Sanderson High School
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Sanderson's sports team play under the Sparta identity. The school's motto
is "Sumus Spartani. Sumus Optimi." which is Latin
for "We are the Spartans. We are the best." Their athletic director is Tony Lewis, also the head football coach. He assumed this position after Bob Catapano retired in 2010.
Sanderson's cheerleading squad has won multiple state championships recently under the leadership of coach Jocelyn Bradford, who is also the chief student government adviser at the school.
Sanderson's men's soccer team has won eleven 4A state soccer championships; they also once held the national record for most consecutive games without a loss at 103, which is still the state record.
Sanderson's wrestling team has placed top three in the conference the last five years and has won the conference championship two out of the last four years. The team is coached by Jeremy Barefoot and the team motto
is "Dedication...determination...DOMINATION!"
Coached by Ashley Taylor and assisted by Jason Bochart, Sanderson's men's cross country team won the 2009 NCHSAA 4A State Championship at Tanglewood Park.
Sanderson's JV and Varsity Cheerleading squads placed first in the Wake County Cheerleading Competition, as well as both winning Grand Champions. Varsity later went on to win 2nd place at the North Carolina Cheerleading State Championship.
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
is "Sumus Spartani. Sumus Optimi." which is Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
for "We are the Spartans. We are the best." Their athletic director is Tony Lewis, also the head football coach. He assumed this position after Bob Catapano retired in 2010.
Sanderson's cheerleading squad has won multiple state championships recently under the leadership of coach Jocelyn Bradford, who is also the chief student government adviser at the school.
Sanderson's men's soccer team has won eleven 4A state soccer championships; they also once held the national record for most consecutive games without a loss at 103, which is still the state record.
Sanderson's wrestling team has placed top three in the conference the last five years and has won the conference championship two out of the last four years. The team is coached by Jeremy Barefoot and the team motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
is "Dedication...determination...DOMINATION!"
Coached by Ashley Taylor and assisted by Jason Bochart, Sanderson's men's cross country team won the 2009 NCHSAA 4A State Championship at Tanglewood Park.
Sanderson's JV and Varsity Cheerleading squads placed first in the Wake County Cheerleading Competition, as well as both winning Grand Champions. Varsity later went on to win 2nd place at the North Carolina Cheerleading State Championship.
Administration
Gregory Decker became principal in the fall of 2008 after his predecessor, Cathy Moore was promoted to assistant superintendent. Under his leadership, Sanderson is slowly becoming one of the few schools in the area with such technological advanced classrooms, thanks to the support of Turning Technologies.Notable alumni
- Steve DobrogoszSteve DobrogoszSteve Dobrogosz is an American pianist and composer.Dobrogosz was born in 1956 and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina and attended Jesse O. Sanderson High School. He studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and afterwards moved to Stockholm, Sweden in 1978, where he began...
, pianist and composer (Class of 1974) - Steve KenneySteve KenneySteve Kenney is a former professional American football player who played guard for seven seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Detroit Lions....
, professional football player for the Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
; offensive linesman at Clemson University (1974) - David SedarisDavid SedarisDavid Sedaris is a Grammy Award-nominated American humorist, writer, comedian, bestselling author, and radio contributor....
, noted author and humorist (1975) - Amy SedarisAmy SedarisAmy Louise Sedaris is an American actress, author, and comedian. She is known for playing the character Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central television series Strangers with Candy. Sedaris regularly collaborates with her older brother, humorist and author David Sedaris...
, author, humorist and actress; creator and star of the "Strangers with CandyStrangers with CandyStrangers with Candy is a television series produced by Comedy Central. It first aired on April 7, 1999, and concluded its third and final season on October 2, 2000. Its timeslot was Sundays at 10 p.m....
" television series on Comedy CentralComedy CentralComedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
and the 2006 major motion picture release of the same title (1979) - Pat Teague, North Carolina State University football player; professional football player for the Tampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Bay BuccaneersThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
(1982) - David FoxDavid Fox (swimmer)David Ashley Fox is an American swimmer, who won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, and a four-time gold medalist at the World University Games.- Swimming career :...
, swimmer at NCSUNorth Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
; 1996 Olympic1996 Summer OlympicsThe 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
gold medalist (1989) - Caleb NorkusCaleb NorkusJoshua Caleb Norkus is a retired American soccer player who serves as a youth coach for the Carolina RailHawks. He played professionally in Germany, Chile, Puerto Rico and the United States...
, soccer standout at University of North CarolinaUniversity of North CarolinaChartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
; professional soccer player for the Carolina Railhawks (1997) - Vaughn Vreeland and Lydia Leggett-Vreeland, President and First Lady of the United States of America, Elon University graduates, numerous Broadway credits, stars of the new hit movie Toy Story 4: Humans Alive