Currituck County High School
{{Short description|American public school in North Carolina}}
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| address = 4203 Caratoke Hwy
| city = Barco, North Carolina
| zipcode = 27917
| country = United States
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| type = Public
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| established = {{Start date|1976|df=yes}}
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| district = Currituck County Schools
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| principal = Helen Taylor
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| enrollment = 1,041 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3701080&ID=370108000449|title=Currituck County High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=January 1, 2025}}
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| colors = Red, white, and black
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| team_name = Knights
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| rival = First Flight High School{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyadvance.com/sports/high-school-basketball-currituck-girls-defeat-first-flight-first-flight-wins-boys-game/article_33a878ce-eb80-5c79-9f98-21052fa5b28e.html|title=High School Basketball | Currituck girls defeat First Flight; First Flight wins boys' game|first=Chris Bell|last=Correspondent|website=dailyadvance.com}} Camden County High School{{Cite web|url=https://www.outerbanksvoice.com/2015/08/28/byrd-bowl-tops-tonights-high-school-football-schedule/|title=Byrd Bowl tops tonight's high school football schedule|date=August 28, 2015}}
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| website = {{URL|currituck.k12.nc.us/Domain/47}}
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Currituck County High School is a public high school located in Barco, North Carolina. It serves all of Currituck County including Knotts Island and Corolla.{{Cite web|url=https://www.currituck.k12.nc.us/site/default.aspx?DomainID=47|title=Currituck County High School / Overview|website=Currituck County High School}}
History
Currituck County High School opened for the 1976–77 school year, replacing J.P. Knapp High School which simultaneously became a junior high school.{{cite news |title= New Currituck High School|work= The Coastland Times|location= Manteo, NC | page=7-B |url=http://darecountynews.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?k1&fn=the_coastland_times_usa_north_carolina_manteo_19760916_english_21&df=1&dt=5 |date= 1976-09-16|access-date= 2020-08-22}}
The current high school building opened for the 1998–99 school year and is located next door to the original 1976 building which is now Currituck County Middle School.{{cite news |last= Cain|first= Linda M.|title= County gets word of high school opening|work= The Coastland Times|location= Manteo, NC | page=1-B |url=http://darecountynews.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?k1&fn=the_coastland_times_usa_north_carolina_manteo_19980813_english_13&df=1&dt=5 |date= 1998-08-13|access-date= 2020-08-22}}
Athletics
Currituck County High School athletics teams compete in the Northeastern Coastal Conference. Currituck County's colors are red, black, and white and their mascot is the knight. Currituck County offers the following sports programs:
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| Fall sports | Winter sports | Spring sports |
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| Football | Boys basketball | Boys baseball |
| Boys soccer | Girls basketball | Girls soccer |
| Girls volleyball | Girls bowling | Girls softball |
| Girls cross county | Boys Wrestling | Boys tennis |
| Boys cross country | Girls Wrestling | Boys track & field |
| Girls tennis | Boys swimming | Girls track & field |
| Girls golf | Girls swimming | Boys golf |
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| Girls indoor track |
= State championships =
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- Boys basketball
- 1986 1A NCHSAA State Champions, won the first high school basketball championship that was played in the Dean E. Smith Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Softball
- 1991 1A NCHSAA State Champions
- 1993 1A NCHSAA State Champions
- Girls volleyball
- 2018 2A NCHSAA State Champions{{Cite web|url=https://www.wtkr.com/2018/11/04/currituck-county-h-s-volleyball-team-wins-first-2a-state-championship|title=Currituck County H.S. volleyball team wins first 2A state championship|date=November 4, 2018|website=WTKR}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecoastlandtimes.com/2018/11/08/currituck-knights-are-state-2a-volleyball-champs/|title=Currituck Knights are 2A state volleyball champs|date=November 8, 2018|website=The Coastland Times}}
- Cheerleading
- 2019 NCHSAA State Champions{{Cite web|url=https://www.obxtoday.com/currituck-wins-state-title-first-flight-second-at-nchsaa-cheerleading-invitational/|title=Currituck wins state title, First Flight second at NCHSAA Cheerleading Invitational - OBX Today|website=www.obxtoday.com}}
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Academics
Currituck County High School offers AP courses in the sciences, english, histories, and arts.{{Cite web|url=https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-capstone/|title=Currituck County High School Course Catalog}} This catalog also includes the AP Capstone program. Any AP course not listed within the course catalog is able to be taken through North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS). CCHS does not offer an International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum.
=Rankings=
Currituck County High School ranks #10,597 among ~18,000 high schools in the United States. CCHS also ranks #364 among 576 eligible high schools in North Carolina.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/north-carolina/districts/currituck-county-schools/currituck-county-high-school-14369|title=U.S. News High School Rankings}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.currituck.k12.nc.us/Domain/47}}
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Category:Public high schools in North Carolina
Category:Education in Currituck County, North Carolina
Category:1976 establishments in North Carolina
Category:Educational institutions established in 1976
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