North Caroline High School

North Caroline High School
Location
Ridgely, Maryland
United States
Coordinates 38°54′30.5″N 75°50′29″W / 38.908472°N 75.84139°W / 38.908472; -75.84139Coordinates: 38°54′30.5″N 75°50′29″W / 38.908472°N 75.84139°W / 38.908472; -75.84139
Information
Type Public Secondary
Motto "You Can't Hide that Bulldog Pride"
School district Caroline County Public Schools (Maryland)
Principal Dr. Michael Smith
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,200
Campus Rural
Color(s) White and Blue
Mascot Bulldogs
Yearbook The North Carolinean
Website North Caroline High School

North Caroline High School is located in Ridgely, Maryland and is part of the Caroline County Public Schools (Maryland) system. The school serves approximately 1,200 students in grades nine to twelve.[1] Students generally live in the northern area of Caroline County in Ridgely, Greensboro, Denton, and a number of smaller towns. Lockerman Middle School serves as the feeder school.

Administration

  • Principal: Dr. Michael Smith.[2]
  • Assistant Principal: Ms. Nicole Fisher[3]
  • Assistant Principal: Mr. Rob Willoughby

Academics

Students are grouped into one of the following clusters based on their future career choices:

Within these clusters, students choose majors that dictate their course choices.[4]

Students have the opportunity of simultaneously attending the Caroline Career and Technology Center located adjacent to the school building.

NCHS also offers a growing number of Advanced Placement courses, including Art, Biology, Calculus AB, English Language, English Literature, French Language, Government and Politics, Psychology, Spanish Language, and U.S. History.[1]

Athletics

Students at NCHS can participate in the following sports:

NCHS sports teams participate in the Maryland 2A division, as based on their enrollment numbers.[9]

In 1987, the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletics Association awarded NCHS the Jack Willard Memorial Award during the boys' and girls' state basketball tournaments in recognition of their superior sportsmanship during the tournament.[6]

Clubs and organizations

Students at NCHS can participate in the following clubs and organizations:

Demographics

The student population consists of the following ethnicities:

31% of the students are eligible for the free or reduced-price lunch program.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Great Schools: North Caroline High School". GreatSchools Inc. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  2. ↑ "North Caroline High School Principal". North Caroline High School. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  3. ↑ "North Caroline High School Assistant Principal". North Caroline High School. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  4. ↑ Archived September 25, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. 1 2 Archived July 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. 1 2
  7. 1 2
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080303211119/http://cl.k12.md.us/NCHS/sports/sports.html. Archived from the original on March 3, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ "School Enrollment" (PDF). Mpssaa.org. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  10. ↑ Archived March 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
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