| Cary Senior High School | |
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| Cary, North Carolina, United States | |
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| Type | Public High School |
| Established | 1896 |
| Principal | Douglas Thilman |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Number of students | 2100 |
| School Color(s) | Green and White |
| Fight song | Notre Dame Victory March |
| Mascot | Imp |
| Website | Cary High School Official Website |
Cary High School is one of three high schools in Cary, North Carolina. Established in 1896, it was the first public high school in North Carolina. Students in grades 9-12 attend Cary High. In 2006, approximately 2,800 students attended, with 540 graduating seniors, making Cary High one of the largest schools in the state. Cary High is a part of the Wake County Public School System and operates on a traditional calendar, with a block schedule.
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Cary High School was established in 1896 as the first public high school in North Carolina. The school was originally located in downtown Cary on Academy Street, until it moved to its current location in 1960. The original site, formerly Cary Elementary School, reopened August 13, 2011 as the Cary Community Arts Center.[1]
A previous growth in student population resulted in the addition of a satellite campus "9th Grade Center" (formerly East Cary Middle School) roughly a 1/2 mile from the main campus. Both parts of the school are located on Maynard Road in Cary. Additionally, a new auditorium, gymnasium, music classrooms, and a classroom building have recently been completed in construction on the main campus.
Currently, all students attend the "Main Campus" with the "9th Grade Center" returning to its original status of East Cary Middle School.
Cary High School students participate in extracurricular activities ranging from sports teams, to acting, to politics.
The Cary High School Marching Band, established in 1920, is a corps-style Marching Band which consistently delivers a top notch show, winning countless awards in competitions at the national, regional, and local levels. The band is also notable among bands of its size. Cary currently has only two drum majors, Karissa Evans and Cara Nagy. Additionally, the band hosts Cary Band Day, a large annual festival featuring marching bands from the North Carolina and Virginia area. The current director of the band program is Mr. Matthew Minick. The Marching Band recently made its first semi-finals at BOA Grand Nationals in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The drama department led by Kristin McCormick and choral department led by Ed Yasick put on a fall play and a spring musical most years. Both programs have consistently produced talented performers and their productions are further enhanced by the professional sets created by the tech theater club led by Kevin Kimberley.
Cary High School's art students participate in a number of honorable extracurricular activities. Dozens of students have their work featured in galleries and symposiums each year (including the NC State Fair and the American Senate) bringing back prestigious awards and scholarships for the school. As of the 2007-2008 School Year, the students have begun participating in the "Animals of the State Fair" competition.
Cary High School's wrestling team through the leadership of former Coach Jerry Winterton became one of the premier wrestling programs in the state. Over the course of Coach Winterton's career Cary High won nineteen state championships.
Cary won the 1995 4A Men's Basketball Championship, however the NCHSAA later vacated that championship result after it was discovered that Cary had used an ineligible player. (Cary's own coach made the discovery after winning and reported to the NCHSAA.) The losing team was not credited with the championship and NCHSAA records simply reference the title as "vacated".[2]
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