Dr. Jessica Swain Principal Dr. Jeremy Dockery-AP Curriculum/Gifted Dr. Verlinda Samuels-AP Testing Rebecca Norton-AP Freshmen Academy Teresa Phillips BCCA Director Baldwin High School

155 HWY. 49 WEST

Milledgeville, Georgia 31061

Telephone: 478-453-6429

Fax: 478-451-3032

http://bhs4.baldwin.schooldesk.net/

FOR IMMEDIAATE RELEASE

NEW BASKETBALL HEAD COACH

Baldwin High welcomes Kerwin “Buck” Harris as the new Head Boys Basketball Coach.

Milledgeville, GA, 10:17 pm June 19, 2015: The Baldwin High School Athletic Department is excited to announce the hire of Kerwin “Buck” Harris as the next Head Boys Basketball Coach.

“Coach Buck brings to us a wealth of experience having served as an Associate Head Coach at the collegiate level with NCAA Division I and Division II programs” says Rechard Larkin former Head Boys Coach now Director of Athletics. “It was important for us to acquire a coach that possessed not only a zeal for the game of basketball, but also the character traits that we believed to be important to aid in shaping the lives of the students within our school community. So, with Buck Harris, not only do we have a phenomenal basketball coach with the respect of coaching colleagues around the state, we have a phenomenal person and mentor” he adds.

Before accepting the job at Baldwin, Coach Harris served 5 years as an assistant and as head coach for the GHSA 2012 AAA State Champions and 5 time Final Four participant, Lucy Laney High School in Augusta. Prior to coaching at Laney, Coach Harris was the Associate Head Coach at Division I Campbell University and Division II Augusta State University (now Georgia Regents).

The Athletic Department of Baldwin High School seeks to educate student athletes about the values of teamwork, morale, sportsmanship, courtesy, integrity, discipline, commitment, and academic excellence through a variety of athletic programs. These programs are structured to promote strong physical fitness, an alert and healthy mind, and a strong sense of ones place in and value to the community.

Contact Information:

Rechard Larkin, Director of Athletics

Baldwin High School

rechard.larkin@baldwin.k12.ga.us

478.453.6429 x 352

478.288.3917 (c)

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