John T. Hoggard High School

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John T. Hoggard High School
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Address
John T. Hoggard High School
4305 Shipyard Boulevard

Wilmington, North Carolina
28403

United States
Coordinates 34°11′59″N77°53′35″W / 34.1998°N 77.8930°W / 34.1998; -77.8930
Information
Type Public
Founded1967(57 years ago) (1967)
School district New Hanover County Schools
SuperintendentCharles Foust
CEEB code 344348
NCES School ID 370333001379 [1]
PrincipalChristopher Madden
Staff104.56 (FTE) [2]
Grades 9 – 12
Age14to 18
Enrollment2,095 (2019-20) [2]
Student to teacher ratio20.04 [2]
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)Blue and white
  
MascotVikings
Feeder schoolsMyrtle Grove Middle School, Roland Grise Middle School, Noble Middle School
Website hoggard.nhcs.net

John T. Hoggard High School is a public high school in the New Hanover County School System in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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Naming

John T. Hoggard is the eponym for Hoggard High School. Hoggard had an active career in education, beginning with his election as Chairman of the New Hanover County Board of Education in 1935, and ending with his death in 1965. His private papers are kept in the Manuscript Collection at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. [3]

Athletics

Gym (under renovation in 2016) at the front of Hoggard campus John T Hoggard High School 1.jpg
Gym (under renovation in 2016) at the front of Hoggard campus

Hoggard High School fields 25 varsity and junior varsity teams across 13 sports. All teams compete in the Mideastern 3A/4A Conference as part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association.[ citation needed ]

The school mascot is the Viking, and the primary colors are blue and white.

Football

The Hoggard football team won their eighth straight conference championship in 2009. In 2007, the team won the NC state 4-A championship with an undefeated record. Hoggard played the championship game against Mount Tabor and defeated them by a score of 28–0.[ citation needed ]

Academics

John T. Hoggard High School offers fourteen Advanced Placement courses and a substantial number of honors classes. In its class of 2007, 67% of graduating students went on to four-year colleges, and another 29% went on to two-year colleges. 90% of the class took the SAT, and the average math score was 545, while the average critical reading score was 524.[ citation needed ]

The school also has arts, music, and Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs that allow students to prepare for post-secondary study or careers in areas of business, health care, architecture, engineering, culinary arts, horticulture.[ citation needed ]

In 2014, Hoggard ranked 11th in the U.S. News & World Report magazine list of top high schools in North Carolina. [4]

Arts

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Sign at the main entrance to Hoggard

Voyagers

The Voyagers are Hoggard's advanced choral ensemble. The Voyagers were established within the first year of Hoggard's existence and participate in numerous events. The original Voyagers class were responsible for the composition of Hoggard's alma mater, to the tune of Eternal Father, Strong to Save.[ citation needed ]

Notable people

Alumni

Faculty

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