Eastern Wayne High School (EWHS) is a public high school located in Wayne County, North Carolina

Wayne County, North Carolina

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, that opened in 1969. It is classified as a 3-A school with enrollment estimated at 1100 students. The school mascot is the Warrior, and its school colors are navy blue and gold. The school recently received a Silver Medal designation in U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best High Schools” rankings, and had a graduation rate of 91.1%.

Eastern Wayne's mission statement is: Eastern Wayne High School will ensure that graduates have the knowledge and skills to face the challenges of a lifetime. This will be accomplished through a performance-based curriculum taught by a professional staff in a safe and caring environment. Its motto is: Armed to Succeed, Prepared to Lead.

Athletics

Eastern Wayne is a 3-A school in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association

North Carolina High School Athletic Association

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is the governing organization of high school athletics in North Carolina, United States. The association maintains the official rule books and governs the officiating standards across the state....

 (NCHSAA). Sports offered include: Cross Country

Cross country running

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, Football

American football

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, Golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

, Soccer, Tennis

Tennis

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, Women's Volleyball

Volleyball

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, Basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, Swimming

Swimming (sport)

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, Wrestling

Wrestling

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, Baseball

Baseball

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, Softball

Softball

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, Track & Field, & Cheerleading

Cheerleading

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Extra Curricular Activities/Clubs

EWHS has a variety of student-lead organizations including FFA

FFA

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, FBLA, FCS, TSA, HOSA

HOSA

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, Math Club, Science Club, Key Club

Key Club

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, National Honor Society

National Honor Society

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, National Art Honor Society, National Theatre Arts Honor Society, Ambassadors, SADD, Career/Technical Education Honor Society, and Student Government.