Cedar Ridge High School
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Cedar Ridge High School is a school in Hillsborough
, North Carolina
. It was officially opened in 2002, and at the time only served students in grades nine through eleven. The original student body was primarily made up of students in the southern portion of Orange High School's attendance area (in general, areas south of US Highway 70, exclusive of the attendance areas of Chapel Hill High School and East Chapel Hill High School
). The first senior class graduated in 2004. As of the 2006-2007 school year, Cedar Ridge is running on the block schedule, with two different sets of four classes every semester.
Alisa R. McLean, formerly the principal of A. L. Stanback Middle School, served as the school's principal from 2002 through 2005 (in addition to serving during the planning year of 2001-2002). She was assisted during the school's inaugural year by assistant principals Dr. Rodney Trice (now serving with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, John Heath, and Daniel Davis (who now serves as principal of Carder Elementary School in Corning, New York
). Upon McLean's resignation in 2005 to pursue doctoral studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and to serve as assistant director of the North Carolina Principal's Executive Program, she was succeeded by Gary Thornburg, who had previously served as principal of Walter M. Williams High School. As of 2010, McLean served as principal for four years (including the planning year), while Thornburg served for five. McLean now serves as Assistant Superintendent of the Alamance-Burlington School System. On April 19, 2010, John Wheeler, was announced as Thornburg's successor, effective July 1, 2010. Wheeler had served as CRHS Assistant Principal for six years.
Authorized to offer the IB Diploma Programme since July 2004, Cedar Ridge currently has 54 juniors and seniors enrolled in the two-year IB program at its school. IB students must complete an extended essay and a Theory of Knowledge course to graduate with an IB diploma, and also must obtain 150 CAS (creativity, action, service) hours.
Cedar Ridge High School is also known for its award winning band program under the direction of conductor Patrica Quigley. The program consists of two jazz bands, a marching band, a Symphonic Band, and also a Wind Ensemble.
Though no athletic team at Cedar Ridge has won a state championship, the school has had many individual state champions in track and swimming. The Baseball team is a perennial contender for conference titles and running deep into the playoffs, and the Football, Boys and Girls Soccer, and Volleyball teams have all had strong playoff runs in the past few years.
Hillsborough, North Carolina
Hillsborough is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,653 at the 2008 census. It is the county seat of Orange County....
, 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 was officially opened in 2002, and at the time only served students in grades nine through eleven. The original student body was primarily made up of students in the southern portion of Orange High School's attendance area (in general, areas south of US Highway 70, exclusive of the attendance areas of 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...
). The first senior class graduated in 2004. As of the 2006-2007 school year, Cedar Ridge is running on the block schedule, with two different sets of four classes every semester.
Alisa R. McLean, formerly the principal of A. L. Stanback Middle School, served as the school's principal from 2002 through 2005 (in addition to serving during the planning year of 2001-2002). She was assisted during the school's inaugural year by assistant principals Dr. Rodney Trice (now serving with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, John Heath, and Daniel Davis (who now serves as principal of Carder Elementary School in Corning, New York
Corning (city), New York
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). Upon McLean's resignation in 2005 to pursue doctoral studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and to serve as assistant director of the North Carolina Principal's Executive Program, she was succeeded by Gary Thornburg, who had previously served as principal of Walter M. Williams High School. As of 2010, McLean served as principal for four years (including the planning year), while Thornburg served for five. McLean now serves as Assistant Superintendent of the Alamance-Burlington School System. On April 19, 2010, John Wheeler, was announced as Thornburg's successor, effective July 1, 2010. Wheeler had served as CRHS Assistant Principal for six years.
Authorized to offer the IB Diploma Programme since July 2004, Cedar Ridge currently has 54 juniors and seniors enrolled in the two-year IB program at its school. IB students must complete an extended essay and a Theory of Knowledge course to graduate with an IB diploma, and also must obtain 150 CAS (creativity, action, service) hours.
Cedar Ridge High School is also known for its award winning band program under the direction of conductor Patrica Quigley. The program consists of two jazz bands, a marching band, a Symphonic Band, and also a Wind Ensemble.
Though no athletic team at Cedar Ridge has won a state championship, the school has had many individual state champions in track and swimming. The Baseball team is a perennial contender for conference titles and running deep into the playoffs, and the Football, Boys and Girls Soccer, and Volleyball teams have all had strong playoff runs in the past few years.