In the Fall of 2021, Coach Marcus Jelks came back to Stephenson High School, his alma mater, as head football coach. A 2000 Stephenson graduate, Jelks remembers when the school was brand new and playing on the first varsity team. That Stephenson team went 1-9. To this day it is the only losing season the Jaguars have ever had. Jelks was a freshman on that team that helped lay the foundation for a proud winning tradition.

In Spring 2021, Ron Gartrell retired from the sidelines after 33 seasons as a head coach in DeKalb County at Shamrock and Stephenson. His 243 career coaching victories places him second on DeKalb's all-time list. In 25 seasons at Stephenson, Gartrell's teams won 10 regional championships. As seen on ESPN and the Atlanta Journal Constitution in one year, during Gartrell’s reign, twenty-nine of 32 Stephenson seniors signed up for college football programs.

The Stephenson Football Program continues to bring focus, purpose and meaning to the lives of many young men. For two decades there has been a promotional machine and a well-oiled academic support system in place.

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