Carrboro High School
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Carrboro High School is a suburban non-charter high school located in Carrboro
, North Carolina
. It is located close to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
. Carrboro High school is part of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
district which contains two other high schools, Chapel Hill High School and East Chapel Hill High School
. When the school was being named, there was some controversy over whether it should be named Carrboro High School or South Chapel Hill High School, as some parents feared that not including the "prestigious" name associated with the other Chapel Hill schools would hurt their children's chances when applying to college. In addition, there was some debate about its name considering that most of Carrboro High's students come from Chapel Hill and not Carrboro. Its first year of operation was 2007-2008 and its principal was Jeff Thomas, a former vice principal from Chapel Hill High School. Kelly Batten was named principal in August 2008.
in that it offers a high number of AP classes. 9% of students in the 2009-2010 school year were enrolled in an AP class. The average SAT score is 1,183, which is significantly above the state-wide and national averages. It was named a School of Distinction for the 2009-2010 school year. Carrboro High School has a graduation rate of 94%,which is higher than the district and state average. In the Washington Post 2010 Challenge Index National Rankings, Carrboro High School was ranked 144th in the nation, and 6th in the state, above both East Chapel Hill High School and Chapel Hill High School.
Carrboro High School opened for the 2007-2008 school year without an arts wing, but offered a small number of performing arts courses and rented local theaters for dramatic productions over the next few years. The auditorium was originally slated to open in 2011. However, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board voted in 2009 to postpone construction until 2014. After pressure from students, parents and the arts community, the school board acquiesced and moved the CHS Arts Wing to the top of its construction priorities. Using Qualified School Construction Bonds, the Orange County Commissioners provided funding for the project and construction began in April 2010. The wing was completed in January 2011.
Carrboro High's academic teams, including Quiz Bowl and Model UN, have achieved statewide success, the Quiz Bowl Team finishing first in the state for public schools and fifth in the state overall in 2011.
Carrboro cross-country
won the school's first trophy from its second place finish in the Open race at the Tanglewood Invitational, held in Winston Salem. Carrboro High's girls cross country team won the state championship in 2009 and 2010 and the boys cross country team won the state championship in 2010.
Field hockey
is sometimes credited with the first win for Carrboro High, as it won a game at a tournament over the summer, but this was not the first regular season win. The field hockey team was rejected from the 2009 State Tournament via a powerball lottery. Despite this, they were also the first CHS team to defeat the State Team, East Chapel Hill. Tennis
is credited with the first official win, winning in their first match.
The school's swim team
placed third in the NC 2A state championship meet where Ken Ryan broke the 2A state record for 50 meter free. In both the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 seasons the men's swimming team won the state championships.
Carrboro's Track Team had many students who went to States in its first two years. The 4x4 mens team came in 5th with two seniors, Cardin Jones, Evan Arant, and two freshmen, Dylan Arant and Michael Juschuk. Cardin Jones came in 1st in the 400 meter race. David Brooks placed second in the long jump. The girls' track and field team won the State Championship in 2011, due to their strong distance squad, and largely in part to Grace Morken, individual champion in the 1600 and 800 meter runs.
Carrboro, North Carolina
Carrboro is a town in Orange County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 19,582 at the 2010 census. The town, which is part of the Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan statistical area, was named after North Carolina industrialist Julian Shakespeare Carr.Located near Chapel Hill and...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. It is located close to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
. Carrboro High school is part of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is a school district which educates over ten thousand students in the southeastern part of Orange County, North Carolina. Being near three major universities as well as the Research Triangle Park, it serves one of the best educated populations in the United States...
district which contains two other high schools, Chapel Hill High School and East Chapel Hill High School
East Chapel Hill High School
East Chapel Hill High School is a public high school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It is the second high school of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district which contains two other high schools, Chapel Hill High School and Carrboro High School. The school's principal is Eileen Tully, and...
. When the school was being named, there was some controversy over whether it should be named Carrboro High School or South Chapel Hill High School, as some parents feared that not including the "prestigious" name associated with the other Chapel Hill schools would hurt their children's chances when applying to college. In addition, there was some debate about its name considering that most of Carrboro High's students come from Chapel Hill and not Carrboro. Its first year of operation was 2007-2008 and its principal was Jeff Thomas, a former vice principal from Chapel Hill High School. Kelly Batten was named principal in August 2008.
Academics
Carrboro High School is similar to Chapel Hill High School and East Chapel Hill High SchoolEast Chapel Hill High School
East Chapel Hill High School is a public high school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It is the second high school of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district which contains two other high schools, Chapel Hill High School and Carrboro High School. The school's principal is Eileen Tully, and...
in that it offers a high number of AP classes. 9% of students in the 2009-2010 school year were enrolled in an AP class. The average SAT score is 1,183, which is significantly above the state-wide and national averages. It was named a School of Distinction for the 2009-2010 school year. Carrboro High School has a graduation rate of 94%,which is higher than the district and state average. In the Washington Post 2010 Challenge Index National Rankings, Carrboro High School was ranked 144th in the nation, and 6th in the state, above both East Chapel Hill High School and Chapel Hill High School.
Carrboro High School opened for the 2007-2008 school year without an arts wing, but offered a small number of performing arts courses and rented local theaters for dramatic productions over the next few years. The auditorium was originally slated to open in 2011. However, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board voted in 2009 to postpone construction until 2014. After pressure from students, parents and the arts community, the school board acquiesced and moved the CHS Arts Wing to the top of its construction priorities. Using Qualified School Construction Bonds, the Orange County Commissioners provided funding for the project and construction began in April 2010. The wing was completed in January 2011.
Carrboro High's academic teams, including Quiz Bowl and Model UN, have achieved statewide success, the Quiz Bowl Team finishing first in the state for public schools and fifth in the state overall in 2011.
Athletics
Carrboro High School is a 2A high school in North Carolina. It offers the same varsity sports as Chapel Hill High School. Carrboro High School has access to a baseball field, a softball field, a track, a gymnasium, and two general practice fields.Carrboro cross-country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
won the school's first trophy from its second place finish in the Open race at the Tanglewood Invitational, held in Winston Salem. Carrboro High's girls cross country team won the state championship in 2009 and 2010 and the boys cross country team won the state championship in 2010.
Field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
is sometimes credited with the first win for Carrboro High, as it won a game at a tournament over the summer, but this was not the first regular season win. The field hockey team was rejected from the 2009 State Tournament via a powerball lottery. Despite this, they were also the first CHS team to defeat the State Team, East Chapel Hill. Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
is credited with the first official win, winning in their first match.
The school's swim team
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
placed third in the NC 2A state championship meet where Ken Ryan broke the 2A state record for 50 meter free. In both the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 seasons the men's swimming team won the state championships.
Carrboro's Track Team had many students who went to States in its first two years. The 4x4 mens team came in 5th with two seniors, Cardin Jones, Evan Arant, and two freshmen, Dylan Arant and Michael Juschuk. Cardin Jones came in 1st in the 400 meter race. David Brooks placed second in the long jump. The girls' track and field team won the State Championship in 2011, due to their strong distance squad, and largely in part to Grace Morken, individual champion in the 1600 and 800 meter runs.