New Bern High School | |
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Location | |
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4200 Academic Drive 28562 United States | |
Coordinates | 35°06′02″N77°06′55″W / 35.1005°N 77.1152°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Home of Scholars and Champions |
School district | Craven County Schools |
CEEB code | 342882 |
Teaching staff | 88.83 (FTE) [1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,632 (2023-2024) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 18.37 [1] |
Color(s) | Red, white and black |
Athletics conference | Eastern 3A/4A |
Team name | Bears |
Communities served | New Bern, Trent Woods, James City, Brices Creek, River Bend |
Feeder schools | H.J. MacDonald Middle School, Grover C. Fields Middle School |
Website | cravenk12 |
New Bern High School is a high school in New Bern, North Carolina. The student population is approximately 1,700, and there are 165 faculty and staff members. [2] The student-teacher ratio is approximately 14:1.
The sports program consists of American football, boys' and girls' soccer, boys' and girls' lacrosse, swimming, track and field, indoor track, cross country, boys' and girls' basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, wrestling and cheerleading.
New Bern High School has won numerous state, regional and conference championships. State team championships include baseball (1966), [3] American football (2007, 2012, 2014), [4] boys' outdoor track (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) [5] and boys' indoor track (2006, 2008). [6]
The school currently competes in the Eastern Carolina 3A/4A Conference, which is made up of New Bern, Havelock, Jacksonville, Northside-Jacksonville, D.H. Conley, South Central and J.H. Rose.
The boys track and field team won four straight NCHSAA 4A outdoor state championships in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. [7]
The New Bern football team has won three state championships in 2007, 2012 and 2014, under former head coach Bobby Curlings. The school was stripped of its fourth state championship, which was won in 2022, for using academically ineligible players.
The football team plays its home games at Caruso-Coates Stadium and the Bobby Curlings Field, located on campus.
The NJROTC at New Bern High School earned "Distinguished Unit" honors for 15 consecutive years (2004–2018).[ citation needed ]
New Bern High School is an AVID school. In 2018, the school was recognized as School-wide site of Distinction. In 2022 the school earned the distinction of being awarded the status of National Demonstration in School. [14]
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