Hickory High School is located in
Hickory, North Carolina, United States. It is a public high school in the Hickory City School system, located in
Catawba County.
General information
Hickory High School moved to its current location of 1234 3rd Street NE, in 1972. Hickory High is currently classified as a
NCHSAA 3A high school. It is the largest school within the Hickory City School district.
Athletics
Hickory is a part of the
North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and are classified as a 3A school. It is a member of the Western Foothills 3A Conference.[3] The school colors are garnet and gold, and its team name are the Red Tornadoes.[4] Team and individual state championships have been won in a variety of sports.
Hickory has won the following NCHSAA team state championships:
The Quill Writing Team competes in writing competitions, in which they are given 90 minutes to complete an essay on given writing prompts.[5] In 2016 and 2017, they won The Quill State Finals.[6][7]