Needham B. Broughton High School

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**Needham B. Broughton High School**
Type:	Public (Magnet)
Founded:	1929
Location:	723 St. Mary's Street Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Principal:	Mr. Roy Teel
Vice Principal(s):	Dave Kershner Mike Ludwick Brandy Nelson Michael Lentz
Degrees:	IB Diploma
Programs:	IB Programme
Class Hours:	8:05am - 3:00pm
Schedule Type:	Modified Block, 4-period
Students:	approx. 2,100
Teachers:	approx. 190
Phone:	+1 919 856-7810
Fax:	+1 919 856-7822
Website:	broughtonhs.wcpss.net

Broughton Capitals
School	Needham B. Broughton High School
Association	NCHSAA
Division	Division 4-AA
Conference	CAP-7 Conference
Athletics director	Jack Spain
Location	Raleigh, NC
Varsity Teams	18 varsity teams
Stadium	Capital Stadium
Arena	Holliday Gimnasium
Nickname	Capitals
Fight Song	Cheer Broughton
Colors	Purple and Gold
Homepage	Broughton Athletics

Needham B. Broughton High School, or simply Broughton High School, is one of the flagship schools of the Wake County Public School System. It is located at 723 St. Mary's Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Broughton is currently ranked 301st in Newsweek's list of the top United States schools.^[1] Broughton is known for its castle-like stone facade and tall bell tower.

1 Programs
2 Trivia
3 Notable alumni
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Programs

Broughton today incorporates top-notch academics with award-winning athletics and a commitment to community service to turn out model youth.

[edit] Academics

Broughton is the new home to the International Baccalaureate diploma programme (IB), a rigorous course of study for dedicated students recognized around the world. In addition, it offers over 25 Advanced Placement (AP) courses to challenge the upper tier of its students. Broughton is only one of four magnet high schools in the county, along with Enloe High School, Garner High School, and Southeast Raleigh High School. Non-native English speakers can quickly gain language skills in the English as a Second Language (ESL) program. The school offers five foreign languages: French, German, Japanese, Latin and Spanish.

[edit] Sports

Broughton has 18 varsity teams (the newest of which are the lacrosse and gymnastic teams) that compete with other 4-A schools in the CAP-7 conference and with schools around the state.^[2] The school produces a wealth of state championships and ranks consistently among the top five schools in the Wachovia Cup (a North Carolina ranking that measures high school sports programs). Broughton teams with recent state championships include women's tennis, women's basketball, men's golf, men's tennis, and men's and women's soccer. The school has produced such athletes as Matt Danford, "Pistol Pete" Maravich, Shavlik Randolph, Sandy Roberts, Webb Simpson, Lindsay Stoecker, Jesse Williams. Randolph's #42 basketball jersey and Stoecker's #6 women's soccer jersey have been retired by Broughton. The athletics program is headed by Jack Spain, a long-time veteran of Broughton sports.

[edit] Clubs

Broughton has many clubs representing a wide array of interests in the arts, sports, leadership, politics, hobbies, and career areas. These clubs are run by students and advised by a member of the faculty. All clubs report to a committee of Broughton's Student Council.

[edit] Band

Broughton's award winning band program has recently been invited to the 2008 Tournament of Roses Parade.^[3] The 170 member band is one of fifteen bands selected to participate, and one of only six high schools.^[4] They are the first Raleigh band and the fourth North Carolina band to be invited. The band is under the direction of Jeffery Richardson (more popularly known as "JR"), as it has been for 29 years.

[edit] Orchestra

While Broughton's orchestra program is not as well-known or as 'celebrated' as the band, it is still regarded as one of the premier orchestra programs in the state of North Carolina, and is under the direction of Greg Logan.

[edit] Community service

As part of Broughton's commitment to the community, students are required to perform 25 hours of service within the community; this requirement provides over 55,000 hours annually to Raleigh and surrounding areas. Students can also participate in service trips to Guatemala (Proyecto Quetzal) and in projects such as a school-sponsored Habitat for Humanity house. The community service program is headed by Jane VanGraafeiland.

[edit] Technology

The school has in recent years undergone a technological renovation. Each room is equipped with at least one computer, and there are over six computer labs throughout the school. In addition, Broughton is serviced by the adjacent Wade Edwards Learning Lab (WELL), a program established by former Senator John Edwards that provides afterschool access to computers. Here students put on a variety of programs and create special feature videos, from historical documentaries to Star Wars movie spoofs. Broughton's graphics department has also received an update, and students from this program do everything from designing t-shirts to creating 3-D models of airplanes.

From 2002-2004 Broughton underwent a $14 million renovation in which much of the school was gutted and refitted with state-of-the-art technology and new interiors. During the 2004-2005 school year Broughton received an additional $5 million to renovate its Holliday Gymnasium (the state's largest high school gym). One of the highlights of the renovations was the refurbishment of the newly-titled Diane Payne Auditorium, named after the recently-retired principal. Broughton is currently under the administration of Roy Teel, a former teacher and assistant principal.

[edit] WCAP

Broughton broadcasts its morning announcements via a closed-circuit network, headquartered from the WCAP media studio in the library. WCAP was founded in 1992 under the supervision of then-principal Diane Payne, and was then a monthly, pre-recorded news production informing students of the events happening around Broughton. By 1993 it had evolved to become a live, daily show broadcast from the media center. The set has undergone many renovations throughout the years, and WCAP recently celebrated its fifteenth birthday on January 30th, 2007.^[5]

[edit] Trivia

Broughton's sports teams play under the name "Capitals."
Most of the scenes from The Connells' music video to "'74-'75" were filmed at this school in 1993.
Former Senator John Edwards both began and ended his 2004 presidential bid at the Holliday Gymnasium.
Broughton has produced five UNC-CH Morehead Scholars, three NC State Park Scholars, and one Wake Forest Reynolds Scholar in the past three years.
The Needham B. Broughton Marching Band has recently been invited to march in the 2008 Tournament of Roses Parade.
The "Carolina Spirit" show choir was known as the top show choir in the country during the 1990's, winning an unprecedented 6 consecutive Showstoppers National/International Championships.
Broughton is the only IB school in the state that requires sophomores to do a personal project.
Broughton's most famous dance is the Queen of Hearts dance in February. The dance is open to the entire school, and juniors and seniors are allowed to bring outside guests.

[edit] Notable alumni

Katharine Buffaloe, featured in the Broadway musical The Phantom Of The Opera and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Matt Danford, University of North Carolina pitcher
Wade and Catharine Edwards, children of former Sen. John Edwards
Daniels Evans, Current NC State quarterback^[6]
Jim Goodmon, prominent businessman
Scott Hoch, professional golfer and Ryder Cup member
Denise Edwards Johnson, Broadway actress and choreographer
Marshall Johnson, Grammy Award nominated tenor/countertenor
Richard Jenrette, legendary Wall Street businessman and co-founder of the Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette firm
Lauren Kennedy, Broadway actress
Sharon Lawrence, NYPD Blue actress
Pete Maravich, former LSU and NBA basketball player
Burley Mitchell, former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Casey Nogueira, University of North Carolina soccer forward ^[7], Member U.S. U-20 Womens soccer team ^[8]
Reynolds Price, NPR radio host and writer
Shavlik Randolph, Duke University and Philadelphia 76ers basketball player
Lindsay Stoecker, was a professional soccer player with the Washington Freedom of the Women's United Soccer Association^[9]
Anne Tyler, Pulitzer Prize-winning author

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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