Kinston High School (North Carolina)
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Kinston High School is a high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

 located in Kinston
Kinston, North Carolina
Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,688 at the 2000 census. The population was estimated at 22,360 in 2008. It has been the county seat of Lenoir County since its formation in 1791 . Kinston is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks...

, 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...

, United States
United States
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. It is the largest school in the Lenoir County Public School System, serving approximately 1,200 students. Kinston High was built in the 1970s as an integrated high school to serve the city. The International Baccalaureate Programme started at Kinston High during the 2003-2004 school year.
Fall of 2004 Kinston High School was the first school in Lenoir County to start up a program called, Advancement Via Individual Determintation (AVID). This program began in California and from there it went around the world. Kinston High School Graduated the First AVID Class of Lenoir County in 2008 with 25 students receiving AVID Diplomas.

The 2007-08 Kinston boys basketball team won the NCHSAA Class 3-A State Championship.

It's the Vikings' first title since the 1960s.

Dallas Mavericks Star Jerry Stackhouse attended Kinston High School until his senior year (Oak Hill, VA transfer) and was on their basketball team.

Notable alumni

  • Reggie Bullock
    Reggie Bullock
    Reggie Bullock is an American college basketball player for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels from Kinston, NC. He attended Kinston High School...

    , college basketball player
  • Joshua Lovick, college baseball player
  • Cedric Maxwell
    Cedric Maxwell
    Cedric Bryan Maxwell is a retired American professional basketball player now in radio broadcasting. Nicknamed "Cornbread", he played 11 seasons in the NBA, and played a key role in two championships with the Boston Celtics.-College career:Maxwell was a star forward/center for the Charlotte 49ers...

    , NBA player, graduated 1973
  • Jerry Stackhouse
    Jerry Stackhouse
    Jerry Darnell Stackhouse is an American professional basketball player who plays both shooting guard and small forward. He most recently played for the Miami Heat. He is now an NBA TV analyst but remains as an eligible free agent....

    , NBA player

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