Lake Norman High School

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Lake Norman High School
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Lake Norman High School
186 Doolie Road

28117

United States
Coordinates 35°35′49″N80°54′06″W / 35.5970°N 80.9018°W / 35.5970; -80.9018
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Type Public
MottoExcellence is our tradition
Established2002(22 years ago) (2002)
CEEB code 342691
PrincipalBill Shapcott
Faculty87.01 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment1,995 (2021–22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio22.93 [1]
Color(s)Midnight blue, black, and white
   
AthleticsBaseball, cheerleading, cross country, diving, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling
Athletics conferenceGreater Metro Conference
Team nameWildcats
Website lakenormanhigh.issnc.org

Lake Norman High School is located in Mooresville, North Carolina. The school is a part of the Iredell-Statesville school system. The name of the school comes from nearby Lake Norman. In 2009, Lake Norman High School had the highest graduation rate of North Carolina public non-charter schools, with 95% of the senior class receiving a diploma. In June 2012, Lake Norman High School was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon Schools Program School of Excellence.

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Enrollment

As of August 2020, Lake Norman High has over 1,885 students. In 2006, a new wing was added on to the school as the Freshmen Academy.

Athletics

Lake Norman High has sports teams that compete in soccer, tennis, golf, basketball, swimming, cross-country, track and field, lacrosse, football, wrestling, baseball, volleyball, softball, and cheerleading.

The school has won state championships in cheerleading (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023), women's lacrosse (2015), men's lacrosse (2012, 2018), men's soccer (2006 and 2007), men's tennis (2009), baseball (2009), men's basketball (2010), and men's swimming (2009). Individual state champions have been crowned in wrestling, women's tennis, and men's and women's swimming.

The school competes in the Greater Metro 4A Conference which includes: Lake Norman, Mooresville, West Cabbarus, South Iredell, Hickory Ridge, Cox Mill, and A.L. Brown. Lake Norman's biggest rivals include Mooresville and South Iredell.

Arts

Lake Norman High School has multiple art shows a year, chorus concerts, and drama plays. All the different arts at the school have competitions where their art can be auditioned and moved on or perform in certain groups such as District Competitions and All State. The school supports the multi-discipline Spring Musical. LNHS has a competitive show choir, "Showformance". [2]

Notable alumni

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