Hickory High School (North Carolina)

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Hickory High School
Address
Hickory High School (North Carolina)
1234 3rd Street NE

Hickory, North Carolina
28601

United States
Coordinates 35°44′58″N81°19′56″W / 35.7494°N 81.3321°W / 35.7494; -81.3321
Information
Type Public
School districtHickory City Schools
CEEB code 341815
PrincipalRebecca Tuttle [1]
Staff62.68 (FTE) [2]
Faculty91 [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,050 (2018–19) [2]
Student to teacher ratio16.75 [2]
Color(s)Garnet and gold
  
Athletics conference NCHSAA Western Foothills 3A
MascotTommy the Tornado
Team nameRed Tornados
Website hickoryhigh.hickoryschools.net

Hickory High School is located in Hickory, North Carolina, United States. It is a public high school in the Hickory City School system, located in Catawba County.

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General information

Hickory High School moved to its current location of 1234 3rd Street NE, in 1972. Hickory High is currently classified as a NCHSAA 3A high school. It is the largest school within the Hickory City School district.

Athletics

Hickory is a part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and are classified as a 3A school. It is a member of the Western Foothills 3A Conference. [3] The school colors are garnet and gold, and its team name are the Red Tornadoes. [4] Team and individual state championships have been won in a variety of sports.

Hickory has won the following NCHSAA team state championships:

Clubs and organizations

The Quill Writing Team competes in writing competitions, in which they are given 90 minutes to complete an essay on given writing prompts. [5] In 2016 and 2017, they won The Quill State Finals. [6] [7]

Notable people

Alumni

Faculty

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