Cape Fear High School
American public school in North Carolina From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cape Fear High School is a public secondary school in the eastern region of Cumberland County in the unincorporated community of Vander, North Carolina, to the east of Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Cape Fear school attendance area is the largest in the county by area size.[5]
| Cape Fear High School | |
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| Address | |
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4762 Clinton Road 28312 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°02′05″N 78°45′44″W |
| Information | |
| Other name | Cape Fear |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1969 |
| School district | Cumberland County Schools |
| NCES District ID | 3700011 |
| Superintendent | Marvin Connelly, Jr. |
| CEEB code | 341298 |
| NCES School ID | 370001100402[1] |
| Principal | Dr.Jason Jordan |
| Teaching staff | 83.14 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 1,529 (2022–23)[2] |
| • Grade 9 | 448 |
| • Grade 10 | 401 |
| • Grade 11 | 342 |
| • Grade 12 | 338 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.39[2] |
| Schedule | 4-period block schedule |
| Campus size | 45.88 acres (18.57 ha)[3] |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and gold |
| Slogan | Colt Pride Never Stops! |
| Athletics conference | 3A mid-east |
| Nickname | Colts |
| Rival | Terry Sanford High School |
| USNWR ranking | 6066th (US) 172th (NC)[4] |
| Yearbook | Stampede |
| Feeder schools | Mac Williams Middle School |
| Website | www |
Cape Fear has varsity teams in 17 sports (13 boys teams, 14 girls teams) and junior varsity teams in 8 sports (6 boys teams, 4 girls teams):[6]
- Baseball (boys)
- Basketball
- Bowling (no JV)
- Cheerleading (only girls Varsity)[7]
- Cross country (no JV)
- Football (boys)
- Golf (no JV)
- Indoor track and field (no JV)
- Lacrosse (no JV)
- Soccer
- Softball (girls)
- Swimming (no JV)
- Tennis (no girls JV)
- Track and field (no JV)
- Wrestling (boys)
- Volleyball (girls)
State Championships
- Baseball – 1994 (3A)[8]
- Softball – 1978 (All Classes)[9]
- Girls' Tennis Dual Team – 2021 (3A), 2022 (3A)[10]
- Girls' Tennis Individual Doubles – 2021 (3A)[11]
- Wrestling State Tournament Team – 1984 (All Classes), 1990 (4A), 2020 (3A)[12]
The Natural Science Academy is a program located at Cape Fear that acknowledges students for completing 7 or more sciences throughout their high school career while maintaining a 3.0 unweighted GPA average in these courses.[13]
Marching band
In 2014, the Cape Fear marching band placed 3rd (regardless of class) in the Bands of America Winston-Salem Regional Championship.[14]
Winter guard
The Cape Fear winter guard placed 18th in the Scholastic World division of the Winter Guard International Color Guard World Championship Semi-finals in 2017 and 20th in 2018.[15][16]
NJROTC
In 2016, the Cape Fear NJROTC placed 15th in the NJROTC Nationals Drill Championship.[17]
The demographic breakdown of the 1,422 students enrolled in 2020–2021 was as follows:[2]
- Male – 51.2%
- Female – 48.8%
- Native American/Alaskan – 3.4%
- Asian – 0.8%
- Black – 26.8%
- Hispanic – 10.2%
- Hawaiian/Pacific Islander – 0.4%
- White – 51.5%
- Multiracial – 6.9%
51.2% of the students were male, and 48.8% were female. 49.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[2]
Jason Jordan, the current principal of Cape Fear High School, has also served as the principal of Massey Hill Classical High School. He is the sixth principal of Cape Fear.[18]
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