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East Wake High School

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School type
  
Public, high school

Founded
  
1965

Principal
  
Stacey Alston

Mascot
  
Warrior

Motto
  
Warrior Pride!

Superintendent
  
Jim Merrill

Phone
  
+1 919-365-2625

Number of students
  
1,500

School district
  
Wake County Public School System

Address
  
5101 Rolesville Rd, Wendell, NC 27591, USA

District
  
Wake County Public School System

Profiles

East Wake High School (formerly known as Vaiden Whitley High School) is located in Wendell, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Wake County Public School System. The school was subdivided into four separate smaller schools, but was unified into one large high school starting in the 2015-2016 school year.

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The school's football team went to the playoffs for the first time in eight years in 2014. They also had an undefeated home record that year.

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Administration

Principal - Stacey Alston

  • Assistant Principal - Jennifer Newby
  • Assistant Principal - Jennifer A. Carnes
  • Assistant Principal - Gregory Wade
  • Assistant Principal - James Fitzgerald
  • Notable alumni

  • Greg Ellis - defensive end for Dallas Cowboys (1998-2008) and Oakland Raiders (2009); played college football at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Gregory Helms - professional wrestler; known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he wrestled as the Hurricane and Gregory Helms; also known for his time with World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he wrestled as "Sugar" Shane Helms
  • References

    East Wake High School Wikipedia