Hickory High School (North Carolina)

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Hickory High School
Address
Hickory High School (North Carolina)
1234 3rd Street NE

Hickory, North Carolina
28601

United States
Coordinates 35°44′58″N81°19′56″W / 35.7494°N 81.3321°W / 35.7494; -81.3321
Information
Type Public
School districtHickory City Schools
CEEB code 341815
PrincipalWendi Craven [1]
Staff59.61 (FTE) [2]
Faculty91 [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,014 (2022-23) [2]
Student to teacher ratio17.01 [2]
Color(s)Garnet and gold
  
Athletics conference NCHSAA Western Foothills 3A
MascotTommy the Tornado
Team nameRed Tornados
Website hickoryhigh.hickoryschools.net

Hickory High School is located in Hickory, North Carolina, United States. It is a public high school in the Hickory City School system, located in Catawba County.

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General information

Hickory High School moved to its current location of 1234 3rd Street NE, in 1972. Hickory High is currently classified as a NCHSAA 3A high school. It is the largest school within the Hickory City School district.

Athletics

Hickory is a part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and are classified as a 3A school. It is a member of the Western Foothills 3A Conference. [3] The school colors are garnet and gold, and its team name are the Red Tornadoes. [4] Team and individual state championships have been won in a variety of sports.

NCHSAA State Championships
SportYear(s)
Girls Basketball1995 (3A), 1998 (3A), 1999 (3A), 2015 (3A)
Football1996 (3A), 2023 (3A)
Boys Golf2001 (3A), 2003 (3A), 2007 (3A), 2009 (3A)
Boys Soccer2001 (3A), 2022 (3A)
Girls Swimming & Diving1981 (Open), 1994 (1A/2A/3A)
Boys Tennis1989 (4A), 2004 (3A), 2006 (3A), 2021 (3A), 2023 (3A)
Girls Tennis1993 (3A), 2006 (3A)

Clubs and organizations

The Quill Writing Team competes in writing competitions, in which they are given 90 minutes to complete an essay on given writing prompts. [5] In 2016 and 2017, they won The Quill State Finals. [6] [7]

Notable people

Alumni

Faculty

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