New Hanover High School

New Hanover High School
Address
1307 Market Street Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401 United States
Information
Type	Public
School district	New Hanover County Schools
Superintendent	Dr. Al Lerch
Principal	Mr. Furr
Assistant principals	Jackie Blackmore, Katherine Florence, Phillip Sutton, Ben Thomas
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,721
Language	English
Color(s)	Orange and Black
Mascot	The Wildcats
Website	http://www.nhcs.k12.nc.us/nhhs/Home.htm

New Hanover High School is a high school located in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. New Hanover High is now the oldest present high school built in Wilmington.^[1] Recently the original building underwent a complete renovation to update the 1919 school to the 21st century. New Hanover is also the most diverse high school in New Hanover County. The school's ethnicity is 50% Caucasian, 43% African-American, 5% Hispanic and 2% of other ethnic classification. The school has an enrollment of 1,721 students. Before moving to its current location, the school was known as "Wilmington High School." As such, it opened in 1898, making the school today one of the oldest public high schools in North Carolina.

Sports

The tradition of Wildcat Athletics is exemplified in the 30 4-A State Championships. These include 13 Boys Basketball, 5 Baseball, 4 Football, 3 Boys Tennis, 3 Softball, and 3 Boys Golf.

The high school's gym was featured in a season 4 episode of the TV series One Tree Hill when the Tree Hill Ravens played their state semifinal game vs. Verona. It was also featured in the 1987 film Hiding Out.

Notable alumni

Can Someone Please Add Class Years For The Folks In This List?

• Cody Arnoux- Class of 2006 - played for Everton F.C., currently playing for Real Salt Lake in the MLS
• David Brinkley - longtime news anchor for NBC and ABC; famous for the Huntley-Brinkley Report and This Week
• Alge Crumpler - Class of 1996
• Rod Delmonico - former baseball coach at the University of Tennessee
• Roman Gabriel - former NFL quarterback (Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles)
• James Goodnight
• William D. Halyburton, Jr.
• Sonny Jurgensen - Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins)
• Charles P. Murray, Jr.
• Trot Nixon - Class of 1993
• Robert Ruark author of Something of Value
• Jay Ross - Class of 2006 (I think) - NFL Defensive Tackle Greenbay Packers
• George Shepard - former coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels ^[2]
• Clyde Simmons - former NFL defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals)
• Ty Walker - Class of 2008- plays for Wake Forest University

References

1. ^ Steelman, Ben. "What is the History of New Hanover High School?" StarNews. MyReporter. 3 Mar. 2010. 11 Jul. 2010.
2. ^ link

External links

• "New Hanover High School Fact Sheet." New Hanover County Schools. 2008.

Coordinates: 34°14′16″N 77°55′59″W / 34.2376699°N 77.9330431°W / 34.2376699; -77.9330431