Currituck County High School

Currituck County High School
Address
Map
4203 Caratoke Hwy

Barco, North Carolina
27917

United States
Coordinates36°22′23″N 75°58′09″W / 36.3731°N 75.9691°W / 36.3731; -75.9691
Information
TypePublic
Established1976 (1976)
School districtCurrituck County Schools
CEEB code340963
PrincipalJustin A Durham
Staff60.14 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,041 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.31[1]
Color(s)Red, white, and black
   
Team nameKnights
RivalFirst Flight High School[2] Camden County High School[3]
Websitecurrituck.k12.nc.us/Domain/47

Currituck County High School is a public high school located in Barco, North Carolina. It serves all of Currituck County including Knotts Island and Corolla.[4]

History

Currituck County High School opened for the 1976–77 school year, replacing J.P. Knapp High School which simultaneously became a junior high school.[5]

The current high school building opened for the 1998–99 school year and is located next door to the original 1976 building which is now Currituck County Middle School.[6]

Athletics

Currituck County High School athletics teams compete in the Northeastern Coastal Conference. Currituck County's colors are red, black, and white and their mascot is the knight. Currituck County offers the following sports programs:

Fall sports Winter sports Spring sports
Football Boys basketball Boys baseball
Boys soccer Girls basketball Girls soccer
Girls volleyball Girls bowling Girls softball
Girls cross county Boys Wrestling Boys tennis
Boys cross country Girls Wrestling Boys track & field
Girls tennis Boys swimming Girls track & field
Girls golf Girls swimming Boys golf
Boys indoor track
Girls indoor track

State championships

  • Boys basketball
    • 1986 1A NCHSAA State Champions, won the first high school basketball championship that was played in the Dean E. Smith Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Softball
    • 1991 1A NCHSAA State Champions
    • 1993 1A NCHSAA State Champions
  • Girls volleyball
  • Cheerleading
    • 2019 NCHSAA State Champions[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Currituck County High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  2. ^ Correspondent, Chris Bell. "High School Basketball | Currituck girls defeat First Flight; First Flight wins boys' game". dailyadvance.com. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "Byrd Bowl tops tonight's high school football schedule". August 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "Currituck County High School / Overview". Currituck County High School.
  5. ^ "New Currituck High School". The Coastland Times. Manteo, NC. September 16, 1976. p. 7-B. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  6. ^ Cain, Linda M. (August 13, 1998). "County gets word of high school opening". The Coastland Times. Manteo, NC. p. 1-B. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  7. ^ "Currituck County H.S. volleyball team wins first 2A state championship". WTKR. November 4, 2018.
  8. ^ "Currituck Knights are 2A state volleyball champs". The Coastland Times. November 8, 2018.
  9. ^ "Currituck wins state title, First Flight second at NCHSAA Cheerleading Invitational - OBX Today". www.obxtoday.com.


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