Eugene Ashley High School

The school was named after Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Eugene Ashley, Jr. (1930–1968), a native of Wilmington, who died at age 37 in the battle of Lang Vei during the Vietnam War.

• 25% Minority student enrollment{{Cite web |title=Eugene Ashley High School |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/north-carolina/districts/new-hanover-county-schools/eugene-ashley-high-school-14623 |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=US News and World Report}}
• [https://ncreports.ondemand.sas.com/src/school?school=650327&year=2022 School Report Card]{{Cite web |title=North Carolina School Report Cards |url=https://ncreports.ondemand.sas.com/src/school?school=650327&year=2021&lng=en |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=ncreports.ondemand.sas.com}}
• Student to computer ratio: 1:1{{Cite web |title=2022-23 AHS Student Handbook .docx |url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jO0cW1iHdPNJ8_X_pAuN4v93QjqVHU4s/edit?usp=embed_facebook |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Google Docs |language=en}}

Ashley High School is home to the Marine Science Academy{{Cite web |date=2023-06-10 |title=Marine Science Academy - New Hanover County Schools |url=https://www.nhcs.net/schools/specialty-schools-programs/marine-science-academy |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=www.nhcs.net |language=en-US}} which is a partnership with UNCW that allows students to study college level oceanography and biology, and which requires students to participate in internships through UNCW and CFCC. Ashley students are also able to take dual enrollment classes through Cape Fear Community College.{{Cite web |title=Dual Enrollment with CFCC |url=https://sites.google.com/nhcs.net/dual-enrollment-with-cfcc/home |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=sites.google.com |language=en-US}} In addition, students have a wide range of Advanced Placement classes to choose from. Eugene Ashley High School offers the AP Capstone diploma.{{Cite web |title=AHS & JTH AIG |url=https://sites.google.com/nhcs.net/crudeliaig |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=sites.google.com |language=en-US}} AP course offerings include

• AP English Literature and Composition
• AP English Language and Composition
• AP Seminar
• AP Research
• AP Psychology
• AP US Government
• AP Statistics
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Biology
• AP Chemistry
• AP Environmental Science
• AP World History
• AP US History
• AP Physics
• AP Art and Design
• AP US Government
• AP Precalculus
• AP Computer Science Principles
• AP Spanish Language and Culture
• AP French Language and Culture

The Eugene Ashley High School appears in several One Tree Hill episodes, and the TV movies Teen Spirit, and Red Zone. {{Cite web |title=Filming Location Matching "Eugene Ashley High School, 555 Halyburton Memorial Parkway, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending) |url=http://www.imdb.com/search/title/?locations=Eugene+Ashley+High+School,+555+Halyburton+Memorial+Parkway,+Wilmington,+North+Carolina,+USA |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=IMDb}} The film The Marc Pease Experience. The television show Eastbound & Down filmed parts of Season 4, Episode 8 in the gym and outside the school.{{Cite web |title=Eastbound & Down (TV 2009-2013) « Wilmington NC Movies |url=https://wilmtv.com/production/eastbound-down-tv-2009-2013 |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=wilmtv.com}}

• Alex Highsmith, NFL linebacker[https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/09/15/what-theyrsquore-saying-ashley-grad-alex-highsmith-makes-nfl-debut/42626857/]. StarNews Online. Retrieved Sept 15, 2020.
• Trevor Kelley, MLB pitcher
• Saniya Rivers, WNBA guard

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