Alexander Central High School

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Alexander Central High School
Address
Alexander Central High School
223 School Drive

Taylorsville, North Carolina
28681

United States
Coordinates 35°55′05″N81°11′25″W / 35.91793°N 81.190214°W / 35.91793; -81.190214
Information
Type Public
School district Alexander County Schools
CEEB code 343938
NCES School ID 370009000028 [1]
PrincipalJacob Lail
Teaching staff84.65 (FTE) [2]
Enrollment1,248 (2023–2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio14.74 [2]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Blue and Vegas gold
  
Athletics conferenceNorthwestern Conference
MascotCougars
YearbookThe Alexcentrian
Feeder schoolsEast Alexander Middle School,
West Alexander Middle School
Website alexander.k12.nc.us/Domain/8

Alexander Central High School (ACHS) is a public, co-educational secondary school located in Taylorsville, North Carolina. It is the only high school in the Alexander County Schools system.

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History

Alexander Central was expanded in 2001 to double in size. Construction was completed in just one year. [3]

Demographics

For the 2010–2011 school year, Alexander Central High School had a total population of 1,714 students and 94.43 staff on a (FTE) basis. [1]

Administration

The principal of the school is Doug Rhoney. He started in 2011 and was previously principal of West Caldwell High School in Lenoir, North Carolina. [4] Assistant principals are Crystal Hoke, Brian Lewis, and Janel Lingle. [5]

Athletics

Alexander Central is part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and are classified as a 4A school. It is a member of the Northwestern 3A/4A Conference. The school colors are blue and vegas gold, and its team name are the Cougars. [6]

The school competes in various sports throughout the school year. Fall sports include cheerleading, cross country, football, girls golf, boys soccer, girls tennis, and volleyball. Winter sports include boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, indoor track and field, swimming, and wrestling. Spring sports include baseball, boys golf, girls soccer, softball, boys tennis, and outdoor track & field. [7]

The school softball team has had a history of success, winning NCHSAA state championships in 1979, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2018. [8] [9]

Extracurricular activities

Alexander Central High School has many extracurricular activities for students to participate in: [10]

Yearbook

The yearbook of ACHS is called the Alexcentrian. In 2003, it won a yearbook award from the North Carolina Scholastic Media Association. [11]

Other activities

An atlas created by the Geographic Information Services (GIS) class at ACHS was published in 2007. Instructor, and county IT director, Eric Walker worked with the county's GIS department head, George Brown, for assistance in the project. Originally planned as just a 60-page booklet, the Alexander County Mapbook is a 160-page atlas of the county divided into seven sections: geography, history, government, education, economy, retail and arts and recreation. [12]

The Agricultural Education program was awarded a $3,300 grant by Lowe's Home Improvement during the 2011–2012 to build an aquaculture facility at the school. Along with learning about safe food supplies and alternatives to natural river fishing, students will learn about conversion of fish waste to plant food. [13]

Notable alumni

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  2. 1 2 3 "Alexander Central High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  3. ↑ "It's Back to School at Twice the Room". The Charlotte Observer. August 17, 2001.
  4. ↑ Behr, Steve (June 14, 2011). "Link Promoted At West Caldwell". The Watauga Democrat. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Administration". Alexander Central High School. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Alexander Central High School". MaxPreps. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Athletics". Alexander Central High School. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Slow-Pitch Softball State Champions". NC High School Athletic Association. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Fast-Pitch Softball State Champions". North Carolina High School Athletic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 7, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Clubs". Alexander Central High School. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  11. ↑ "2003 Yearbook Awards". North Carolina Scholastic Media Association. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  12. ↑ Newell, Sarah (November 12, 2007). "It's all in the book: Alexander GIS students' work will be published Dec. 7". Hickory Daily Record.
  13. ↑ Alston, Antoine J.; English, Chastity Warren (March 1, 2012). "Preparing Future Green Professionals Through Tarheel Agricultural Education". The Agricultural Education Magazine.
  14. ↑ Zack Brzykcy. thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
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