Ashbrook High School (North Carolina)

Ashbrook High School
Address
2222 S. New Hope Rd Gastonia, North Carolina 28054 United States
Coordinates	35°14′38″N 81°07′38″W
Information
Established	1970 (54 years ago) (1970)
School district	Gaston County Schools
Category	Public school
CEEB code	341445
Principal	Matt Rikard
Staff	115[1]
Enrollment	1,303 (2022-23)[2]
Color(s)	Kelly green and white
Fight song	"On Gastonia"
Athletics conference	Big South (3A)
Mascot	Mighty Green Wave
Team name	Green Wave
Rivals	Hunter Huss Forestview
Feeder schools	W.P. Grier, Cramerton, Holbrook
Website	gaston.k12.nc.us/Domain/8

Ashbrook High School is a public high school in the Gaston County Schools public school district located in Gastonia, North Carolina. The school was the result of the merger of two former senior high schools, Holbrook Senior High and Ashley Senior High.^[citation needed] The first class graduated in 1971. Its attendance range covers most of the central and eastern portions of the City of Gastonia, as well as the towns of Ranlo and Lowell, and the community of Springdale.

Athletics

Ashbrook High School last won the North Carolina State Football Championship in 2002 as well as the Baseball State Championship in 2003.^[citation needed] In 2015, the Ashbrook men's basketball team made it to the 3A state championship basketball game.^[citation needed]

Notable alumni

• Darrell Armstrong – former NBA player, assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks[3]
• British Brooks – NFL running back[4]
• Wes Helms – former MLB player and current manager of the Charlotte Knights
• Patrick McHenry – U.S. representative for North Carolina's 10th congressional district
• Ricky Rainey – UFC fighter[5]
• Michal Smolen – Polish-American Olympic slalom canoeist[6]
• Jeb Stuart – American screenwriter and producer of films like Die Hard and The Fugitive
• Isaiah Whaley – American basketball player who plays professionally for USC Heidelberg in Germany
• James Worthy – former NBA player and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame

References

1. "Staff Directory". Gaston County Schools. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
2. "Ashbrook High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
3. "Darrell Armstrong Statistics". Archived from the original on September 16, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2008.
4. Stark, Emma (October 7, 2023). "British Brooks walked on, overcame season-ending injury at UNC". The Daily Orange. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
5. Walker, Richard. (June 12, 2015). Hometown heroes: Former Ashbrook standout Ricky Rainey improves MMA record. Gaston Gazette. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
6. Chávez, Karen. (May 18, 2016). Nantahala River spawns another Olympian. citizen-times.com. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

External links

• Official School Homepage