- North Gwinnett High School
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North Gwinnett High School 
Address 20 Level Creek Rd.
Suwanee, Georgia, 30024, United StatesCoordinates 34°05′08″N 84°04′16″W / 34.085608°N 84.071075°WCoordinates: 34°05′08″N 84°04′16″W / 34.085608°N 84.071075°W Information Established 1958 School board Gwinnett County Board of Education School district Gwinnett County Public Schools[1] Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks[1] Principal Ed Shaddix[2] Assistant principals Elizabeth Rieken
Jill Chalk
Laura Beth Short
Kirsten Baker
Teresa Siebenbruner
Anthony Smith
Brad Siegfried[2]Chief custodian Buddy Phillips Grades 9–12 Average class size 30 Colour(s) Red, black, white Mascot Bulldogs Rival Norcross High School Newspaper The Red & Black Website North Gwinnett High School North Gwinnett High School (NGHS) is a public high school in Suwanee, Georgia. The school is part of the school district Gwinnett County Public Schools.[1] The Superintendent of the district is J. Alvin Wilbanks and the Principal is Ed Shaddix.[1]
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History
North Gwinnett High School was established in 1958. It was built in a former cotton field between the communities of Suwanee and Sugar Hill for the purpose of consolidating the two communities' separate high schools, Suwanee High School and Sugar Hill High School. The land for the school was donated by the estate of Tom Robinson, for whom the NGHS football field is named.[3]
In its early years, NGHS was a small school. In 1960, the school served grades 8 through 12 and there were 328 students enrolled.[3] The eighth grade was eliminated after a new middle school was built during the 1973-1974 school year. By that year, NGHS had 606 students. The school grew dramatically in the subsequent decades. Enrollment reached 1,000 for the first time in the 1988-1989 school year and has been over 2,800.[3] For the 2011-2012 school year, enrollment is reported as 2,670.[4]
North Gwinnett High School figured in Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools (503 US 60 - Supreme Court 1992), a U.S. Supreme Court case that was decided in 1992. A female student at the school had accused a teacher of sexual harassment and sued the school district for monetary damages for not stopping the harassment after she complained to school authorities. The federal district court ruled that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, under which she sued, did not allow for monetary damages. The appeals court affirmed that ruling, but the Supreme Court overturned that decision. The Supreme Court found that Title IX does allow for monetary damages, thus returning the student's case to lower courts.[5][6]
Mentorship
Every student at NGHS is provided with an adult mentor.[1] Students have "Advisement Lessons" with their mentor at least once a week.[1] Freshman at NGHS are also given student mentors.[1]
Awards
In 2009, North Gwinnett High School received the silver award for the Single Statewide Accountability System.[7] In 2010, the Department of Education named the school as one of the Advanced Placement Honors Schools.[7]
Student life
Students are offered numerous activities in athletics, clubs, and leadership groups such as the NGHS Beta Society, Student Council, and Relay for Life.[8]
Notable faculty
- Willie Gary (American football), football coach
Notable alumni
- Charlie Blackmon, baseball player
- Jared Cook, American football player
- Chip Rogers, politician
- Dennis Roland (American football coach)
- Major Wingate, basketball player
- Blake Wood, baseball player
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "NGHS Student Handbook 2011-2012". North Gwinnett High School. http://www.northgwinnett.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/NGHS-Student-Handbook1011updated1.pdf. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Administration". North Gwinnett High School. http://northgwinnett.com/admin/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73&Itemid=68. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ a b c History of North Gwinnett High School, Gwinnett County Public Schools website, accessed August 26, 2011
- ^ North Gwinnett High profile, Gwinnett County Public Schools website, accessed August 26, 2011
- ^ Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools, 503 US 60 - Supreme Court 1992
- ^ Ga. woman may seek monetary damages from school, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 27, 1992
- ^ a b "Awards and Honors". North Gwinnett High School. http://northgwinnett.com/admin/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=89&Itemid=79. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ [1], additional text.
External Links Categories:- Schools in Gwinnett County, Georgia
- High schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Educational institutions established in 1958
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