Bartlett Yancey High School

Bartlett Yancey High School (BYHS) is a public high school in Yanceyville, North Carolina.[1] The motto of the school is "Helping Students to EXCEL," and the current principal is Lance Stokes. The school's mascot is the Buccaneer.[2]

Bartlett Yancey High School
Address
Bartlett Yancey High School
Bartlett Yancey High School
466 East Main St.

Yanceyville
,
North Carolina
27379

United States
Coordinates36°24′17.9″N 79°19′29.3″W
Information
Motto"Helping Students to EXCEL"
Established1924 (1924)
School districtCaswell County Schools
CEEB code344510
PrincipalLance Stokes
Enrollment765
Color(s)Navy, orange, white
Websitewww.caswell.k12.nc.us/byhs

History

The high school is named after U.S. Congressman Bartlett Yancey, Jr. and was founded in 1924. In that year, grades 9-11 were held in the then Bartlett Yancey School. These grades were later moved to the newly erected Bartlett Yancey High School building in the mid-1930s. It is unknown when a 12th-grade class was first added.[3]

Bartlett Yancey High School has been the only public high school operating in Yanceyville since the closing of Caswell County High School in 1969 due to school integration and consolidation.[4][5] It is presently the only high school in the Caswell County school system.[6]

Courtney Turner, from the BYHS Class of 2010, was the commencement speaker for the Class of 2018.[7]

Academics

Students at Bartlett Yancey High School have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement coursework and exams. The AP participation rate in 2019 was 32%.[8]

Athletics

Currently, sports teams at Bartlett Yancey High compete in the Mid-State 2A Conference.

In the 2019 football season, the eighth-seeded Buccaneers finished second in the Mid-State 2A and set a school record for wins in a season.[9]

In addition to football, BYHS has sports programs in wrestling, track and field, cross country, soccer, volleyball, tennis, and basketball.[10]

Facility improvement project

In June 2020, Bartlett Yancey High School began undergoing renovations along with the demolition of segments of the existing school. There will be a new two-story building with classrooms, science labs, a media center, a kitchen/dining area, a security station, administration/guidance offices, and other improvements throughout the campus.[11] The construction project's total cost is $32 million dollars and is scheduled to be completed by August 2022.[12][13]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Bartlett Yancey High School". Caswell County Schools. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. "About BYHS". Caswell County Schools. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  3. "History of Bartlett Yancey High School". Caswell County Historical Association. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  4. "Caswell County High School". Flickr. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  5. "Caswell County Training School,1933-1969: Relationships between Community and School" (PDF). Harvard Educational Review. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  6. "Overview of Bartlett Yancey High". US News & World Report. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  7. "Photos: Bartlett Yancey High School Commencement". The Times News. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  8. "Overview of Bartlett Yancey High". US News & World Report. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  9. "(9) Beddingfield ends historic season for (8) Bartlett Yancey football". High School OT. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  10. "Athletics". Caswell County Schools. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  11. "Caswell County Local Government - Improvements at Bartlett Yancey High School - Yanceyville, NC". NCDOA. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  12. "NC Superintendent Announces $141 Million in School Construction Grants to 13 Districts". CharlotteStories.com. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  13. "CT Wilson/Bartlett Yancey High School Improvements/Yanceyville, NC". The Institute. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
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