North Rowan High School

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**North Rowan High School**
Type:	Public
Founded:	1958
Location:	300 North Whitehead Avenue Spencer, North Carolina, United States
Principal:	Rodney Bass
Vice Principal(s):	Alison Camponi Trent Watkins
Class Hours:	7:30am - 2:25pm
Schedule Type:	Block, 4-period
Students:	~800
Teachers:	~125
Phone:	+1 704 636-4420

North Rowan High School, formerly Spencer High School and East Spencer High School, is located in the northern end of Rowan County in Spencer, North Carolina. It is part of the Rowan-Salisbury School System which also includes Salisbury High School, East Rowan High School, South Rowan High School, and Jesse Carson High School.

1 History
2 Administration
3 Scholarship
4 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Establishment

In the spring of 1959, North Rowan High School was accredited by the Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. The first principal of North Rowan was Johnson H. Steelman.

[edit] The James Carr Eagle Athletic Field

On August 4, 1958, the Rowan County Board voted unanimously to name the North Rowan High School athletic field "The James Carr Eagle Athletic Field". On September 21, 1958, the building was dedicated with Dr. Charles Carroll, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, as speaker at the ceremonies.

[edit] National Recognition

National recognition was bestowed upon North Rowan High School and Rowan County by the Phi Delta Kappan, one of the leading educational journals in the nation, for their curriculum study.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Administration

Rodney Bass has been the Principal of North Rowan High School since 2005. He was previously a Pricipal at West Forsyth High School. Alison Camponi is currently an assistant principal, and previously she was a Spanish teacher at the school. Trent Watkins joined NRHS in 2005, after the previous A.P. retired.

[edit] Scholarship

Begun in 2001 by the class of 1973, the North Rowan Alumni Memorial Scholarship has assisted nine outstanding graduates with college expenses. These students are currently enrolled in college. The campaign goal is to create a fund of $500,000.00 from which the earnings will be used to fund a full four-year tuition scholarship for a graduate of North Rowan High School deemed worthy.