- Northern Guilford High School
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Northern Guilford High School Address 7101 Spencer Dixon Road
Piedmont Triad
Greensboro, NC, Guilford, 27455
USAInformation Type Public high school School district Northern Principal Will Laine Grades 9-12 Color(s) School Color(s) Purple, Black, and White Mascot Nighthawk Northern Guilford High School is a public high school located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.
It opened its doors to students on January 29, 2008. The school was built because of the overcrowding of Northwest Guilford and Northeast Guilford high schools.
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Fine arts
Art
Visual art classes consist of Art I, II, III, IV, and AP Art and are taught by Mary Ann Parah and Rachel Vieira.
Drama
Northern's drama classes include Drama I & II and Honors Advanced Theatre I & II and are taught by James Ewing and Heather Wiliams. In the 08-09 school year, the students performed A Christmas Carol, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Hamlet. And in the 09-10 school year, so far the students have performed Telekinetic, I was a Teenage Zombie; and Other High School Disasters (both written by Mr. Ewing), and The Mouse That Roared.
Dance
Dance classes are taught by Kerrie Hudson and consist of Dance I & II. The 2010-2011 school year options included Ballet I, Modern Dance I (Dance III), and Honors Advanced Dance, by audition only.
Athletics
In 2009, the Northern Basketball Team finished 30-3 and Won the 3A Title. However, they were later stripped of their state title due to illegal recruiting[1]
The Northern Golf Team Won the 2010 3A State Title.
The Northern Guilford Nighthawks Football Team won the 3AA state championship in 2010 after winning the championship against Crest High School.
Student Athletes to receive Athletic Scholarships.
Jonathan Frye - Tulane University (basketball) Keenan Allen - California Berkeley(football) Gabe King- California Berkeley(football) James Scales - University of Oregon(football) Christian McCain- California Berkeley(football) Maurice Harris - California Berkeley(football) Rocco Scarfone- East Carolina University (football) George Carter- University Of North Carolina (baseball) Heather Baker- Western Carolina University (softball) Dylan Berry- University of Roanoke (basketball) Vontreece Hayes- Pfeiffer University (basketball) Samantha Coffer- Elon University (basketball) Molly Tahmaseb- Hollins University (basketball)
Northern Guilford's swim team has also won conference 3 years in a row. Ian Robinson and Regina Robertson were the MVPs for 2011. Northern Guilford's Men's soccer team has won conference the last 2 years and the Cross country team won conference in 2010.
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Coordinates: 36°12′32″N 79°48′24″W / 36.2090°N 79.8067°W
Categories:- High schools in North Carolina
- Schools in Greensboro, North Carolina
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