Heide Trask High School

Heide Trask Senior High School
Location
14328 NC Hwy 210
Rocky Point, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates 34°26′23″N 77°53′46″W / 34.4398°N 77.8960°W / 34.4398; -77.8960Coordinates: 34°26′23″N 77°53′46″W / 34.4398°N 77.8960°W / 34.4398; -77.8960
Information
Type Public
School district Pender County Schools
Principal Michael Taylor[1]
Faculty 46.0 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment 650[2] (2007–08)
Student to teacher ratio 14.1:1[2]
Color(s) Black, Royal Blue, Silver
Slogan "Team work makes the DREAM work"
Mascot Titus the Titan
Nickname Titantown
Website Website

Heide Trask Sr. High is a high school in eastern Rocky Point, North Carolina It is inside the Pender County School District. Its current principal is Tosha Diggs (not anymore).[1]

Trask High has a population of around 700 students. Trask is commonly called "Titantown" among its students and is looked at more as an athletic school than a fine arts school.

History

Heide Trask High School is named after C. Heide Trask, a member of the North Carolina State Highway Commission. The school's campus is built on land dontated by the Trask family. Heide Trask High School opened in 2002 to prevent overcrowding at another local high school, Pender High School.[3] [4]

Sports

Student athletic eligibility is determined by the successful passing of fifty percent of the classes in the semester prior to the semester of the sport participation. Serving as an on-campus intern, teacher assistant, and media assistant does not count as a class for eligibility. Students must be present in school no less than 85% of the semester in order to be eligible for the next semester’s sport season. Heide Trask Sr High School currently provides the following sports:

  • Cheerleading
  • Cross Country
  • Golf
  • J.V. Baseball
  • J.V. Football
  • J.V. Softball
  • J.V. Volleyball
  • Men's JV Basketball
  • Men's Soccer
  • Men's Varsity Basketball
  • Track
  • Varsity Baseball
  • Varsity Football
  • Varsity Softball
  • Varsity Volleyball
  • Winter Guard Ensemble
  • Women's Soccer
  • Women's Varsity Basketball
  • Wrestling
  • Band
  • Colorguard
  • Raider Challenge
  • Drill

Clubs

Many Trask students not only take pride in their athletics, but in other extra-curricular activities such as clubs.

  • Student Government
  • National Honors Society (NHS)
  • Spanish Club
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
  • Science Club
  • Science Olympiad
  • Key Club
  • HOSA
  • Art Club
  • GSA
  • FFA
  • Key Club
  • Latin Dance Club

References

  1. 1 2 Heide Trask Sr. High School website. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  2. 1 2 3 "Heide Trask High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2010-04-11. "Students: 650 (2007-2008)"
  3. ↑ "About". Heide Trask High School Senior High School. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Steelman, Ben. "Who are the Trasks?". www.myreporter.com. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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