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Northern Nash High School Address 4230 Green Hills Road
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 27804
United StatesCoordinates 35°59′56″N 77°53′29″W / 35.9987646°N 77.8913711°WCoordinates: 35°59′56″N 77°53′29″W / 35.9987646°N 77.8913711°W[1] Information Established 1965 School district Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools CEEB Code 343365 Principal Michael "Chip" Hodges Teaching staff 86 (as of 2005–06)[2] Grades 9–12 Enrollment 1,388 (as of 2005–06)[2] Student to teacher ratio 16.1 (as of 2005–06)[2] School Color(s) Green and Gold Athletics conference Big East Mascot Knight Website Northern Nash High School Northern Nash High School is a high school located in Nash County just a few miles outside of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina city limits. It is located approximately 4 miles (6 km) from Nash Community College, just off Highway 64 bypass.
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History
Northern Nash High School opened in 1965, consolidating the former Red Oak High School, Benvenue High School and Swift Creek High School. As such, it was one of the first integrated schools in Rocky Mount.[3]
Campus
Curriculum
Northern Nash offers Cisco Networking Academy courses in its technical education offerings.[4]
Extracurricular activities
===Athletics===
Wrestling
The Wrestling team of Northern Nash recently became the Conference Champions of the Big East for 2010. The team included around 20 students, included seniors Joe Young, Chris Melton, and Jermyus Silver. The Wrestling team also had 5 of their members make it to the State Competitions, and that included Joe Young, Tavis Richardson, Bryan Sweet, Denzel Perry, and Kris Horton.
Notable alumni
- J. J. Arrington, NFL player[5]
- Luther Barnes, gospel singer[6]
- Billy Godwin, East Carolina University baseball coach[7]
- Terrence J, television personality[8]
- Charles Pittman, former NBA basketball player
- Phil Valentine, syndicated talk show host
- Roy A. Cooper, attorney general of North Carolina
- David C Cruz, Celebrity Hair Stylist,[9][10]
References
- ^ "Northern Nash High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:991294. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
- ^ a b c "School Detail for Northern Nash High". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3703270&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=370327001351.
- ^ Hunter, Ned B. (2003-01-18). "Residents reflect on civil rights struggle". Rocky Mount Telegram.
- ^ Jordan, Natalie (2004-08-30). "High schools offer health care studies". Rocky Mount Telegram. "Nash-Rocky Mount high schools are giving students an alternative to the traditional high school education through career and technical education academies... The Cisco and Health and Sciences academies initiatives are introducing students to an array of career opportunities."
- ^ "Former Northern Nash star receives honor". Rocky Mount Telegram. 2004-12-14. "...Northern Nash High School got an All-America of its own Monday. J.J. Arrington, a former star football player at the school, was selected to The Associated Press All-America team."
- ^ Stephens, Spaine (2003-12-23). "Great gospel". Rocky Mount Telegram. "After he graduated from Northern Nash High School in the mid-'70s, Barnes became the Sunset Jubilaires' lead singer."
- ^ Graff, Michael N. (2005-11-24). "Rocky Mount's Godwin rises to become ECU's baseball coach". Rocky Mount Telegram. "Regardless, another door opened for Godwin, a Northern Nash High School graduate."
- ^ McFarland, Laura (2007-12-17). "RM native can be seen as host on BET". Rocky Mount Telegram. http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/featr/content/features/stories/2007/12/27/Terrence.html.
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External links
Categories:- Educational institutions established in 1965
- High schools in North Carolina
- Schools in Nash County, North Carolina
- North Carolina school stubs
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