North Hall High School - Hall County, Georgia

infobox Public School
name = North Hall High School
established = 1957
location = Gainesville, Georgia
country = USA
system = Hall County Schools
principal = Joe Gheesling, Ph.D
staff = 112
enrollment = 1190
grades = 9-12
conference = GHSA Div. 7-AAA
motto = Providing Challenges…Forseeing Success
mascot = Trojan
yearbook = The Trojan
newspaper = The Forum
colors = Green & White
rivals = Gainesville High School
Chestatee High School
Flowery Branch High School

North Hall High School is a public four year comprehensive high school located in the northern portion of Hall County, Georgia in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. North Hall serves the communities of Gainesville, Murrayville and Clermont and is located about 10 miles north of Gainesville City and 15 miles south of Dahlonega, Georgia.

About North Hall

North Hall High School opened its doors in 1957 as the first high school in Hall County. Following North Hall was South Hall, now Johnson High School, as well as West Hall High School. The school remains in the original building with several additions. The original library serves as the main office and counselors' offices, and the original lunchroom is now the artroom. The campus is divided into halls. One hall mostly contains math, foreign language, and literature classrooms; another is mostly for science and history; a third hall houses tech courses such as welding, agriculture, construction, drafting, art, and machining; and a fourth hall, built in 1997, is home to fine arts classes such as band, chorus, and drama. The fourth hall also houses a new gymnasium and athletic complex consisting of a football stadium, baseball field, track, tennis courts, softball fields, batting cages, and air conditioned field houses.

Administration

*Joe Gheesling Ph.D - Principal
*Harold Daniels - Asst. Principal/Athletic Director
*Dwayne Daniels - Asst. Principal
*Twyla Sherland - Asst. Principal

Adjacent schools

* North - White County High School
* South - Gainesville High School
* East - East Hall High School
* West - Lumpkin County High School
* SouthWest - Chestatee High School

Academics

*A qualified International Baccalaureate (IB) school. North Hall has a 5-Star rating by the Great Schools Association and also a 4-Star satisfactory rating by parents voted on in 2007.
*A Pupil/Teacher ratio of 16:1
*The school currently offers many Advanced Placement/Honors Courses.
*Highest Junior Graduation Test Scores in State.Fact|date=October 2008
*99.3% of Juniors passed the math portion of the Graduation Test.Fact|date=October 2008
*2007 Graduates: 207, 55.7% eligible for HOPE Scholarship

Demographics

*White/Caucasian - 91%
*Hispanic - 7%
*Black/Other - 2%

tatistics

North Hall has an even gender distribution of 50.5% male and 49.5% female.

Notable Alumni

* Tommy Aaron - professional golfer, 1973 Masters Tournament winner
* Doug Collins - Georgia State Representative(R)
* Jody Davis - former catcher for Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves baseball teams
* Billy Greer - bass guitarist for progressive rock band, Kansas
* Corey Hulsey - former NFL Oakland Raiders football player
* Robin Spriggs - author/actor

Feeder schools

Middle schools

* North Hall MS

Elementary schools

* Wauka Mountain ES
* Mt. Vernon ES
* Riverbend ES

Extracurricular activities

* Humane Society
* Marching Band
* Cheerleading
* FFA
* JHBA
* HOSA
* Spanish
* French
* DECA
* Thespians
* FBLA
* FCA
* Beta

Athletics

In recent years the North Hall Trojans have qualified for the state AAA playoffs in eight sports or more each year, with several seeing Final Four and state appearances.Fact|date=July 2008 The following is a list of competing athletics at North Hall.
*Football
*Volleyball
*Boys Basketball
*Girls Basketball
*Wrestling
*Marching Band
*Cheerleading
*Boys Soccer
*Girls Soccer
*Cross Country
*Track & Field
*Boys Golf
*Girls Golf
*Softball
*Boys Tennis
*Girls Tennis

Cross Country

North Hall's Boys Cross Country team won the school's first team athletic state title in 2006. The Trojans, led by senior team captain Albert Harrison, defeated the 18 time defending champions Westminster at the state meet 42-57. The Trojans, coached by Jean Foster, Danny Thomas, and Jane Harrison, finished the season 6th in all classifications in Georgia.Fact|date=February 2008

Football

In the past four years the team has secured the following...
*3 Region 7-AAA Titles
*3 SubRegion 7A-AAA Titles
*2 Undefeated Regular Seasons
*7 Playoff Victories
*3 AAA State Quarterfinal Appearances
*1 AAA State Semifinal Appearances
*3 State Power Rankings (9th, 5th, & 1st)
*3 State Rankings (8th, 7th, & 3rd)
*1 National Ranking (23rd)
*Overall Record of 42-8

Clubs

*FFA
*FBLA
*FCA
*JHBA
*Skills USA
*Spanish
*French
*FCCLA
*Beta
*Thespians
*Key Club

Theater

*Jan Ewing - DirectorNorth Hall's Drama program is "Hollow Horse Productions" which is currently under the direction of Jan Ewing. The Drama Department took 2nd place in the 2007 Region 7-AAA contest losing to Gainesville High School. The Program performed "Once Upon a Mattress". The program is sponsored by the International Thespian Society and the Educational Theatre Association. Members of the theater program also participate in community activities, including food drives and mentoring.

Recent shows

*Once Upon A Mattress
*Fools
*The Curious Savage
*How To Eat Like A Child
*Oliver

Upcoming shows

*The Compleat Wks of Wllm Skspr (Abridged!)
*The Miracle Worker
*Heart's Desire
*Godspell
*A Midsummer's Night Dream
*Seussical
*Les Misérables

Improv Troupe

The Drama program supports a student-run Improv troupe which opens one-night performances monthly, generally.

Band

*Alan Kirkland - Director of Bands (2004-Present)
*Aaron Hughes - Asst. Director of Bands/Drum Instructor (2006-Present)The North Hall High School Band Program consists of a Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band, and several Chamber Ensembles. The current director of bands is Alan Kirkland, who is in his 4th year at North Hall. As of 2008 the band program is 70+ members strong and competes in A, AA, and AAA classes.

Officers 2008-09

*Kory Stringer - Drum Major
*Brandie Garrett - Woodwind Captain
*Taylor Janney - High Brass Captain
*Evan Abernathy - Low Brass Captain
*Jacob Carney - Low Brass Captain
*Quentin Brady - Percussion Captain
*Sarah Howell - Pit Captain
*Brittani Matthews - Guard Captain
*Miranda Tumlin - Guard Captain
*Lauren Carney - Librarian
*Kayleigh Smith - Librarian
*Dillon Hutchinson - Business Captain
*Cassy Westmoreland - Personnel Captain

Marching Trojans

The marching program at North Hall performs and competes under the name 'Marching Trojans' and has approximately 40 winds, 20 percussion, 14 color guard, and a feature twirler as of 2007. The marching band performs halftime at each football game as well as pregame at homefield in The Brickyard. The band competed 3 times in 2007 earning straight superiors in each field and coming in the top 5 the last 2 of the 3.

The 50th Reunion Alumni Band 2007

During the 2007 football season the school was celebrating its 50th anniversary and the band contributed by forming an alumni band with present and past members from the past 45 years. The band being 45 years old had 2 original members on the field at pregame, 7 former drum majors, and former band director Larry Sims contucted the alumni band through the National Anthem at pregame before the North Hall vs. Gilmer County game. There were over 120 members from all over the country who came to participate and the North Hall band went from smallest, to biggest in Region 7-AAA, if only for a night.Fact|date=January 2008

Halftime/Competition

*2008 - Escape
*2007 - Spanish Fiesta & Themes of James Bond
*2006 - A Gangster's Chronicle
*2005 - Scenes of the American West
*2004 - A Night of Jazz
*2003 - Movin' Out

Competitions

Valhalla Classic 2007
*2nd in Class A
* Band - 1
* Percussion - 1
* Color Guard - 2
* Drum Major - 1

Heart Of Georgia Invitational 2007
* 5th in Class AA
* 7th Overall
* Band - 1
* Percussion - 1
* Color Guard - 2
* Drum Major - 1

Old South Marching Festival 2007
* 1st in Class AAA
* 5th Overall
* Band - 1
* Percussion - 1
* Color Guard - 2
* Drum Major - 1
* Feature Twirler - 1

ymphonic Band

The concert season sees the 'NHHS Symphonic Band' perform a winter, spring, and festival performance as well as National Adjudicators Invitationals the past 2 years and a stage show performance every other year. The band earns straight superiors each year and performs level 4 and 5 at festival. In 2008 the band performed a Level 5 performance at the Georgia LGPE Festival earning straight superiors.

Jazz Band

The North Hall Jazz Band usually makes appearances around the state of Georgia during spring semester. And is well known in the community for the 2007 benefit concert to raise money for the Enterprise High School Band of Enterprise, Alabama after a tornado struck the school and demolished 20% of the school. The band, all in all, raised over $5000 for EHS.

External links

* School - http://hallco.org/nhhs/main
* Football - http://nthfootball.com
* Band - http://northhallhsband.com

References