Heard County Department of Athletics seeks to inspire academic and athletic excellence in student-athletes by challenging them to achieve the highest level of intellectual and personal development. Heard County seeks to create an environment conducive to the development of student-athletes with strong core values and personal integrity that will contribute to success throughout their lives and to provide the resources necessary to pursue championships, to graduate and to become productive citizens. Heard County will show exemplary leadership in compliance with governing rules, policies and procedures commits to strong fiscal responsibility and pledge to be steadfast in the encouragement of cultural, ethnic and gender diversity. Heard County seeks to honor the history and traditions of the athletics program in order to perpetuate excellence in athletics and academics and to engage external constituencies in the world beyond the campus through innovation and creativity.