School Blake Bass Middle School East Coweta Middle School Evans Middle School Lee Middle School Madras Middle School Smokey Road Middle School The Heritage School (private) Trinity Christian School (private) Odyssey Charter School High schools Newnan High School East Coweta High School Northgate High School Central Educational Center (Chartered Coweta County School System School) The Pentecostal Church of God Christian Academy (private) The Heritage School (private) Trinity Christian School (private) Higher education Mercer University has a regional academic center in Newnan. The center opened in 2010, and offers programs through the university's College of Continuing and Professional Studies. The University of West Georgia has a campus located in Newnan, near downtown. This campus currently has two undergraduate programs - bachelor of science in nursing and early childhood education. Newnan is also home to a campus of West Georgia Technical College. College Temple, a non-sectarian women's school, operated during the period of 1854-1888. Notable people Ellis Arnall, governor of Georgia (1943–1947) William Yates Atkinson, governor of Georgia (1894–1898) Karsten Bailey, former National Football League (NFL) wide receiver with Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers Enoch Marvin Banks, historian and educator Cam Bedrosian, Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels Steve Bedrosian, former MLB pitcher, winner of 1987 Cy Young Award Hamilton Bohannon, musician and record producer Keith Brooking, former linebacker with Georgia Tech and NFL's Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys Erskine Caldwell, novelist and short fiction writer (1903–1987) Jack Tarpley Camp Jr., jurist Lewis Grizzard, author and newspaper columnist Drew Hill, former NFL wide receiver with Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Rams, and Atlanta Falcons Alan Jackson, Country Music Hall of Fame member Joe M. Jackson, United States Air Force colonel, Medal of Honor recipient Calvin Johnson, former All-Pro NFL wide receiver with Detroit Lions, second selection of 2007 NFL Draft John Keith, former NFL player Wil Lutz, NFL kicker with New Orleans Saints Mary Lyndon, first woman to receive degree from University of Georgia Monica, Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur Warren Newson, MLB player with Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers Alec Ogletree, NFL linebacker Stephen W. Pless, Marine Corps major, Medal of Honor recipient Ralph Presley, airline pilot and politician Rocky Roquemore, international golf course designer Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith II, (1860–1898), infamous 19th century gambler, confidence man, and crime boss Lynn Smith, businesswoman, educator, and politician Will Smith, MLB pitcher for the Houston Astros Doug Stone,