North Davidson High School

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North Davidson High School
North Davidson High School logo
Established 1952
Type Public secondary
Principal Gary Fishel
Students 1,568 (as of 2006-2007)
Grades 9–12
Location Welcome, North Carolina, USA
Oversight Davidson County Schools
Campus Rural
Colors Orange, Black, and White
Mascot Black Knight
Yearbook Nordahi
Newspaper Armored Pen
Website NDHS Website

North Davidson Senior High School (commonly referred to as "North Davidson High", "NDHS" or simply "North") is a public high school in Welcome, North Carolina (near Lexington). It was established in 1952 and is located along Old US Highway 52 in northern Davidson County. The high school serves the Welcome, Arcadia and Midway areas. North Davidson is ranked in the top 5% of public high schools in the United States.[1]

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[edit] Education

Feeder schools are Welcome Elementary (Welcome), Northwest Elementary (Arcadia), Friedberg Elementary (Arcadia), Midway Elementary (Midway) and North Davidson Middle (Welcome).

[edit] Advanced Placement courses

NDHS offers the following Advanced Placement courses:

North Davidson expects to add AP European History (J. Israel) and AP Government and Politics: US (J. Everhart) for the 2007-2008 school year.

[edit] Athletics

The school's mascot is the Black Knight, although girl athletes often use the term "Lady Knights". Enrollment is approximately 1,600 students[2].

NDHS is a member of the Central Piedmont 4-A Conference and NDHS's biggest county rival is Ledford Senior High School in Wallburg. North's biggest rival in their conference is a tie between West Forsyth and Davie County High School.

The school's athletics logo is an interlocking "ND" in orange, black, and white colors. It is derived from the University of Notre Dame athletics logo. Other NDHS logos feature black knights riding upon horses or knights in armor.

The Athletics Director is Tanya Burcham.

Athletics website is www.myndsports.com

North Davidson offers the following sports:

[edit] Clubs

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ America's Top Public High Schools | Newsweek Best High Schools | Newsweek.com
  2. ^ North Davidson High School - Lexington, North Carolina - NC - school overview