Gainesville has produced numerous athletes of considerable renown, including pitcher Cris Carpenter, a first-round pick in the 1987 Major League Baseball draft, and quarterback Billy Lothridge, runner-up to Roger Staubach for the 1963 Heisman Trophy, but it’s hard to imagine any former Gainesville High Red Elephant – past, present or future – being held in the same regard as Watson. The best way to get to know Deshaun Watson is to spend some time with the people who know him best – namely, the folks in his hometown who marveled at his immense talents on the field and admired his demeanor off it. Watson has earned lofty status in the city’s collective consciousness in both regards. He’s somebody the kids can look at and know that he was a real person who walked these halls, who worked hard and is making a huge impact.” “I’ll have kids stop me in the hallway and say, ‘Did you really teach Deshaun Watson?’ “He’s a legend, for sure,” says Leslie Frierson, Watson’s fourth-grade teacher and now principal at Centennial Arts Academy. It’s highly unlikely that Watson, Clemson University's junior quarterback, has designs on a political future just yet – not with a third season with the Tigers and a professional football career looming – but while he may not be the next mayor of this city of 36,306 in north-central Georgia, he darn sure owns the key to the city’s heart. “I would hate to have him as an opponent,” Dunagan confessed. – Danny Dunagan, the mayor of Gainesville, has more than a year remaining on his term, which means he won’t be facing a challenge from Deshaun Watson anytime soon. In 1999 the state school received a two year, $198,000 grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the United States Department of Justice so the juvenile detention center could provide art instruction to state school students.GAINESVILLE, Ga. The facility includes the Gainesville State School Fine Arts Academy. Kris Hogan, the head coach of Faith, had created the idea. In one game about half of the members of the community of the Faith Christian School in Grapevine, Texas were placed on the Gainesville side to cheer for Gainesville. In 1997 Gainesville's main rival was Giddings State School. Some team members had families who had disowned them. Of the players, many had convictions for assault, drugs, and robbery. The school has an American football sports team, the Tornadoes, which accepts low-risk juvenile delinquents. Pepper spray was used to bring the situation to an end. They unlocked several doors, climbed on rooftops, and broke windows, causing thousands of dollars in damages. On Octoa group of boys gained access to two security panels. In 1997 Gainesville was a TYC facility for nonviolent offenders. In 1988 the facility began to only house boys. In 1979 the Gatesville State School closed, and Gainesville took some students previously at Gatesville. In 1974 the school became a coeducational juvenile correctional facility. The 55th Texas Legislature transferred the Gainesville State School to the Texas Youth Council (now Texas Youth Commission) from the Texas Board of Control. The state school's size increased from 100 acres (40 ha) to 160 acres (0.65 km 2). In 1948 the state school was renamed the Gainesville State School for Girls. The 33rd Texas Legislature authorized the establishment of the state school and dedicated $35,000 to its construction. The facility, originally the Texas State Training School for Girls, was established in 1913 and opened in September 1916.
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