Hickory High School is located in Hickory, North Carolina, United States. It is a public high school in the Hickory City School system, located in Catawba County.
| Hickory High School | |
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| Address | |
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1234 3rd Street NE 28601 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°44′58″N 81°19′56″W / 35.7494°N 81.3321°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Hickory City Schools |
| CEEB code | 341815 |
| Principal | Rebecca Tuttle[1] |
| Staff | 62.68 (FTE)[2] |
| Faculty | 91[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,050 (2018–19)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.75[2] |
| Color(s) | Garnet and gold |
| Athletics conference | NCHSAA Western Foothills 3A |
| Mascot | Tommy the Tornado |
| Team name | Red Tornados |
| Website | hickoryhigh |
General information
Hickory High School moved to its current location of 1234 3rd Street NE, in 1972. Hickory High is currently classified as a NCHSAA 3A high school. It is the largest school within the Hickory City School district.
Athletics
Hickory is a part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and are classified as a 3A school. It is a member of the Western Foothills 3A Conference.[3] The school colors are garnet and gold, and its team name are the Red Tornadoes.[4] Team and individual state championships have been won in a variety of sports.
Hickory has won the following NCHSAA team state championships:
- Girls Basketball: 1995 (3A), 1998 (3A), 1999 (3A), 2015 (3A)
- Football: 1996 (3A), 2023 (3A)
- Boys Golf: 2001 (3A), 2003 (3A), 2007 (3A), 2009 (3A)
- Boys Soccer: 2001 (3A), 2022 (3A)
- Girls Swimming & Diving: 1981 (Open), 1994 (1A/2A/3A)
- Boys Tennis: 1989 (4A), 2004 (3A), 2006 (3A), 2021 (3A), 2023 (3A)
- Girls Tennis: 1993 (3A), 2006 (3A)
Clubs and organizations
The Quill Writing Team competes in writing competitions, in which they are given 90 minutes to complete an essay on given writing prompts.[5] In 2016 and 2017, they won The Quill State Finals.[6][7]
Notable people
Alumni
- Austin M. Allran, member of the North Carolina General Assembly[8]
- Jeff Barkley, former MLB pitcher[9]
- Rick Barnes, college basketball head coach[10]
- Gary Glenn, political activist and former member of the Michigan House of Representatives[11]
- Ryan Hill, long-distance track runner
- Austin Johnson, former NFL fullback
- E. Patrick Johnson, the Carlos Montezuma Professor of Performance Studies and Professor of African-American Studies at Northwestern University
- Trevin Parks, professional basketball player[12]
- J.T. Poston, professional golfer[13]
- Ryan Succop, former NFL kicker and Super Bowl LV champion with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Chris Washburn, former NBA player[14]
- Andy Wells, served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and North Carolina Senate[15]
- Al Young, former NFL player
Faculty
- Frank Barger, high school athletics coach and member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame[16]
- Elwood L. Perry (nicknamed “Buck” Perry) teacher, author, and inventor of the fishing lure known as the spoonplug[17]