School type public school Principal Chris Myers Athletics conference South Piedmont 3A District Cabarrus County Schools Founded 1966 Lowest grade Ninth grade | Established 1966 Enrollment 1,800 Phone +1 704-788-4111 Number of students 1,800 Color Orange, Black, White | |
School district Cabarrus County Schools Address 5130 NW Cabarrus Dr, Concord, NC 28027, USA | ||
Northwest Cabarrus High School, commonly referred to simply as Northwest and abbreviated as NCHS, is a comprehensive public high school located in Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA. Although inside the Kannapolis city limits, the school has a Concord address and phone number. The school is a part of the Cabarrus County Schools system.
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- 2016 northwest cabarrus high school graduation
- Academics
- Athletics
- ITS International Thespian Society
- Continued Events planned by ITS
- Awards
- Principals
- Notable alumni
- References
It opened in 1966, merging the former high schools in the Odell and Winecoff communities.
2016 northwest cabarrus high school graduation
Academics
Northwest's academic coursework falls in line with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study in all core subject areas. Advanced Placement courses are offered in United States History, American Government and Politics, Biology, Studio Art, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science, English language, English Literature, Statistics, and Calculus.
Athletics
Northwest's athletic teams are known as the Trojans. The school is in the 3A classification of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. In 2009 Northwest's athletics teams moved back to the South Piedmont Conference, after competing in the North Piedmont Conference from 2001 to 2009. The school sponsors boys' football, tennis, cross country, soccer, basketball, wrestling, swimming, baseball, track, and golf; and girls' tennis, volleyball, cross country, soccer, basketball, swimming, softball, track, and cheerleading.
The Trojan athletic program has won three team state championships - one in baseball (1971), and two in girls cross country (1990 and 1991).
ITS (International Thespian Society)
ITS is a student honorary division of the Educational Theatre Association. ITS offers festivals and conferences to further a student's education in theatre. Continued activities are conducted by the President and Vice-President.
Continued Events planned by ITS
Awards
In 2012 the Advanced Acting class took the one act play, "The Yellow Boat" to NCTC (North Carolina Theatre Conference) Regionals. Awards received at regionals include: Outstanding Achievement in Ensemble Acting, Excellence in Directing(Andrea Rassler), Excellence in Acting(Lole Johnson), and Distinguished Play(votes from the Audience). The Show Advanced to NCTC (North Carolina Theatre Conference) States for the first time where they received an award in Excellence in Use of Props.
Nominations
The Blumey Awards: "The program’s mission is to recognize, reward and encourage talent and achievement in musical theater among high school students in the greater Charlotte area. The Blumey Awards highlight the importance of musical theater and arts education."