White Oak High School (North Carolina)

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White Oak High School
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White Oak High School (North Carolina)
1001 Piney Green Road

28546

United States
Coordinates 34°46′09″N77°20′56″W / 34.769174°N 77.348785°W / 34.769174; -77.348785
Information
Type Public
MottoWe All Row!
EstablishedAugust 1927;98 years ago (1927-08)
School district Onslow County Schools
CEEB code 342565
PrincipalJoycelyn Cassidy
Grades912
Enrollment1101 [1]  (2017)
Color(s)Green and gold
  
Athletics conferenceBig Carolina 6A/7A
MascotVikings
NewspaperViking Views
YearbookThe Viking Log
Website onslow.k12.nc.us/whiteoakhs

White Oak High School is a public high school located in Jacksonville, North Carolina. It is classified as a 6A school by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, [2] and is one of the seven high schools of Onslow County Schools.

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History

White Oak High School opened and was accredited for the issuance of high school diplomas in August 1927. The first class graduated in the spring of 1928. [3] The original school was constructed off of present day Swansboro-Belgrade Road (Maysville, NC). The school was renamed "Tabernacle" at the end of the 196970 school year as the "new" White Oak High School was constructed on Piney Green Road (the present day location). Until the spring of 1970, the mascot for White Oak was the Red Devil and the colors were red and white. When the school moved to Piney Green Road, a rising class of students selected the Viking as the new mascot and green and gold as the new colors.

Yearbooks

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1951 School Yearbook

From 1927 to 1950, the school was without an official annual or yearbook. During the 195051 school year, under the leadership of teacher Mrs. Clyde Morton Ward, the first yearbook was published. The first edition was called "The WOHIAN". [4]

The White Oak annual was named "The WOHian" from 1950 to 1956, the "Wee Toc" from 1957 to 1969 and the "Viking Log" from 1970 to the present day.

Principals

White Oak High School has had 17 principals since opening in 1927. [3] The Red Devil and Viking leaders are:

Current motto

'We All Row!' White Oak High School utilizes a motto based on the image of the Viking ship. The image is prominently featured on the wall of the front hall of the school.

Athletics

The White Oak Vikings compete in the following sports: Volleyball, Cross Country, Track, Wrestling, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball. [5]

Testing summary

As of the most recent testing profile (2017), White Oak High School is ranked 47th out of 2531 schools in NC in terms of the EVAAS growth index (measuring schools for based on the amount of academic growth from one year to the next).[ citation needed ] This puts WOHS in the top 2% of schools as measured by academic growth. [6]

Notable alumni

References

  1. "ncpublicschools.org".
  2. "Conferences". North Carolina High School Athletic Association. August 17, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Education directory : public schools of North Carolina". digital.ncdcr.gov.
  4. "Reconnect with friends from Classmates Test High School, find reunions, view yearbook photos and more". Classmates.com.
  5. "Athletic Forms & Info / WOHS Sports Main Page". www.onslow.k12.nc.us.
  6. "ncpublicschools.org". Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  7. "Devan Carroll". UNC Wilmington Athletics. August 16, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  8. "Chad Fonville Player Card". The Baseball Cube. March 5, 1971. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  9. Miller, Chris (April 10, 2024). "Getting their recognition: White Oak's 1978-1979 undefeated baseball teams to be inducted into Jacksonville-Onslow Sports Hall of Fame". Jacksonville Daily News . Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  10. "Quincy Monk Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. November 23, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  11. "Andre Purvis Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. November 23, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  12. "Tarvis Williams - Small Forward". RealGM. 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.