Cairo High School is a public high school in Cairo, Georgia. United States. The school's motto is "With Pride, We Give Our Best." Cairo High School was recognized as the SAT Region Winner for Class AAA and Region 1-AAA for 2005 and 2006. CHS students showed three-year average gains in reading and math SAT scores. History Cairo (pronounced "kay-row" instead of "ki-row" like the Egyptian city) is nicknamed the "syrup city" because Roddenbery's syrup plant was formerly located in Cairo. The syrup made in Cairo is cooked from sugar cane juice and is not the corn syrup known as Karo syrup, although the names are pronounced the same. During a driving rainstorm in the middle of a football game many years ago, workers at the local syrup shelter brought over their rain coats labeled "Roddenbery's Syrup" on the backs of the jackets to keep the players dry. Reflecting this heritage, the Cairo High School football team was named the Cairo Syrupmakers. In 1986 ESPN named "Syrupmaker" the number one nickname for a high school sports team. The school mascot is depicted as a syrup pitcher. In 1994, Amy Gerleman created the team's first syrup pitcher mascot costume and began wearing the "pitcher" to pep rallies and football games. The term is often shortened to "Maids" for the girls or "Makers" for the boys. Athletics Boys' sports Basketball - junior varsity and varsity Baseball - JV and varsity Cross country Football - JV and varsity Golf Soccer - JV and varsity Track Tennis Wrestling Girls' sports Basketball - JV and varsity Cross Country Golf Mat Girls (wrestling) Soccer - JV and varsity Softball - JV and varsity Track Tennis The 2008 Football Syrupmakers are Class AAA State Champions after the school's second undefeated season (1990 was the other). Concert and Marching Band The Cairo High School band was first established in September 1946 and the first director was William "Major" T. Verran. Major conducted the band from its inception until 1972. The marching band first took the field in 1947 during a football game. After the retirement of Major, the band was under the direction of Joe David III. Mr. David held the baton from 1972 until 1982, and again from 1986 until his retirement in 1996. Mr. David was an inductee into the Georgia Bandmaster's Hall of Fame and also awarded the GMEA Distinguished Career Award. A music scholarship was