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Tarboro High School

{{Short description|School in North Carolina, United States}}

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| address = 1400 Howard. Avenue

| city = Tarboro

| state = North Carolina

| zipcode = 27886

| country = United States

| schooltype = Public

| established = 1881{{Cite news |date=July 20, 1881 |title=Tarboro High School |pages=3 |work=North State Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111401649/tarboro-high-school-1881/ |access-date=October 16, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}

| district = Edgecombe County Public Schools

| us_nces_district_id = 3701320

| us_nces_school_id = 370132001770

| principal = Terry Hopkins

| grades = 9-12

| enrollment = 506 (2023-2024){{cite web |title=Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Tarboro High |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=370132001770 |website=nces.ed.gov |publisher=US Department of Education |access-date=December 21, 2024 |language=EN}}

| teaching_staff = 30.00 {{FTE}}

| ratio = 16.87

| colors = Purple, Yellow, White
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| mascot = Viking

| website = {{url|https://ths.ecps.us/}}

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Tarboro High School is a high school in Tarboro, North Carolina and is part of the Edgecombe County Public Schools district. It is one of four high schools in the district.{{Cite web | url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/north-carolina/districts/edgecombe-county-public-schools/tarboro-high-14406 | title=Tarboro High School | website=www.usnews.com}}

History

Tarboro High School was first established in 1881. Tarboro Colored School, which became known as W. A. Pattillo High School, served Tarboro's African American students.{{cite web | url=https://www.theclio.com/entry/37989 | title=W. A. Pattillo High School }} The schools merged and its teams integrated in 1970.{{cite web | url=https://www.nchsaa.org/news/2015-6-19/tarboro-high-school-inducts-inaugural-class-its-hall-fame | title=Tarboro High School Inducts Inaugural Class into its Hall of Fame | date=19 June 2015 }}

In the 1970s the school had a high number of suspensions, affecting the academic performance of students. To address the issue, it became one of the earliest schools in the North Carolina and Virginia area to use in-school suspension in place of the traditional out of school suspension.{{Cite thesis |last=Beaman |first=Phillip L. |title=Establishing an Alternative Suspension Program |date=1979 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED182856}}{{Cite thesis |last=Sullivan |first=Judy |title=A Study Of The Evolution Of Three Inschool Suspension Programs In Virginia |date=1988 |publisher=College of William & Mary |url=http://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539618352 |doi=10.25774/W4-15BM-HW17 |page=28}}

Edgecombe County Public Schools was established in 1993.Edgecombe County Public Schools{{incomplete reference|date=October 2022}}

In 1999, the school served as a temporary shelter for thousands of people affected by Hurricane Floyd.{{Cite news |date=1999-09-22 |title=Temporary Shelters Provide Home for Flood Refugees |pages=1 |work=Telegraph-Forum |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111035991/tarboro-high-hurricane/ |access-date=2022-10-10}} Vice President Al Gore was the commencement speaker for Tarboro High School's graduation ceremony in 2000. He praised the students for helping with the shelter during the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd, calling them "American heroes".{{Cite news |last=Thompson |first=Estes |date=June 6, 2000 |title=Gore calls Tarboro High graduates 'American heroes' |pages=B5 |work=Asheville Citizen-Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111399591/gore-at-tarboro/ |access-date=October 16, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Karin |date=June 6, 2000 |title=Gore wants agencies to use Web more |pages=6 |work=Deming Headlight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111399628/gore-at-tarboro-web/ |access-date=October 16, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}

Athletics

The school has won 8 state football championships.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/inside-look-tarboro-picks-up-eighth-state-title-second-straight-with-win-over-mitchell-in-1a-championship/|title=Inside Look: Tarboro picks up eighth state title, second straight, with win over Mitchell in 1A championship|date=December 12, 2021}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article256516621.html | title=Dominant defense and timely offense: How Tarboro won another 1A state football title | website=www.charlotteobserver.com}} In 2021, the football team won its fourth state championship in five seasons.{{cite web | url=https://www.highschoolot.com/tarboro-repeats-as-state-champions-beats-mitchell-in-1a-title-game/20029707/ | title=Tarboro repeats as state champions, beats Mitchell in 1A title game | date=11 December 2021 }}

The boys' track and field team won back-to-back state championships in 1973 and 1974, led by coach Carter Ray Suggs.{{Cite web|url=http://ncpreptrack.com/cartersuggs.html|title=NCPrepTrack.com . . . Carter Suggs (Tarboro HS, Tarboro, NC) ... North Carolina High School Track and Field|website=ncpreptrack.com}}

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 551 students enrolled in the 2020-2021 school year was:{{Cite web |title=Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Tarboro High |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3701320&ID=370132001770 |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=nces.ed.gov |language=EN}}

  • Black - 76.7%
  • Hispanic - 7.5%
  • White - 14.1%
  • Two or more races - 1.7%

Notable alumni

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|https://ths.ecps.us/}}

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Category:Public high schools in North Carolina

Category:Edgecombe County, North Carolina