North Davidson High School
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| Established | 1952 |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Gary Fishel |
| Students | 1,568 (as of 2006-2007) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Welcome, North Carolina USA |
| Oversight | Davidson County Schools |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors | Orange, Black, and White |
| Mascot | Black Knight |
| Yearbook | Nordahi |
| Newspaper | Armored Pen |
| Website | NDHS Website |
North Davidson Senior High School (commonly referred to as "North Davidson High", "NDHS", "North" or jokingly "The University of Welcome") is a public high school in Welcome, North Carolina (with a Lexington, NC address). It was established in 1952 and is located along Old US Highway 52 in the northern section of Davidson County. The high school serves the Welcome, Arcadia and Midway areas.
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[edit] Education
North Davidson is often ranked among the best high schools in the state in terms of academics. In 2002, for example, NDHS was ranked 28th out of the 393 public high schools in North Carolina.
Feeder schools are Welcome Elementary (Welcome), Northwest Elementary (Arcadia), Friedberg Elementary (Arcadia), Midway Elementary (Midway) and North Davidson Middle (Welcome).
[edit] Advanced Placement Courses
NDHS offers the following Advanced Placement courses:
- AP English 3
- AP English 4
- AP Statistics
- AP Calculus AB & BC
- AP Chemistry
- AP Biology
- AP US History
- AP Studio Art
- AP Environmental Science
[edit] Athletics
Athletics are an integral part of life for students at NDHS as well as the North Davidson community. You will not find a better sporting complex in the state of North Carolina.
The school's mascot is the Black Knight, although girl athletes often use the term "Lady Knights". Enrollment is approximately 1,600 students[1].
NDHS is a member of the Central Piedmont 4-A Conference and NDHS's biggest country rival is Ledford Senior High School in Wallburg. North's biggest rival in their conferance is a tie between West Forsyth and Davie.
The school's athletics logo is an interlocking "ND" in orange, black, and white colors. It is derived from the University of Notre Dame athletics logo. Other NDHS logos feature black knights riding upon horses or knights in armor.
The Athletics Director is Tanya Burcham.
North Davidson offers the following sports:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
[edit] Baseball
- Varsity Head Coach: Mike Meadows
- JV Head Coach: Chris Sotriffer
[edit] Basketball
- Men's Head Coach: Frederick Hurt
- Women's Head Coach: Kim Payne
The motto of the basketball program (both men's and women's) is, "Through Hurt and Payne, learn the game."
[edit] Cross Country
- Men's Head Coach: Fredrick Hurt
- Women's Head Coach: Amy Mercer
[edit] Football
- Head Coach: Tasker Fleming
[edit] Golf
- Head Coach: Coach Long
[edit] Soccer
- Men's Head Coach: Greg Beall
- Women's Head Coach: Greg Beall
[edit] Softball
- Head Coach: Mike Lambros
[edit] Swimming
- Head Coach: Rhonda Frazier
[edit] Tennis
- Bus Driver: David Prescott
[edit] Track
- Men's Head Coach: Danny Crotts
- Women's Head Coach: Adam Beaver
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[edit] Volleyball
- Head Coach: Denese O'Hara
[edit] Wrestling
- Head Coach: Danny Crotts
[edit] Band
The NDHS marching band is known as "The Marching Black Knights." The band performs at many events including festivals, parades, and the annual Festival of Bands.
The band consists of instrumental talent as well as color guard. Every year, two drum majors are selected to help lead the marching band.
Students and volunteers help to create the props for the "set" for the football program every year.
In addition to the marching band in the fall, there is a wind ensemble (audition required) and a concert band to perform in the spring.
The band also participates in competitions every year, where they have done well in each competition.
The band director is Norian Fordham.
[edit] Clubs
- ROTC
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Future Teachers of America
- Junior State of America
- Junior Civitan
- FFA
- Drama
- Brutal Black Spirit Club
- Power of Prayer
- Student Council
- Health Occupations Students of America
- Pre-Engineering Club
- National Honor Society
- Key Club International
- Think in Music Club
- Quizbowl
[edit] Trivia
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