ðə skˈuːl ɪz nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ dˈænjəl bˈiː. wɔːɹnˈɛl, ɐ nˈeɪɾɪv dʒˈɔːɹdʒən hˌuː wʌz ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪnðə mˈænɪdʒmənt ʌv bˈæŋkɪŋ, fˈɑːɹmɪŋ, ænd tˈɪmbɚɹ ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪzᵻz ænd sˈɜːvd ɪnðə dʒˈɔːɹdʒə hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən ænd ɪnðə dʒˈɔːɹdʒə sˈɛnət fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn.
The school is named after Daniel B. Warnell, a native Georgian who was involved in the management of banking, farming, and timber enterprises and served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1931 to 1937 and in the Georgia Senate from 1937 to 1939.