Effingham

Effingham County High School was created in 1956 with the consolidation of Effingham County's smaller high schools. The campus was built just west of Springfield on Georgia Highway 119. In 2003, a new football stadium was built behind the current campus and the old Rebel Field (1961–2003) was dismantled.

Effingham County's athletic teams are known as the Rebels. They compete in baseball, basketball, cheerleading (game and competition), cross country, fast-pitch softball, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track and field, volleyball, lacrosse, and wrestling. Effingham County High School's biggest rival since its opening is the cross-county South Effingham High School. Others have included Statesboro High School and Benedictine Military School. ECHS football was state runner-up in 1987. ECHS won the Traditional State Wrestling Title for AAAA in 2008-2009. The girls' golf team won back-to-back region championships in 2009 and 2010 under Coach Curtis Stevens. The cross country boys' team won the region title in fall 2009 and the girls were runners-up in fall 2009, all under Coach Mick Danielson.