North Pitt High School
{{Short description|American public school in North Carolina}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}{{More citations needed|date=March 2008}}
{{Infobox school
| name = North Pitt High School
| logo =
| established = 1970
| grades = 9–12
| ceeb = 340350
| principal = Maurice Harris
| teaching_staff = 44.12 (FTE)
| students = 735 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3700012&ID=370001201491|title=North Pitt High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=January 27, 2025}}
| schedule =
| schooltype = Public
| conference =
| colors = Orange and blue
{{color box|#F15701|border=silver}}{{color box|#082658|border=silver}}
| mascot = Panthers
| address = 5659 NC-11 S
| city = Bethel, North Carolina
| zipcode = 27812
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|35.7473812|-77.3630218|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = North Carolina#USA
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| website = {{URL|pitt.k12.nc.us/Domain/228}}
}}
North Pitt High School is a high school located near the town of Bethel in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States.
History
North Pitt opened in 1970 as the consolidated high school for the "north of the river" area of Pitt County. North Pitt, as an integrated high school, was the new school for the Belvoir, Bethel, Pactolus, Stokes, and Staton House areas, all of which made up the vast farming areas north of the Tar River. Belvoir, Bethel, and Stokes-Pactolus High Schools sent all their students that year to the school, which was headed by Principal Walter Latham and Assistant Principal E.R. McNair—who was one of the earliest black administrators in the county and still works at North Pitt, now as a substitute teacher after retiring.
The school was a sister school to cross county D. H. Conley High School in Greenville and has grown in size from its original two and a half hallway design to now include four major hallways, one vocational wing, and two outside field houses.
Notable alumni
- Greg Briley – former MLB player for the Seattle Mariners and Florida Marlins[http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=9216 Greg Briley Profile]. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- Ashley Sheppard – former NFL linebacker (attended North Pitt before transferring to Fork Union Military Academy)[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/ShepAs20.htm Ashley Sheppard Profile]. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 February 2019.