Northern Guilford High School
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Northern Guilford High School is a public high school located in Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...

, United States.

It opened its doors to students on January 29, 2008. The school was built because of the overcrowding of Northwest Guilford
Northwest Guilford High School
Northwest Guilford High School is a public high school in Guilford County, North Carolina. The school currently has an enrollment of 1,947 students in grades 9 through 12, making it the public school with the largest enrollment in Guilford County....

 and Northeast Guilford
Northeast Guilford High School
Northeast Guilford High School is a secondary school located in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA. The school serves grades nine through twelve, with an enrollment of 1265 students for the 2007 school year. Demographically, the school serves primarily Caucasian and African American students, who...

 high schools.

Art

Visual art classes consist of Art I, II, III, IV, and AP Art and are taught by Mary Ann Parah and Rachel Vieira.

Drama

Northern's drama classes include Drama I & II and Honors Advanced Theatre I & II and are taught by James Ewing and Heather Wiliams. In the 08-09 school year, the students performed A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...

, A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...

, and Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...

. And in the 09-10 school year, so far the students have performed Telekinetic, I was a Teenage Zombie; and Other High School Disasters (both written by Mr. Ewing), and The Mouse That Roared
The Mouse That Roared
The Mouse That Roared is a 1955 Cold War satirical novel by Irish-American writer Leonard Wibberley, which launched a series of satirical books about an imaginary country in Europe called the Duchy of Grand Fenwick...

.

Dance

Dance classes are taught by Kerrie Hudson and consist of Dance I & II.
The 2010-2011 school year options included Ballet I, Modern Dance I (Dance III), and Honors Advanced Dance, by audition only.

Athletics

In 2009, the Northern Basketball Team finished 30-3 and Won the 3A Title. However, they were later stripped of their state title due to residency issues.

The Northern Golf Team Won the 2010 3A State Title.

The Northern Guilford Nighthawks Football Team won the 3AA state championship in 2010 after winning the championship against Crest High School.

Student Athletes to receive Athletic Scholarships.

Jonathan Frye - Tulane University (basketball)
Keenan Allen - California Berkeley(football)
Gabe King- California Berkeley(football)
James Scales - University of Oregon(football)
Christian McCain- California Berkeley(football)
Maurice Harris - California Berkeley(football)
Rocco Scarfone- East Carolina University (football)
George Carter- University Of North Carolina (baseball)
Heather Baker- Western Carolina University (softball)
Dylan Berry- University of Roanoke (basketball)
Vontreece Hayes- Pfeiffer University (basketball)
Samantha Coffer- Elon University (basketball)
Molly Tahmaseb- Hollins University (basketball)

Northern Guilford's swim team has also won conference 3 years in a row. Ian Robinson and Regina Robertson were the MVPs for 2011. Northern Guilford's Men's soccer team has won conference the last 2 years and the Cross country team won conference in 2010.

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