Vance High School

Zebulon B. Vance High School
Address
7600 IBM Drive Charlotte, North Carolina US
Information
Type	Public
Established	1997
School district	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Principal	Kit Rea
Enrollment	1,666
Color(s)	Navy Blue and Orange
Mascot	Cougars
Accreditation	AdvancED^[1]
Website	schools.cms.k12.nc.us/vanceHS

Zebulon B. Vance High School, or more commonly Vance High School, is a high school located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System and was opened in 1997. The sports teams are known as the Cougars. Besides providing the standard state-mandated high school curriculum, the school also hosts the Vance Academy of Engineering, which provides students with an interest in a future career in engineering with advanced training.

The school is named after Zebulon Baird Vance, a Confederate military officer in the American Civil War, twice Governor of North Carolina, and U.S. Senator.

Notable alumni

Paul Troth, college football coach.
Anderson Bean, sharpshooter.
Trey Hudson, solar energy educator.

References

↑ Institution Summary, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-08

External links

Official website

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

High schools	Ardrey Kell Berry Academy Butler East Meck Garinger Harding Hopewell Hough Independence Mallard Creek Myers Park North Meck Northwest Olympic Providence Rocky River South Meck Vance West Charlotte West Meck

Alternative and Exceptional schools	Metro School Morgan Derita Hawthorne Midwood Morningside at Graham

List of public schools in Charlotte, NC

MeCKa 4A Conference

Hopewell Hough Kannapolis Mallard Creek North Meck Vance West Charlotte

Coordinates: 35°13′52″N 80°51′13″W / 35.2309756°N 80.8536826°W / 35.2309756; -80.8536826

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