Northwood High School (North Carolina)
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Northwood High School | |
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Address | |
310 Northwood High School Rd 27312 United States | |
Coordinates | 35°44′39″N 79°10′09″W / 35.7440347°N 79.1691806°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Established | 1972 |
School board | Chatham County Schools |
CEEB code | 343135 |
Principal | Bradford Walston |
Enrollment | 750 |
Color(s) | Gold and green |
Mascot | Charger |
Website | chatham |
Northwood High School is located in
History
Northwood High School opened in time for the 1972–1973 school year to replace the older Pittsboro High School which is now the headquarters of Chatham County Schools. The school was opened two school years after school integration (schools were not fully integrated in Chatham County until the 1970–1971 school year) as a way of consolidating black and white students into a larger facility than available at Pittsboro High.[3] The school building has changed little since its opening with the exception of a new math wing and modular classrooms. A green steel roof was added during the 2000–2001 school year. During the 2009–2010 school year the arts wing was remodeled and expanded and the gymnasium was renovated.
Northwood High School has held their annual commencement ceremonies on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill at the Dean Smith Center since 2008.
Principal: Bradford Walston (2018–present)
Athletics
Northwood currently provides the following JV and
Fall:
- Football
- Women's Volleyball
- Men's and Women's Cross-Country
- Men's Soccer
- Women's Tennis
- Women's Golf
- Cheerleading
Winter:
- Swimming
- Men's and Women's Basketball
- Men's and Women's Indoor Track
- Wrestling
Spring:
- Men's Golf
- Men's Tennis
- Club Lacrosse
- Women's Soccer
- Men's and Women's Track
- Baseball
- Softball
- Lacrosse
Student organizations
Northwood currently has around 48 clubs, such as
Marching band
Former director Eugene Cottrell led Northwood's marching band to its first ever all-superior season in 2002, an achievement repeated by the band numerous times under Cottrell's 15 years of leadership.[6][7] In 2004 The Marching Charger Band received a grant from the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation and was selected as an exemplary national model for band program development.[8] On October 7, 2006, The Marching Chargers placed 2nd in class and 11th overall nationally in The Yamaha Cup, a marching band competition held at Giant's Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[7] Under Cottrell's successor, Brett Cox, the marching band has continued to win championships at distinguished regional competitions including Western Alamance, The Brick Capital Classic, Danville Dixie Classic, and Union Pines.[9] In 2018, Jason Freeman took Brett Cox's place as head band director at Northwood High. Hagan Zoellers took the place of Jason Freeman as head band director beginning in the 2022–2023 school year.
Notable alumni
- Hailey Allen, Topcat Cheerleader for the Carolina Panthers[10]
- Austin Brice, MLB pitcher
- Tobais Palmer, NFL wide receiver[11]
- Drake Powell, class of 2024, five-star basketball recruit, committed to North Carolina
Notable staff
- NBA player, former ACC Player of the Year, assistant boys' basketball coach[12]
References
- ^ "Home page". Archived from the original on 2007-10-19. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
- ^ "About Northwood High School". Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ "When education moved from the few to many" (PDF). Chathamcountyline.org. September 2006. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ^ "Co-curricular Clubs & Organizations". Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ "Tri-M comes to Northwood". Chatham Journal. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ^ "Band director Eugene Cottrell says goodbye to Northwood". Chatham Journal. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ^ a b "Northwood Band ends competition season on high note". Chatham Journal. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ^ "FALL04" (PDF). Chathamcountyline.org. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ^ "Marching to a New Beat: Cox replaces Cottrell as band director – The Northwood Omniscient". Nhsomniscient.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ^ "WebExclusive: NHS grad makes Panthers' cheer team – The Northwood Omniscient". Nhsomniscient.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ^ "Tobais Palmer Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ^ Rojas, Asheebo (9 November 2023). "Tyler Zeller entering third year helping Northwood basketball". The Chatham News + Record.