Carrboro High School
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Carrboro High School | |
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Public | |
Motto | Non Scholae Sed Vitae Discimus |
Established | 2007 |
School district | Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools |
CEEB code | 340590 |
Principal | Helena Thomas |
Teaching staff | 61.76 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 868 (2018–19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.05[1] |
Color(s) | Purple, black, and white |
Mascot | Jaguar |
Nickname | Jaguars |
Website | www |
All data from school website/handbook.[2] |
Carrboro High School is located in
Academics
Carrboro High School is ranked 10th in the 2016
Carrboro High School has a focus on international studies; all freshman students are part of the Academy of International Studies. They can continue the Academy of International Studies in 10th through 12th grade if they choose. Students in the academy will take several core classes with an international focus and have other specific requirements they must meet, for example, 20 international service hours. This also means several international focused electives are offered, to students both in the academy and not.[7]
Athletics
Carrboro High School is a 3A high school in North Carolina. It offers the same varsity sports as
Carrboro cross-country won the school's first trophy from its second-place finish in the Open race at the Tanglewood Invitational, held in Winston-Salem.[8] Carrboro High's women's cross country team won the 2A state championship in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014 and the boys cross country team won the state championship in 2010. The women's track & field team won the 2A state championship in 2011, 2012, and 2013, and the women's soccer team won in 2012, 2015, and 2016. The Jags added their first 2A dual team men's tennis state championship in spring 2014. Max Fritsch and Jake Zinn also won the school's first individual tennis title, taking the 2014 2A doubles state championship. Both feats were repeated in 2015. Men's swimming won state champions in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2015. Carrboro High School won the Wells Fargo Conference Cup every year since 2011 and the Wells Fargo Cup three times in 2011–2012, 2012–2013, and 2013–2014 school years for having the strongest 2A athletic program in the state.[9]
Arts
Carrboro High School is now home to three a cappella groups. Students also perform a fall play, an annual spring musical and several One Acts performances (which are all written, directed and performed by students).
Principals
- Jeff Thomas, 2007–2008[2]
- Kelly Batten, 2008–2012[10]
- LaVerne Mattocks, 2012–2017
- Beverly Rudolph, 2017–2023
- Helena Thomas, 2023–present
References
- ^ a b c "Carrboro High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "Carrboro High School FAQ".
- ^ "Carrboro High School in Carrboro, NC". US News. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ McConnell, Brighton. "Carrboro High Principal Selection Announced; Interim Principal Chosen for Chapel Hill High". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Find North Carolina High Schools". US News. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ deBruyn, Jason. "High schools with highest SAT scores in Raleigh-Durham area". Triangle Business Journal.
- ^ "Academy of International Studies at CHS". sites.google.com. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "MileSplit North Carolina - Tanglewood Invitational Ends Regular Season". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19.
- ^ "Snap! Manage". nc.8to18.com. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Carrboro High gets new principal". WRAL.com. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2023.