White County Schools has announced the hiring of Yarixa Oakes as the new Head Volleyball Coach at White County High School.
The announcement was made Tuesday following a called meeting of the White County Board of Education.
Lloyd Collins, Athletic Director at White County High School said in a news release, behalf of the White County Board of Education, Superintendent Laurie Burkett, and Principal Mary Anne Collier, “I am pleased to announce that Yarixa Oakes has accepted the offer to become the new head volleyball coach at White County High School.”
Coach Oakes has 9 years of high school coaching experience in Georgia and Florida. She has been the varsity assistant coach for the past three years at the high school.
The release said during Coach Oakes’ time as the varsity assistant coach, she helped lead the volleyball team to three GHSA state tournament appearances, including an Elite 8 appearance in 2019, and a Sweet 16 appearance in 2020. Prior to coaching at WCHS, Coach Oakes was a coach at Sickles High School in Florida, as well as serving many years as a club volleyball coach both in Florida and Georgia.
“Coach Oakes has been a member of our coaching staff for four years and I am looking forward to watching Coach Oakes take our program to the next level. Coach Oakes is familiar with our program and athletes and will be able to step right in and begin working with her team,” Collins said.
“We are excited to have Coach Oakes as the new Head Volleyball Coach,” said Collier. “She has a passion for the game and our students and we are looking forward to seeing the great things that come out of our volleyball program.”
