North Mecklenburg High School

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North Mecklenburg High School is a high school in Huntersville, North Carolina. The school was founded in 1951 as an all-white school. It integrated in the 1960s. With over 3000 students, it was the largest school population-wise in North Carolina during the 2005-2006 school year. The current principal is Joseph Burch. Mr. Burch replaced retired principal Jimmy K. Poole in 2005.

There are many nicknames for the school, the most common being North Meck, North, and Crunk Meck. An older name was Redneck Tech.

The school mascot is the Viking, and school colors are royal blue and white. The original mascot was a Rebel.

The official school song is to the tune of UNC-CH's Hark the Sound, the fight song is to the tune of Ohio State's Across the Field, and the dance is named "The Boogaloo". These are performed at pep rallies and sporting events.

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[edit] History

North Mecklenburg High School first opened its doors to students on September 4, 1951. Students came from five local schools in Davidson, Cornelius, Huntersville, Long Creek, and Derita, forming a student body of just over 400, with a senior class of 120, and a faculty of only 27. Marion Bird became the first principal, the Rebel was adopted as the mascot, and blue and white were chosen as the school colors. By 1952, the students began class councils and student body councils. Organizations like Key Club have been around since the first decade of North Meck. In 1957, North Meck won its first State Championship in baseball. The pre-Homecoming bonfire dates back to the 50's.

[edit] Buildings

The school is an outdoor campus, with walkways connecting different halls together. Most halls have a specific academic purpose, from C-hall (English), to H-hall (History), and so forth. North Meck's halls are lettered A, B, C, D, E, F, H, K, L, N, and S. The campus also encompasses sixty-five mobile units.

[edit] Curriculum

North Mecklenburg High School offers a comprehensive program including International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, Academically Gifted, and advanced classes, fine arts programs, Air Force JROTC, and a variety of workforce development courses. The school has one of two auto diesel courses in North Carolina. Eighty-six percent of graduates attend four-year colleges, universities, or junior colleges.

[edit] School day

Most of North operates on a semester schedule, which began during the 2006-2007 school year. Previously, the entire school operated on a block schedule, with classes alternating between "A Day" and "B Day" schedules. Now, only Juniors and Seniors in the IB or AP program use "A Day/B Day." Due to the large number of students, there are four lunch periods (A/B/C/D) each day. Lunch periods are determined by which building a student is in during third block.

  • A Lunch: 10:34-10:59 D-hall, 200's, 300's, 400's, 600's, K-6
  • B Lunch: 11:06-11:32 H-hall, 100's, 500's, K-4
  • C Lunch: 11:39-12:05 B-hall, C-hall, E-hall, N-hall, K-5, K-7
  • D Lunch: 12:12-12:38 A-hall, F-hall, L-hall, S-hall, 700's, N-8, GYM

[edit] Awards

In 2006, it was placed 93rd on Newsweek Magazine's Top 1200 Schools list.

[edit] Extracurricular Activities

The school holds the title for the North Carolina State Men's Basketball Championship in 2005.

North Meck's cross-town rival is Hopewell High School, whose nickname is "Hopeless." Older North Mecklenburg alumni consider Zebulon B. Vance High School to be their rivals.

North Meck students are known for their great fan support at sporting events, especially basketball. This earned the North Meck student cheering section the nickname "Crunk Meck" in 2004.

When North Meck students want to "get crunk," they raise their thumbs in the air and repeatedly yell "NOOOOOORF!"

[edit] Notable Alumni

[edit] External links

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