Newton-Conover High School

Newton-Conover High School
Location
338 West 15th Street Newton, North Carolina 28658 United States
Coordinates	35°40′40″N81°13′29″W / 35.6779°N 81.2246°W / 35.6779; -81.2246
Information
Type	Public
School district	Newton-Conover City Schools
Superintendent	Aron Gabriel
CEEB code	342910
Principal	Chris Penley
Staff	46.73 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	749 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.03 [1]
Colors	Red and white
Team name	Red Devils
Website	nhs.newton-conover.org

Newton-Conover High School (NCHS) is a public high school located in Newton, North Carolina, and is the one of two secondary schools in Newton-Conover City Schools system, alongside Discovery High School.

The boundary of the school district includes the majorities of Newton and Conover. ^[2]

Athletics

Newton-Conover is a part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and are classified as a 4A school. The school is a member of the Western Foothills 4A/5A Conference. ^[3] Listed below are the different sport teams at Newton-Conover:

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf
• Marching Band
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track & Field
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

Notable people

Alumni

• Chaz Beasley, North Carolina House of Representatives member
• W. Stine Isenhower, North Carolina House of Representatives member
• Dale Jarrett, NASCAR Cup Series driver and 1999 NASCAR Cup Series champion
• Robert Kearns, bass player for Lynyrd Skynyrd and Sheryl Crow
• Brock Long, former director of FEMA ^[4]
• Andy Petree, vice president of Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR crew chief
• Jerry Punch, auto racing and college football commentator
• Dennis Setzer, NASCAR driver ^[5]

Faculty

• Andrea Stinson, former WNBA player and NC State Hall of Fame recipient ^[6]

References

1. "Newton-Conover High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
2. Geography Division (January 8, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Catawba County, NC (PDF) (Map). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved October 4, 2025. - Text list
3. Bryant, Joel. (March 6, 2025). Here are the new NCHSAA conferences for 2025-29. highschoolot.com. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
4. GRIFFIN, KEVIN. "President Trump nominates Hickory resident Brock Long to lead FEMA pending Senate confirmation". HDR | Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
5. Gillispie, Tom. Punch's love of racing began at early age at Hickory Motor Speedway. Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
6. NCAAU Hall of Fame - Andrea Stinson - North Carolina AAU. Retrieved May 18, 2020.

External links

• Official site