Northeast Guilford High School


Northeast Guilford High School is a secondary school located in McLeansville, North Carolina. The school serves grades nine through twelve, with an enrollment of 1265 students for the 2007 school year. Demographically, the school serves primarily Caucasian and African American students, who make up 47% and 43% of total enrollment respectively. The remainder of the student body is composed of Hispanics (5%), multi-racial students (3%), Asians (1%), and American Indians (1%),

Northeast Guilford High School
Address
Northeast Guilford High School
Northeast Guilford High School
6700 McLeansville Road

McLeansville
,
North Carolina

United States
Coordinates36°09′31″N 79°40′25″W
Information
TypePublic
OversightGuilford County Schools
CEEB code342570
PrincipalNoel Keener
Teaching staff62.70 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment943 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.04[1]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Navy and white
        
NicknameRams
Conference3–A; Mid State Conference
Websitegcsnc.com/Northeast_Guilford_High

Northeast Guilford has a main building, a vocational building, and a well-established amount of portable classrooms. In the year 2005, due to the increase in enrollment, Northeast Guilford was targeted for expansion. The cafeteria was updated to accommodate 500 students. It has a new gym and a separated new building.

The school offers a NJROTC program, as well as Advanced Placement classes. Northeast Guilford's varsity football team has been the most dominating sports team in school history. The football team has been to the state playoffs 17 years in a row, all under head coach Tommy Pursley, who has never had a losing season at the school. They currently have the third longest playoff appearance streak in the state, only behind Thomasville and Clinton, respectively. They have won over 100 games in the last ten years and have been to two state championships and an eastern state regional championship in 10 years. Recently the school's soccer team has become a force, going to the state playoffs and exceeding in them. The schools marching band is one of the best in the region, they came in third place in Class A in the National High Stepping Band Competition. The school's colors are navy, white, and silver. Northeast's mascot is the Mighty Rams. The Northeast Guilford Choral Department is also one of the best in the state, winning over 50 national and regional titles spanning over 25 years. The choirs have also been invited to perform and several international events such as the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy in France and the 2009 Heritage Festival for the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama.

Notable alumni
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References
  1. "Northeast Guilford High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. "Mitch Atkins Named PCL Pitcher of Week". Minor Leagie Baseball. August 31, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  3. "The Interview with Jaylin Davis Northeast Guilford, senior, baseball". News & Record. March 29, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  4. "Brandon Jones". IMDB.com. Retrieved November 7, 2011.


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