North Hall High School

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North Hall High School
North Hall High School
4885 Mount Vernon Road

,
30506

United States
Information
School type Public
Motto"Providing Challenges... Envisioning Success"
Established1957
PrincipalBilly Wells [1]
Teaching staff76.10 (FTE) [2]
Grades 912
Enrollment1,158 (2023–2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio15.22 [2]
Education system Hall County Schools
Color(s)Green and white [3]   
Athletics conference GHSA Region 7-AAA [4]
MascotTrojan
Rivals Chestatee High School
NewspaperThe Forum
YearbookThe Trojan
Website North Hall High School

North Hall High School is a public four-year comprehensive high school located in the northern portion of Hall County, Georgia, United States, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. North Hall serves Murrayville, Clermont, and portions of Gainesville. It is located 10 miles north of Gainesville and 15 miles south of Dahlonega.

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History

Around 5:25 am on March 20, 1998, an F-3 tornado (see Fujita scale) hit northern sections of Hall County. It did heavy damage, killing 12 and leveling several structures. It became known as the "Pre-Dawn Killer". The tornado heavily damaged nearby Lanier Elementary School, before unroofing the high school. [5]

Adjacent schools

Academics

In 2010, North Hall was recognized statewide when Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue made a visit to recognize the 95% graduation rate achievement reached by the school. [6] North Hall is a qualified International Baccalaureate school, [7] meaning that it offers students the ability to earn an International Baccalaureate diploma.

School enrollment and demographics

By gender

By grade

By race

Feeder schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

Athletics

Band

The North Hall Band program consists of a marching band, symphonic band, concert band, jazz band, winter guard, indoor drumline, and several smaller ensembles.

Marching band

The Marching Trojan Band fields competes in competitions during the fall season as well as the annual Hall County Marching Exhibition.

Notable alumni

References

  1. "Hall County Schools » Jamey Moore to Be Next Principal at North Hall High". hallco.org. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "North Hall High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  3. "Welcome To North Hall High » North Hall High School". nhhs.hallco.org.
  4. "2016-2017 Region Alignments | GHSA.net". Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  5. "Eye of the Storm: The 1998 Tornado". gainesvilletimes.com. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  6. "Governor visits North Hall High to congratulate students on graduation rate". gainesvilletimes.com. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  7. "North Hall High School". International Baccalaureate. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  8. "North Hall High School". National Center for Education Statistics. 2020–2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  9. "Georgia's Daniel Jackson inspiring future players". The Red & Black. October 14, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  10. "Chief of Staff, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command". pacom.mil. Retrieved September 21, 2021.

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