| North Cobb High School | |
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| Location | |
| 3400 Highway 293 N Kennesaw, Georgia, 30144 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1958 |
| School district | Cobb County School District |
| Principal | Dr. Phillp Page |
| Enrollment | 2,599 |
| Color(s) | Orange, Blue |
| Mascot | Warrior |
| Newspaper | The Chant |
| Yearbook | Panorama |
| Website | North Cobb High School |
North Cobb High School is a public high school located north of Atlanta in Kennesaw, Georgia. It serves approximately 2599 students in the Cobb County Public School System, in grades 9-12. The school mascot is the warrior and the school colors are navy blue and orange. North Cobb is the largest school in the Cobb County School District.
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North Cobb was established in 1958, replacing Acworth High School, and is one of the oldest high schools in Cobb County. They have several awards in numerous competitions both athletic and academic alike.
North Cobb has recently become the county's only Social Studies magnet program. It is designated as North Cobb's School for International Studies. North Cobb also houses an on campus preschool, which provides students interested in pursuing the Early Childhood Education field with a priceless advantage and much experience.
North Cobb has also recently become involved with the Advanced Placement Course programs offering diverse courses such as AP Human Geography, AP Language, AP United States History, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP European History, AP United States Government and AP Environmental Science.
North Cobb's biggest rivals are Harrison High School and Kennesaw Mountain High School.
In the 2006 football season, North Cobb lost in the playoffs to Grayson High School, 22-21. They finished 6-5.
In the 2007 football season, North Cobb was #1 in the state for five weeks straight and in the top 25 of a USA Today High School poll, at 10-0, before losing to Peachtree Ridge High School in the first round play-off game. At season's end the Warriors held the Region 5-AAAAA Championship, Top of the Rock Trophy (Beat Harrison High School), and Civil War Trophy (Beat Kennesaw Mountain High School). Matt Roark went off to Kentucky to play football on a scholarship as well as Oliver Davis (Carson-Newman college), Matt Britain (Ohio), Nnamdi Ezenwa (Purdue), Jarvis West (Morgan State University) , Calvin Middleton (Jacksonville State University) and Bryan Presume (JUCO to Southern Illinois University).
The 2008 football team finished the season 5-5 after opening the season with a win over MLK, 24-21, with a last-second field goal.
The 2009 squad finished up 3-7 for a second straight disappointing season.
2010 looked to be a promising season for the Warriors with returning seniors Darren Waller who had signed with Georgia Tech, Max Mason, Troy Gray, Kelvin Bowen, and quarterback Travis Hawkins. After dropping their first game in a blowout against Alpharetta, North Cobb stepped up their game. They went on a five game winning streak being 5-1 entering a match-up against highly favored Hillgrove who came out on top. The following week the Warriors ran into undefeated McEachern, going into the final minutes of the game with the Warriors leading the 3rd state ranked Indians, allowed a touchdown to give McEachern a 31-28 lead with seconds to go. North Cobb would go on to lose the remaining two games on their schedule with a 5-5 season. Darren Waller, Max Mason, and Troy Gray were all D-1 commits. Not only were those three D-1 but overall 9 memebers of that senior class have already gone on to college ball in some form or fashion. Some as walk-ons ect.
2003- North cobb recorded one of its best seasons going 23-8 and being ranked in the top 5 of the state for the majority of the season. Many players advanced to the next level of playing such as: Matt Hopkins, Casey Cook, C.J. Bressoud, Adam Hall, Joey Davis, Johnathan Strickland, Ricky McDaniel,Andrew Einert, and Sean Devine. The Warriors went undefeated in region and won the Region 5 AAAAA title but lost to Pope in the second round of the state playoffs. Rich McDaniel had the second best season in school history going12-2 for the warriors. Catcher C.J. Bressoud was drafted that year and signed by the Braves turning down a college offer from Alabama. The Warriors also had the county leader in home runs with Joey Davis.
North Cobb Baseball in 2008 finished their remarkable season with a very respectable record of 23-12. The Warriors went to Disney to compete in the Final Four but lost to Brookwood in 2 games. Center Fielder Jonathan Taylor received a scholarship to play at the University of Georgia.
The 2009 baseball team finished up with a disappointing record that stood at 14-12 at the end of the season.
In 2010 the Warriors seemed to have their game back finishing with a record of 20-11 making it to the second round of the playoffs. North Cobb had many standouts like seniors Lucas Hart (scholarship to GA Southern), Mitch Coffman, Brett Clayton, and Zach Campbell.
The 2011 season for the Warriors was a disappointment given the amount of projected talent on the team. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 16-10 and lost in the first round of the playoffs to East Coweta. Joey Cecere, Avery Cross, Matthew Fryman, and Wade Marcy all signed to play baseball at the college level.[1]
Cross Country is one of the largest sports programs at NCHS, having grown to over 100 participants. In 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, and 2011, the boys' team qualified for the Ga state championship. Alec Clifford finished 3rd overall in 5-A at the State Championship in 2009. The girls qualified for state in 2007 for the first time in over 30 years and returned in 2009, 2010, and 2011. Each year the Warrior Cross Country team hosts the Warrior Way 5k race, a public road race with over 500 participants.
North Cobb High School hosts a Naval JROTC unit. The unit at North Cobb is actually a "joint unit", made up of cadets from both North Cobb and Harrison high schools; its official name is the North Cobb/Harrison NJROTC unit. The unit's membership numbered roughly 120 cadets as of November 2009 - nearly enough to be considered a battalion rather than a company. On 1 December 2010, the NCHS-HHS unit is expected to make said transition from Company to Battalion, having a membership of just over 150 cadets.
In the 2009-2010 school year, the NCHS-HHS unit was awarded the "Distinguished Unit" award by the Commander of Naval Education and Training (then RADM Kilkenny), placing them in the top 10% of all NJROTC units in the nation; additionally, the unit was recognized at the second-"Most Improved" unit in the nation. At the 2009-2010 JROTC Area 12 drill meet, the unit placed 6th out of 11 attending high schools, scoring 2nd place overall in the academic category. The North Cobb-Harrison unit also took first place in the Area 12 (state-wide) Academic Team Brain Brawl championships that year.
The North Cobb Warrior Marching Band has won a total of 50 grand championships throughout the entire career of the high school. Some of these Grand Champions include 3 in 2004, 2 in 2005,1 in 2007, 1 in 2008, and 2 in 2009. North Cobb's Colorguard and Drumline have also placed extremely well in many of these competitions.
| Year | Show | Competitions | Competitions | Competitions | |||
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| Entered | Placement | Entered | Placement | Entered | Placement | ||
| 2003–2004 | "New Orleans Show" * | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004–2005 | "Pirates of North Cobb" * | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005–2006 | "Images of Ancient Egypt" | Georgia Invitational Band Championship | 1st-Grand Champions | 1st Annual John L. Perko Blackhawk Classic | 1st-Grand Champions | – | – |
| 2006–2007 | "Reflections of the Night" | 27th Annual Old South Marching Festival and Competition | 3rd Place in their class & Received all Superior Ratings | 29th Annual Greater Atlanta Area Marching Band Festival & Contest | – | Lassiter Marching Band Showcase | – |
| 2007–2008 | "Blue" | Georgia Invitational Band Championship | 1st- Grand Champions | The Golden River Marching Festival | – | USSBA Southern States Marching Band Championship | – |
| 2008–2009 | "Viva Las Vegas" | 29th Annual Old South Marching Festival and Competition | 1st- Grand Champions | JSU Contest of Champions | 4th Place-Finals | Creekview Classic Marching Competition | – |
| 2009–2010 | "Rhapsody 3" | 5th John L. Perko Blackhawk Classic | 1st- Grand Champions | 30th Annual Old South Marching Festival and Competition | Superior Ratings | 36th Peach State Marching Competition | 1st- Grand Champions |
| 2010–2011 | "Midnight Madness" | Georgia Bandmasters Championship | 2nd Place | 13th Annual Heart of Georgia Marching Competition | 3rd Place | JSU Contest of Champions | 4th Place Prelims and Finals |
| 2011–2012 | "No Way Out" | Blue Ridge Marching Festival | 4th Place and Superior Ratings; 1st Place Colorguard & 1st Place Percussion | 30th annual LaFayette Marching Classic. | 2nd Place Prelims and Finals; Superior Ratings; 3rd Place Colorguard & 1st Place Percussion | 32nd Annual Old South Marching Festival and Competition | |
Marching Band Shows 2004-2005:Pirates of North Cobb, 2005-2006: Images of Ancient Egypt, 2006-2007: Reflections of the Night, 2007-2008: Blue, 2008-2009: Viva Las Vegas, 2009-2010: Rhapsody 3, 2010-2011: Midnight Madness, 2011-2012: No Way Out
The North Cobb Concert Bands have performed all over the state, including the GMEA conference in Savannah in 2006 and JanFest at the University of Georgia. The Wind Symphony (Highest band at North Cobb) regularly performs extremely high level pieces like Aurora Awakes, Turbine, Concerntino for 4 percussionist and Wind Ensemble, El Camino Real, Angels in the Architecture, and Rocky Point Holiday. The North Cobb High School Wind Symphony is one of the three bands that got chosen to play at the 2012 GMEA conference in Savannah Georgia.
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