North Cobb High School

North Cobb High School
Address
Map
3400 State Highway 293 North

Kennesaw, Georgia
30144

United States
Coordinates34°2′21″N 84°38′54″W / 34.03917°N 84.64833°W / 34.03917; -84.64833
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1958; 66 years ago (1958)
School districtCobb County School District
PrincipalMatthew Moody
Teaching staff142.40 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment2,521 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.70[1]
Color(s)
  • Orange, white and navy
  •      
NicknameWarriors
NewspaperThe Warrior Weekly
YearbookPanorama
Websitewww.cobbk12.org/northcobb/

North Cobb High School is a public high school located north of Atlanta in Kennesaw, Georgia, United States. It serves approximately 2900 students in the Cobb County School District, with classes from grades 9 to 12. The school mascot is the warrior and the official school colors are orange and white. North Cobb is the second largest school in the district.

North Cobb was established in 1958, replacing Acworth High School, and is one of the oldest high schools in Cobb County. North Cobb has a magnet program designated for international studies.

In 2016, North Cobb was named an International Skills Diploma School by the Georgia Department of Education.[2] An on-campus preschool provides field experience for students interested in pursuing early childhood education. North Cobb offers Advanced Placement programs such as AP Human Geography, AP Language, AP United States History, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP European History, AP Seminar, AP World History, AP United States Government and AP Environmental Science.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,634 students enrolled for the school year 2012–2013 was:[3]

Gender

  • Male – 50.5%
  • Female – 49.5%

Ethnicity

  • Native American/Alaskan – 0.3%
  • Asian/Pacific Islander – 4.8%
  • Black – 34.4%
  • Hispanic – 14.4%
  • White – 42.7%
  • Multiracial – 3.4%

Activities

NJROTC

North Cobb High School hosts a Naval JROTC unit. This is actually a joint unit made up of cadets from both North Cobb and Harrison high schools; its official name is the North Cobb/Harrison NJROTC unit.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - North Cobb High School (130129000525)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "International Skills Diploma Seal". Georgia Department of Education. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  3. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for North Cobb High School". ed.gov. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Gray, Britton (October 13, 2023). "Christian Albright hoping to shine with Riders". cjme.com. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  5. ^ Kramer, Daniel (July 11, 2021). "Mariners draft prep C Harry Ford at No. 12". MLB.com.
  6. ^ Redmon, Jeremy; Rankin, Bill. "Meet the 34-year-old judge who will oversee Trump prosecution in Georgia". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  7. ^ Kirk, Otis (December 4, 2022). "Malachi Singleton solid to Arkansas, will be a Hog". NWA.com. Retrieved November 6, 2024.