Northwest Cabarrus High School

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Northwest Cabarrus High School
Address
Northwest Cabarrus High School
5130 Northwest Cabarrus Drive

28027

United States
Coordinates 35°27′02″N80°39′44″W / 35.450545°N 80.662243°W / 35.450545; -80.662243
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School type Public
Established1966(58 years ago) (1966)
School district Cabarrus County Schools
CEEB code 340900
PrincipalChris Myers
Faculty80.35 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment1,375 (2019-20) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.11 [1]
Color(s)Orange, black, and white
   
Athletics conferenceSouth Piedmont 3A
Nickname Trojans
Rival Jay M. Robinson High School
Cox Mill High School
Website cabarrus.k12.nc.us/Domain/44

Northwest Cabarrus High School, commonly referred to simply as Northwest and abbreviated as NCHS, is a comprehensive public high school located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States. The school is a part of the Cabarrus County Schools system. While the school has a Concord mailing address, it is physically located in the city limits of neighboring Kannapolis. [2]

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It opened in 1966, merging the former high schools in the Odell and Winecoff communities.

Academics

Northwest's academic coursework falls in line with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study in all core subject areas. Advanced Placement courses are offered in United States History, American Government and Politics, Biology, Studio Art, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science, English language, English Literature, Statistics, and Calculus.

Athletics

Northwest's athletic teams are known as the Trojans. The school is in the 3A classification of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. In 2009 Northwest's athletics teams moved back to the South Piedmont Conference, after competing in the North Piedmont Conference from 2001 to 2009. The school sponsors boys' football, tennis, cross country, soccer, basketball, wrestling, swimming, baseball, track, and golf; and girls' tennis, volleyball, cross country, soccer, basketball, swimming, softball, track, and cheerleading.

The Trojan athletic program has won three team state championshipsone in baseball (1971), and two in girls cross country (1990 and 1991).

Fine Arts

ITS (International Thespian Society)

ITS is a student honorary division of the Educational Theatre Association. ITS offers festivals and conferences to further a student's education in theatre. Continued activities are conducted by the President and Vice-President.

Continued Events planned by ITS

  • Fall Play
  • Spring Musical
  • Musical Theatre Showcase
  • One Act Play
  • Trunk-or-Treat
  • Improv Team
  • 24 Hour Play Project
  • 10 Minute Play Festival

Awards

In 2012 the Advanced Acting class took the one act play, "The Yellow Boat" to NCTC (North Carolina Theatre Conference) Regionals. Awards received at regionals include: Outstanding Achievement in Ensemble Acting, Excellence in Directing(Andrea Rassler), Excellence in Acting(Lole Johnson), and Distinguished Play(votes from the Audience). The Show Advanced to NCTC (North Carolina Theatre Conference) States for the first time where they received an award in Excellence in Use of Props.

YearShowAwardPerson awarded/nominated (if applicable)
2012The Yellow BoatOutstanding Achievement in Ensemble ActingWon
2012The Yellow BoatExcellence in DirectingAndrea RasslerWon
2012The Yellow BoatExcellence in ActingLole JohnsonWon
2012The Yellow BoatDistinguished PlayWon
2012The Yellow BoatExcellence in Use of PropsWon
2012Zombie PromLightsNominated
2013Flight of the Lawn Chair ManCostumesNominated
2013Flight of the Lawn Chair ManFeatured ActorEmily AbsherNominated
2015Little WomenSupporting ActressKaren StahlNominated
2015Little WomenLead ActressLauren HunkeleWon [3]
2016You're a Good Man, Charlie BrownLead ActorKaleb JenkinsNominated
Nominations

The Blumey Awards: "The program’s mission is to recognize, reward and encourage talent and achievement in musical theater among high school students in the greater Charlotte area. The Blumey Awards highlight the importance of musical theater and arts education."

  • Zombie Prom (2012) Lights (Nomination)
  • Flight of the LawnChair Man (2013) Costumes (Nomination)
  • Flight of the LawnChair Man (2013) Featured Actor, Emily Absher (Nomination)
  • Little Women (2015) Supporting Actress, Karen Stahl (Nomination)
  • Little Women (2015) Lead Actress, Lauren Hunkele (Win)
  • You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (2016) Lead Actor, Kaleb Jenkins (Nomination)

Principals

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Northwest Cabarrus High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  2. "Northwest Cabarrus High / Homepage". Cabarrus County Schools. Retrieved January 23, 2020. Please see the city limits maps published by the cities of Concord and Kannapolis to determine the school's physical location. If you scroll upwards on both maps past the George W Liles Parkway exit on I-85, you will see from that point to the north it is the city limits of Kannapolis and not Concord. In regards to Northwest Cabarrus High, it has a Concord mailing address ("5130 NW Cabarrus Drive, Concord, NC 28027"), although it is actually physically located within the city limits of neighboring Kannapolis. If you select the category "Current HS Zones" on this map locator, you will see that Northwest Cabarrus' attendance boundaries straddle both cities.
  3. "2015 Blumey Award Winners Announced". Broadway World. Retrieved October 3, 2017.