Public school in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
New Hanover High School is a
high school located in downtown
Wilmington, North Carolina . New Hanover High is the oldest existing high school in Wilmington.
[2] The original building was designed by
William J. Wilkins . Construction started in 1919, and was completed in 1922.
[3] New Hanover High underwent a complete renovation at the start of the 21st century. It is a part of
New Hanover County Schools .
New Hanover is the most diverse high school in
New Hanover County . The school's ethnicity is 50% Caucasian, 43% African-American, 5% Hispanic and 2% of other ethnic classification. The school has an enrollment of 1,721 students & staff of 930 people.
Sports
The tradition of Wildcat Athletics is exemplified in having won over 30
North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) State Championships. These include 14 Boys Basketball, 5 Baseball, 4 Football, 3 Boys Tennis, 3 Softball, and 3 Boys Golf.
In popular culture
The high school's gym was featured in a season 4 episode of the TV series
One Tree Hill when the Tree Hill Ravens played their state semifinal game vs. Verona. It was also featured in the 1987 film
Hiding Out , 1989 film
Dream a Little Dream , and in the film
Blue Velvet .
Notable alumni
Kadeem Allen (born 1993), basketball player in the
NBA and currently for
Hapoel Haifa in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
[4]
Cody Arnoux , professional
soccer player
Nick Becton ,
NFL offensive tackle
[5]
Charlie Boney , architect
David Brinkley , longtime news anchor for
NBC and
ABC ; famous for the
Huntley-Brinkley Report and
This Week
Lauren Collins , staff writer for
The New Yorker
[6]
Alge Crumpler , NFL tight end (2001–2010) and four-time
Pro Bowl player
[7]
Rod Delmonico , former baseball coach at the
University of Tennessee
Roman Gabriel , NFL
quarterback , four-time Pro Bowl player and first team
All-Pro in 1969
[8]
Shawn Gallagher ,
White House Director for Nuclear Threat Reduction,
MIT graduate, and baseball player for the
Texas Rangers ,
[9]
[10]
[11]
Kenny Gattison , NBA player
[12]
Beth Grant , actress
[13]
James Goodnight , CEO
SAS Institute
William D. Halyburton, Jr. ,
U.S. Navy
hospital corpsman in
World War II , posthumous
Medal of Honor recipient
Ed Hinton , actor known particularly for guest-starring roles on television
westerns
[14]
Will Inman , poet
[15]
Sonny Jurgensen ,
Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback, played with the
Washington Redskins and
Philadelphia Eagles
[16]
Clarence Kea , professional basketball player
[17]
Charles P. Murray, Jr. ,
U.S. Army officer in World War II and Medal of Honor recipient
Mike Nifong , North Carolina district attorney disbarred for misconduct in the
Duke lacrosse case
[18]
Trot Nixon ,
MLB right fielder
[19]
Don Payne , writer and producer for
The Simpsons and other television and film projects
[20]
Robert Daniel Potter , U.S. District Judge
[21]
Cecil R. Reynolds , noted psychologist, author, and test developer
Jay Ross , NFL defensive tackle
[22]
Robert Ruark , author of Something of Value
Lamar Russ , professional
boxer in the
middleweight division
[23]
George Edward "Bo" Shepard , former head basketball coach of the
North Carolina Tar Heels
[24]
Reggie Shuford , ACLU attorney, left before graduation
[25]
Sonny Siaki , American Samoan
professional wrestler
[26]
Clyde Simmons , NFL defensive end
[27]
Ross Tomaselli , professional soccer player
Blake Walston , professional baseball player in the
Arizona Diamondbacks organization
[28]
Ty Walker , professional basketball player
[29]
References
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"New Hanover High" . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024 .
^ Steelman, Ben.
"What is the History of New Hanover High School?" StarNews. MyReporter. 3 Mar. 2010. 11 Jul. 2010.
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Flashback Friday: Jaw-dropping old images of Wilmington schools . starnewsonline.com . Retrieved Aug 22, 2020.
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Kadeem Allen Stats . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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Nick Becton Stats . Pro-Football-Reference . Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^ Steelman, Ben. (Aug 24, 2016).
Wilmington native Lauren Collins explores the byways of language in 1st book . Star News Online . Retrieved Sep 7, 2020.
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Alge Crumpler Stats . Pro-Football-Reference . Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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Roman Gabriel Stats . Pro-Football-Reference . Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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[1] . "White House Press Briefing" Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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[2] . "MIT Thesis". Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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[3] . "Baseball Reference". Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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Kenny Gattison Stats . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^ Hidek, Jeff. (Sep 7, 2013).
Actress Beth Grant talks local roots and broad career . Star News Online . Retrieved Sep 7, 2020.
^ Calloway, Gail. (Aug 26, 2015).
Woman explores movie-star father's Wilmington history . starnewsonline.com . Retrieved Aug 22, 2020.
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Ten Letters | UNCW Archive | Ten Letters From Special Connections . Retrieved Aug 22, 2020.
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Sonny Jurgensen Stats . Pro-Football-Reference . Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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"DraftExpress - Clarence Kea DraftExpress Profile: Stats, Comparisons, and Outlook" . DraftExpress .
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"About Your District Attorney" . April 23, 2006. Archived from
the original on 2006-04-23.
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Trot Nixon Profile . The Baseball Cube . Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^ Spiers, Jonathan (March 27, 2013).
"Wilmington native Don Payne, writer for 'The Simpsons' and 'Thor,' passes away" . Port City Daily . Retrieved 2013-03-27 .
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Resolution re: Dedication of Robert D. Potter Courtroom . Retrieved Aug 27, 2020.
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Jay Ross Stats . Pro-Football-Reference . Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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https://www.fayobserver.com/3899f3be-56d3-592a-9aa5-2ccf3f5b19d7.html . fayobserver.com . Retrieved 7 March 2019.
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"Star-News - Google News Archive Search" . news.google.com .
^ Ramsey, Mike (May 30, 1999).
"City native fights bias against black drivers" . Star-News . Wilmington. p. B1.
^ Carree, Chuck. (Jul 18, 2009).
Former New Hanover star gives up wrestling career to save brother's life . starnewsonline.com . Retrieved Aug 22, 2020.
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Clyde Simmons Stats . Pro-Football-Reference . Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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"Blake Walston Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics" . Baseball-Reference.com .
^ Grady, Tom. (Jul 13, 2013).
Hanover favorite Ty Walker comes home, feels the love . starnewsonline.com . Retrieved June 23, 2020.
External links
International National Geographic