North Lenoir High School
North Lenoir High School is a public high school in La Grange, North Carolina serving grades 9–12. It was created as part of school consolidation of Contentnea, Wheat Swamp and La Grange schools in 1964. The school reports 100 percent of its students are economically challenged. In 2024,
40.6 percent of the student body was white, 39.3% was black and 15.9 percent
Hispanic. It won back to back state championships in basketball. The school's mascot was originally a buccaneer and then a hawk. The school colors are black and white. The school is part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association and its teams compete in the 2A Conference.
The school won state baseball championships in 2005 and 2006. The football coach resigned in 2022 after a rough season. Alumni include Daniel Leon Morgan who played basketball professionally in Finland.
A tenth grader won a national essay contest in 2020. She was the first ever winner from North Carolina.
History
The high school succeeded La Grange High School and Moss Hill High School was consolidated into it.
In 1990, the school made national headlines after five students were suspended for bringing a firearm to the campus.
In 1993, a volunteer basketball coach was charged with murdering a 16-year-old student.
Alumni
- Carter Capps, baseball player
- Mitchell Wiggins, basketball player
References
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- ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for North Lenoir High". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ "Consolidation Plan Given Okay by Lenoir County School Body". The News and Observer. April 24, 1964. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Lenoir High School". US News Best High Schools.
- ^ "Our History / History". www.lcpsnc.org.
- ^ Fuller, Jackson. "Lenoir County schools receive new conference rivals in NCHSAA realignment". Wilmington Star-News.
- ^ Smith, Junious. "North Lenoir honors its 2017 Hall of Fame Inductees". Kinston Free Press.
- ^ "High school football coaching changes at Ayden-Grifton and North Lenoir". www.witn.com. November 2022.
- ^ "North Lenoir High sophomore wins top prize in national essay contest". Neuse News. 17 December 2020.
- ^ McCallister, Chris C. (January 8, 2014). La Grange. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781467120302 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Students suspended for gun possession". The News Herald. October 5, 1990. p. 5.
- ^ "Coach charged with murder". Asheville Citizen-Times. 1993-05-15. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ Hanks, Bryan (23 July 2016). "Kinston is indeed 'Basketball Town'". HighSchoolOT. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
Mitchell Wiggins, a North Lenoir High School icon that later played for Florida State
- ^ "Mitchell Wiggins Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 20 June 2024.