Manteo High School

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Manteo High School
Address
Manteo High School
829 Wingina Avenue

Manteo, North Carolina
27954

United States
Coordinates 35°54′57″N75°40′27″W / 35.9157°N 75.6743°W / 35.9157; -75.6743
Information
School type Public
MottoProud of our Tradition...Excited about our Future
Opened1983(41 years ago) (1983)
School district Dare County Schools
CEEB code 342470
PrincipalJohn J. Luciano
Staff60
Teaching staff38.47 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment578 (2022–23) [1]
Average class size18
Student to teacher ratio15.02 [1]
Schedule type5-period Hybrid Block
Hours in school day7.05
Color(s)Black and gold
  
AthleticsWomen's Baseball, Men's Basketball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross-Country, Football, Golf, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Men's Softball, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling, Swimming
MascotRedskins
Rival First Flight High School
NewspaperSound To Sea
YearbookSandfiddler
Feeder schoolsManteo Middle School
First Flight Middle School
Website mhs.daretolearn.org

Manteo High School is one of ten schools located in Dare County, North Carolina. The high school was named after the Native American chief Manteo, who assisted the Roanoke Colony. Renovations to the school were completed in 2007.

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In addition to Manteo it serves Nags Head and other parts of Roanoke Island (including Wanchese) as well as portions of Dare County on the North Carolina mainland (including Manns Harbor and Stumpy Point). [2]


History

In 2003 enrollment was over 1,200. In 2004 First Flight High School opened, relieving Manteo High, taking about 800 students. Enrollment at Manteo High was down to 530. [3]

Sports

Manteo's sports teams play under the name "Redskins". The school has teams for 22 varsity sports, as well as 5 JV sports. Manteo is a 2A school and is a member of the Northeastern coastal conference, which is a combined 2A/3A conference. Manteo’s conference rival is First Flight High School, which is a 3A school approximately 15 miles away. The 2 schools were together until 2004.

Mascot

The school's mascot is the Redskins. Decades of controversy surround the intention of the name, most notably in 2002 when the NC State Board of Education and State Advisory Council on Indian Education sent an action statement to the state's 117 school districts requesting they review their policies and procedures toward Indian mascots. [4] Former State Board of Education member, Eddie Davis, spoke against the Redskins mascot during the public comment period of a Dare County Board of Education meeting in Sept 2008. Following the murder of George Floyd and the Washington Redskins name controversy in 2020, rival campaigns to either retire or retain the mascot circulated. [5] In June, 2020 the chief of the local Algonquian Indians of NC Roanoke-Hatteras Council issued a statement requesting the mascot be removed. On Oct 13, 2020, the Dare County School Board voted to endorse the Manteo High School Redskins and Manteo Middle School Braves. [6]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Manteo High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Attendance Zone Information". Dare County Schools . Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  3. ↑ Freeman, Darren (August 18, 2004). "NO LINES, NO CROWDS, JUST MORE SPACE". The Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on September 11, 2004. Retrieved October 25, 2009. - Entry at NewsBank
  4. ↑ Kozak, Cate (September 19, 2008). "Indian Mascots Still Causing Stir in N.C." The Virginian Pilot. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  5. ↑ Kozak, Cate (September 2, 2020). "Effort To Change Manteo Mascots Moves Forward". The Outer Banks Voice. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  6. ↑ Goodloe-Murphy, Mary Helen (October 22, 2020). "Mascots stay the same at Manteo schools" . Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  7. ↑ George Ackles DraftExpress Profile. Retrieved Apr 5, 2020.



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