The school was built in 1963–1964 and currently includes 9th through 12th grades. In 1963, initially attending double sessions at Avondale High School, grades 8-10 moved into the school during the fall. The cafeteria and gymnasium were still to be completed. THS subsequently added a junior and senior class during the next two years. At that time period there were no middle schools, elementary was 1-7 and traditional high schools were 8–12. The first class graduated in 1966 and the first class to complete all five years at the school graduated on June 3, 1968.
Richard Jewell, security guard credited with heroism during the Centennial Olympic Park bombing, later received international attention when he was falsely accused of perpetrating the bombing himself[5]
^"Home". Towers High School. Retrieved May 7, 2020. Towers High School 3919 Brookcrest Circle Decatur, Georgia 30032 - Please note the school is not actually in the Decatur city limits: check the address against the map of the CDP.
