Eastern Guilford High School

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Eastern Guilford High School
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Location
Eastern Guilford High School
415 Peeden Drive

27249

United States
Coordinates 36°05′36″N79°36′56″W / 36.0934°N 79.6155°W / 36.0934; -79.6155
Information
Motto"We Are Family"
Established1974(50 years ago) (1974)
School district Guilford County Schools
CEEB code 341475
PrincipalDarrell Harris
Staff78.45 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,315 (201819) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.76 [1]
Schedule typeBlock
Color(s)Blue and gold
  
MascotWildcat
Website gcsnc.com/eastern_guilford_high

Eastern Guilford High School is a secondary school located in Gibsonville, North Carolina. The school opened in 1974. Today, it serves Grades 9 through 12, with an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students.

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On November 1, 2006, a fire erupted at the school burning it to the ground. It was believed to have started in a closet in a science classroom. Authorities believe the cause to be arson, yet no leads have come forth in over 15 years.

New school construction

The students of Eastern Guilford were attending classes at a "pod village". Construction of the new Eastern Guilford High School building is complete. The school is of the same architectural design as the recently constructed Northern Guilford High School, and has a capacity of 1,600 students. The original estimated date of completion was January 2009, but construction was not completed until April 2009. Students began attending classes in the new building when they returned from spring break.

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