Orange High School (North Carolina)

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Orange High School is a high school in the northern area of Orange County, North Carolina.

1 Students
2 Athletics
3 School Violence
4 External links

[edit] Students

Its student body has received awards in the areas of agriculture, sports, music, and robotics

Orange High is known for having excellent academic courses and classes; it has football, lacrosse, cross country, basketball, volleyball, soccer, tennis, and track teams.

[edit] Athletics

The Cross Country team has made it to 2A state championships with both girls and boys for the first time ever WITH the girls.

The Men's Tennis Team in 2006 got to the 2A State Dual team playoffs and made it to the second round. This was further than ever before in Panthers history.

In 2005 the wrestling team won the 3A state title. The wrestling and baseball teams are always well known in the state of North Carolina for their prominance.

[edit] School Violence

Orange High School hit the national headlines on August 30, 2006 when a former student blew past the security shack at the entrance to the student parking lot, stepped out of his van, set off 3 smoke bombs, and then proceeded with gun fire towards the school. He shot out part of a window in the hallway in front of the cafeteria. A girl was injured by a bullet grazing her and a young man was injured by flying glass.

At this time students with the second lunch period were eating out on the outdoor patio, according to the Orange County Sheriff's department. All of the students were quickly rushed inside and the school was locked down for 4 to 5 hours, along with neighboring Stanford Middle School. A bomb squad was then called in to search the campus because of pipe bombs found in the mans van. Local news helicopters hovered over the school to get the breaking news.

Later that day it was discovered that the shooter had killed his father to quote "put him out of his misery." He also made the statement "Columbine, remember Columbine," while entering a patrol car. The shooter was obsessed with the Columbine massacre. His first trial is set for September 11th, 2006.