North Lincoln High School

North Lincoln High School
Address
Map
2737 Lee Lawing Road

Lincolnton, North Carolina
28092

United States
Coordinates35°32′01″N 81°07′11″W / 35.5336°N 81.1196°W / 35.5336; -81.1196
Information
TypePublic
Established2003 (21 years ago) (2003)
School districtLincoln County Schools
CEEB code342329
PrincipalChip Cathey
Staff47.50 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,079 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.72[1]
Color(s)Blue, black, silver
   
MascotKnight
Websitewww.lcsnc.org/nlhs

North Lincoln High School is a public school in Lincolnton, North Carolina, United States. North Lincoln was completed in 2003, and the total student population is approximately 1,050. The school mascot is the Knight, and the school colors (as originally adopted) are Royal Blue, Silver, and Black, with white as an accent color. The principal is Chip Cathey. Assistant principals are Lee Rice and Jason Cranford.[2]

History

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North Lincoln was completed in 2003 and became the fourth high school in the Lincoln County school district. The students for the new school came from East Lincoln High School and Lincolnton High School.[3]

Athletics

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North Lincoln has a variety of athletic sports teams. They are affiliated with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA), and are currently classified as a 2A school.

The North Lincoln boys' golf team won back to back state 2A championships in 2009 and 2010 and state runner-up in 2011, 2012, and 2013.

The girls' cross country team has won 4 straight regional championships (2009, 10, 11, 12) and have placed in the top three in the state championship four straight years. The boys have won two regional titles, and won three state championship titles in 2011, 2012, and 2017.

The North Lincoln baseball team won the Class 2A baseball championship in 2019. North Lincoln (26–6), which shared the South Fork 2A regular-season title with West Lincoln Rebels, beat the Rebels to win the West region 2A title. North Lincoln rallied at UNC Greensboro and won the state 2A baseball title, two games to none, winning their first baseball state championship.[4]

North Lincoln's baseball team after winning the 2019 NCHSAA 2A state championship[5]

Marching band

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In 2009, the North Lincoln Band of Knights placed in the top 50 in the Bands of America Grand National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana. The band has also represented the state of North Carolina on the national stage three times, at the dedication of the National WW2 Memorial in 2005 and the National Memorial Day Parade in 2013 and 2022, both in Washington D.C. It is currently under the direction of Matthew Minick, who took over from Kevin Still starting in the 2021 season. The band achieved finals for the first time in the schools history at Bands of America regional championships at Rutgers University.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "North Lincoln High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Administration / Administration".
  3. ^ Grano, Sarah (August 8, 2003). "New schools open doors". Lincoln Times-News. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  4. ^ "STATE 2A BASEBALL TITLE SERIES: N. Lincoln rallies, sweeps Randleman for first championship". June 2019.
  5. ^ https://hobbsdailyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/north-lincoln-baseball.jpg [bare URL image file]
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