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Ardrey Kell High School

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Type
  
Public

Principal
  
David Switzer

Phone
  
+1 980-343-0860

Mascot
  
Knights

Color
  
Purple and white

Established
  
2006

Enrollment
  
3,013 (2016-17)

Number of students
  
3,013

Founded
  
2006

School district
  
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Rivals
  
Marvin Ridge, Myers Park, Providence

Address
  
10220 Ardrey Kell Rd, Charlotte, NC 28277, USA

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Ardrey Kell High School is a high school in the Ballantyne neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, it opened in 2006. The principal is David Switzer. Ardrey Kell was the first high school in Mecklenburg county to have an artificial turf athletic field on-site. Their mascot is the Knight, and their school colors are purple and white.

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History

Ardrey Kell was named after two prominent local families in the area known as "Lower Providence" in southern Mecklenburg County. Both families have served the community as farmers, physicians, educators, politicians and church leaders. The school is located on Ardrey Kell Road.

Athletics

Ardrey Kell won the 2009–2010 Wachovia Conference Cup Championship, alongside Charlotte Catholic. Sponsored by Wachovia, the award recognizes high schools that achieve the best overall athletic performances in their conferences, primarily based on postseason play. The Knights also won the Wachovia Cup for the second straight year in 2010–2011. In the 2012-2013 school year, the women's volleyball team won the North Carolina 4A state championship in Raleigh.

The baseball team won the NC 4A State Championship in 2009. The men's cross country and track team have back to back national championships.

Women's golf won the state title in fall of 2010 and again in 2012.

Notable alumni

  • Prince Shembo, former National Football League player
  • Alex Wood, Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Romeo Okwara, National Football League Defensive End
  • References

    Ardrey Kell High School Wikipedia


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