Lake Norman High School
{{Short description|American public school in North Carolina}}
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{{Infobox school
| name = Lake Norman High School
| image = Helmet3A.gif
| image_size = 200px
| motto = Excellence is our tradition
| established = {{start date and age|2002|p=1}}
| address = 186 Doolie Road
| city = Mooresville, North Carolina
| zipcode = 28117
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|35.5970|-80.9018|region:US-NC_type:edu|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| campus =
| enrollment = 1,964 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Miles=10&Zip=28682&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=370231002633|title=Lake Norman High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=April 4, 2025}}
| teaching_staff = 83.63 (FTE)
| ceeb = 342691
| principal = Bill Shapcott
| type = Public
| athletics = Baseball, cheerleading, cross country, diving, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling
| colors = Midnight blue, black, and white
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| team_name = Wildcats
| athletics_conference = North Piedmont Conference 7A/6A
| homepage = {{URL|https://lakenormanhigh.issnc.org/}}
| pushpin_map = North Carolina#USA
}}
Lake Norman High School is located in Mooresville, North Carolina. The school is a part of the Iredell-Statesville school system. The name of the school comes from nearby Lake Norman. In 2009, Lake Norman High School had the highest graduation rate of North Carolina public non-charter schools, with 95% of the senior class receiving a diploma. In June 2012, Lake Norman High School was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon Schools Program School of Excellence.
Enrollment
As of August 2024, Lake Norman High has over 1,981 students. In 2006, a new wing was added on to the school as the Freshmen Academy.
Athletics
Lake Norman High has sports teams that compete in soccer, tennis, golf, basketball, swimming, cross-country, track and field, lacrosse, football, wrestling, baseball, volleyball, softball, and cheerleading.
The school has won state championships in cheerleading (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023), women's lacrosse (2015), men's lacrosse (2012, 2018), men's soccer (2006, 2007), men's tennis (2009), baseball (2009), women's basketball (2025), men's basketball (2010), and men's swimming (2009). Individual state champions have been won in wrestling, women's tennis, and men's and women's swimming.
The school competes in the North Piedmont Conference 7A/6A which includes: Lake Norman (7A); Mooresville (7A); South Iredell (7A); Davie County (7A); Statesville (6A); North Iredell (6A)
Arts
Lake Norman High School has multiple art shows a year, chorus concerts, and drama plays. All the different arts at the school have competitions where their art can be auditioned and moved on or perform in certain groups such as District Competitions and All State. The school supports the multi-discipline Spring Musical. LNHS has a competitive show choir, "Showformance".{{cite web |title=SCC: Viewing School - Lake Norman High School |url=https://www.showchoir.com/choirs/school.php?id=1453 |website=Show Choir Community |accessdate=10 June 2019}}
Notable alumni
- Tyler Ankrum, stock car racing driver{{cite web |last1=Lunkenheimer |first1=Beth |title=Tyler Ankrum Recovers From Spin & Slide To Score Career-Best Finish at Texas |url=https://www.frontstretch.com/2019/06/08/tyler-ankrum-recovers-from-a-spin-a-slide-to-score-career-best-finish-at-texas/ |website=Frontstretch |accessdate=10 June 2019}}
- Richard Blood Jr., professional wrestler
- Nick Drake, stock car racing driver{{cite web |title=Drake Takes Another Top 10 At Langley Speedway |url=https://www.bmrnaparacing.com/bmr-racing/drake-takes-another-top-10-langley-speedway.html |website=Bill McAnally Racing |accessdate=18 August 2019}}
- Brandon Jones, stock car racing driver
References
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External links
- [https://lakenormanhigh.issnc.org/ Lake Norman High School website]
- [https://www.issnc.org/ Iredell-Statesville Schools website]
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Category:Educational institutions established in 2002
Category:Public high schools in North Carolina