Mount Tabor High School

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Mount Tabor High School
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Mount Tabor High School
342 Petree Road

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
27106

United States
Coordinates 36°07′36″N80°18′48″W / 36.1268°N 80.3133°W / 36.1268; -80.3133
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School type Public secondary school
MottoSursum et Porro
(Latin: Upwards and Forwards)
Founded1966(57 years ago) (1966)
School district Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
SuperintendentTricia McManus
CEEB code 344439
PrincipalDonald Wyatt
Staff86.49 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,524 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.62 [1]
Color(s)Navy and Athletic Gold
  
Nickname Spartans
NewspaperThe Dorian Scroll
Website wsfcs.k12.nc.us/mths

Mount Tabor High School is a high school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is part of the WS/FCS School System.

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School demographics

During the 2010–2011 school year, there were 1,622 students enrolled at Mount Tabor. The racial makeup of the students was 48.8% White, 36.94% Black, 6.66% Hispanic, 4.5% Multiracial, 2.92% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.18% American Indian. 23% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch. [2]

History

Mount Tabor High School was opened as a 7–11 grade school at the beginning of the 1966–1967 school year. The following year the 12th Grade was added. In 1971, the school district reorganized schools and changed Mount Tabor to a junior high school for grades 9 and 10. In 1984, it was changed again to a 9–12 grade high school. A new building containing a new auditorium, new guidance and administration offices, and several classrooms and science labs, was built in 2004. [3]

On September 1, 2021, one student was fatally shot at the high school; after a manhunt, police apprehended the suspect the same day. [4]

Athletics

Mount Tabor is a part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and is currently classified as a 4A school. It is a member of the Central Piedmont 4A conference. [5]

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ MTHS10-11_Tour.ppt
  3. ↑ About Us / History - Mount Tabor High School. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  4. ↑ Staff report, One student killed after shooting at Mount Tabor High School; police searching for suspect, Winston-Salem Journal (September 1, 2021).
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