel Gaskin, National Gold Award,<br />
chapter in review display, 2017; Lawson<br />
Smith <strong>and</strong> Maryah Booker, National Gold<br />
Award, chapter service project display: 2017;<br />
Cori Calvert, Kelli Gunerman, <strong>and</strong><br />
Brayden Santos, National Gold Award,<br />
chapter in review display, 2016; Elizabeth<br />
Deal <strong>and</strong> Nikita Shetty, National Gold<br />
Award, environmental ambassador, 2016;<br />
Shivani Patel <strong>and</strong> Isabella Trauth, National<br />
Gold Award, chapter in review portfolio,<br />
2016; Bobbie Melden <strong>and</strong> Logan Vasquez,<br />
National Gold Award, national programs in<br />
action, 2016<br />
Notable Houston High School alumni include<br />
Br<strong>and</strong>on King, former cornerback, National<br />
Football League (NFL); Kyle Moore, former<br />
defensive end, NFL <strong>and</strong> Canadian Football<br />
League (CFL); Jake Fromm, Gatorade Player <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Year for football (2015) <strong>and</strong> quarterback at<br />
<strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Georgia (2017-present); D. L.<br />
Hall, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles (2017-present);<br />
Jessica Burroughs, drafted as <strong>the</strong> first overall<br />
pick in <strong>the</strong> 2017 NPF Draft, becoming <strong>the</strong> first<br />
player from <strong>the</strong> ACC to be drafted at number one<br />
for s<strong>of</strong>tball; <strong>and</strong> Steven Moore, Gatorade Player<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Year for soccer (2015).<br />
NORTHSIDE HIGH<br />
SCHOOL EAGLES<br />
Northside High School’s students have won<br />
numerous state <strong>and</strong> national championships.<br />
• Athletics: Girls basketball, state champions,<br />
Class AA, 1966-1967 <strong>and</strong> 1967-1968; Football,<br />
state champions, 2006, 2007, <strong>and</strong> 2014; Girls<br />
track, state champions, 2014; Cassondra Hall,<br />
state champion, 400 meters, 2014; Ta’kera<br />
James, Cassondra Hall, Toleah Martin, Tia<br />
Williams, <strong>and</strong> Toneah Martin, state champions,<br />
1,600-meter relay, 2014; Becky Dyson, state<br />
champion, discus, 1995; Kevondre Hunt, state<br />
champion, 300-meter hurdles, 2013; Braxton<br />
Golden, state champion, shot put, 2018; <strong>and</strong><br />
DaShawn Farber, state champion, wrestling,<br />
2017 (132 lbs.) <strong>and</strong> 2018 (138 lbs.)<br />
• Literary: State champions, 1968, 1969, 1976,<br />
1978, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992,<br />
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003,<br />
2004, 2007, 2008, <strong>and</strong> 2013<br />
• One Act Play: State champions, 2006,<br />
2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014,<br />
<strong>and</strong> 2016<br />
Northside High’s notable alumni include Kal<br />
Daniels, former left fielder, Major League<br />
Baseball; Corey Harris, former safety, NFL; Abry<br />
Jones, defensive tackle, Jacksonville Jaguars<br />
(2013-present); Steven Nelson, cornerback,<br />
Kansas City Chiefs (2015-present); Chansi<br />
Stuckey, former wide receiver, NFL; Robert<br />
Davis, wide receiver, Washington Redskins<br />
(2017-present); <strong>and</strong> David Perdue, U.S. senator<br />
PERRY HIGH<br />
SCHOOL PANTHERS<br />
Perry High School’s students have won<br />
numerous state <strong>and</strong> national championships.<br />
• Athletics: Boys’ basketball, state champions,<br />
1947, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1963,<br />
1964, <strong>and</strong> 1966<br />
• Literary: State champions, 1961 (B), 1962<br />
(B), <strong>and</strong> 1966 (A)<br />
• One Act Play: State champions, AAAA, 2009,<br />
2013, <strong>and</strong> 2015<br />
• FFA: State champions, meat evaluation:<br />
2007-2008; state champions, senior meat<br />
evaluation, 2010-2011 <strong>and</strong> 2014-2015; state<br />
champions, junior meat evaluation, 2014-<br />
2015; state champions, senior nursery<br />
l<strong>and</strong>scaping, 2010-2011 <strong>and</strong> 2014-2015;<br />
state champions, gr<strong>and</strong> champion heifer <strong>and</strong><br />
steer, 2014-2015; national champions,<br />
nursery l<strong>and</strong>scaping, 2007-2008 <strong>and</strong><br />
Chapter Six ✦ 45
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