North Augusta High School
| North Augusta High School | |
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 Logo of North Augusta High School featuring the school's mascot. | |
| Address | |
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2000 Knobcone Avenue North Augusta, South Carolina 29841 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | High school |
| Motto | Crescat Scientia, Animis Opibusque Parati |
| Established | 1910 |
| School district | Aiken County Public School District |
| Principal | John Murphy |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,019 (2018) |
| Campus size | 50 acres (200,000 m2) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) |
Black and gold |
| Mascot | Yellow Jacket |
| Website | http://www.acpsd.net/Domain/23 http://www.northaugustahighschool.net |
North Augusta High School is a four-year public high school located in North Augusta, South Carolina. Approximately 2,000 students attend the school. The school offers over thirty student organizations including Future Business Leaders of America, National Beta Club, NAHS Jacket Regiment, Engineering Team, NJROTC, National Honor Society, Academic Team, Foreign Language Clubs, Art Club, and a Mock Trial team. North Augusta is an AP Magnet School and is partnered with the National Math and Science Initiative to provide various programs, resources, and help to students enrolled in AP courses at the school.
Sports
North Augusta High School's mascot is the Yellow Jacket. They compete in SCHSL Region 5-4A with Aiken, Airport, Brookland-Cayce, Midland Valley, and South Aiken. The school fields over twenty-five varsity and junior varsity teams. North Augusta High School's biggest rivals are fellow Aiken County institutions, Midland Valley High School and South Aiken High School. North Augusta also shares a rivalry with Strom Thurmond High School and Lexington High School (Lexington, South Carolina). The North Augusta Jacket Regiment, the school marching band, contends in rigorous competitions throughout the Southeast, resulting in a myriad of trophies and awards. The band annually participates in the SCBDA Lower State and State Finals. North Augusta High is also home to sporting leagues such as football, baseball, softball, cross country, track and field, basketball, tennis, golf, swim team, and soccer. The sports teams at North Augusta have secured many state championships, most recently in 2017 and 2018 which saw the girl's basketball team compile a record of 54-1 over the two seasons and win back to back state championships; also in 2017 the men's 4 × 4 100m track team finished first in the state.
New construction
Beginning in 2014, new construction began across campus to renovate and replace the aged buildings on campus. A new science and technology building, cafeteria, classrooms, and parking has been added behind the old portion of the school. Currently as of December 2017, the old cafeteria has been torn down and is being replaced with new upperclassmen rooms. The newest expansion is expected to open in 2018.
Notable alumni
- Parker Collins ,National Football League football player Pittsburgh Steelers
- Matt Hazel,National Football League football player
- Craig Baynham, former National Football League football player
- Matt Campbell, former National Football League football player
- Tyler Colvin, Major League Baseball player
- Fred Vinson, former National Football League football player
- Charlie Waters, former National Football League football player
External links
Coordinates: 33°32′10″N 81°58′24″W / 33.5362464°N 81.9734487°W