Currituck County High School

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Currituck County High School
Address
Currituck County High School
4203 Caratoke Hwy

27917

United States
Coordinates 36°22′23″N75°58′09″W / 36.3731°N 75.9691°W / 36.3731; -75.9691
Information
Type Public
Established1976 (1976)
School district Currituck County Schools
CEEB code 340963
PrincipalJustin A Durham
Staff60.14 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment1,041 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.31 [1]
Color(s)Red, white, and black
   
Team nameKnights
Rival First Flight High School [2] Camden County High School [3]
Website currituck.k12.nc.us/Domain/47

Currituck County High School is a public high school located in Barco, North Carolina. It serves all of Currituck County including Knotts Island and Corolla. [4]

Contents

History

Currituck County High School opened for the 1976–77 school year, replacing J.P. Knapp High School which simultaneously became a junior high school. [5]

The current high school building opened for the 1998–99 school year and is located next door to the original 1976 building which is now Currituck County Middle School. [6]

Athletics

Currituck County High School athletics teams compete in the Northeastern Coastal Conference. Currituck County's colors are red, black, and white and their mascot is the knight. Currituck County offers the following sports programs:

Fall sportsWinter sportsSpring sports
FootballBoys basketballBoys baseball
Boys soccerGirls basketballGirls soccer
Girls volleyballGirls bowlingGirls softball
Girls cross countyBoys WrestlingBoys tennis
Boys cross countryGirls WrestlingBoys track & field
Girls tennisBoys swimmingGirls track & field
Girls golfGirls swimmingBoys golf
Boys indoor track
Girls indoor track

State championships

  • Boys basketball
    • 1986 1A NCHSAA State Champions, won the first high school basketball championship that was played in the Dean E. Smith Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Softball
    • 1991 1A NCHSAA State Champions
    • 1993 1A NCHSAA State Champions
  • Girls volleyball
  • Cheerleading
    • 2019 NCHSAA State Champions [9]

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References

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