Cape Fear High School

Cape Fear High School is a public secondary school in the eastern region of Cumberland County in the unincorporated community of Vander, North Carolina, to the east of Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Cape Fear school attendance area is the largest in the county by area size.[5]

Cape Fear High School
Address
4762 Clinton Road

Fayetteville
,
North Carolina
28312

United States
Coordinates35°02′05″N 78°45′44″W
Information
Other nameCape Fear
TypePublic high school
Established1969 (1969)
School districtCumberland County Schools
NCES District ID3700011
SuperintendentMarvin Connelly, Jr.
CEEB code341298
NCES School ID370001100402[1]
PrincipalJason Jordan
Teaching staff82.75 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades9–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment1,422 (2020–21)[2]
 • Grade 9404
 • Grade 10375
 • Grade 11320
 • Grade 12323
Student to teacher ratio17.18[2]
Schedule4-period block schedule
Campus size45.88 acres (18.57 ha)[3]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Navy blue and gold
  
SloganColt Pride Never Stops!
Athletics conference3AA Cape Fear Valley
NicknameColts
RivalTerry Sanford High School
USNWR ranking6066th (US)
172th (NC)[4]
NewspaperCape Fear News Network
YearbookStampede
Feeder schoolsMac Williams Middle School
Websitewww.ccs.k12.nc.us/Domain/52

Athletics

Cape Fear has varsity teams in 17 sports (13 boys teams, 14 girls teams) and junior varsity teams in 8 sports (6 boys teams, 4 girls teams):[6]

Achievements

Football[8] – State runner-up 2016 (4A)

Softball[9] – State runner-up 2014, 2016, 2017 (4A)

Girls' tennis – Dual Team State Champions 2021 (3A),[10] 2022 (3A),[10] Individual Doubles State Champions 2021 (3A),[11] Individual Doubles State Runner-up 2022 (3A)[11]

Academy of Natural Sciences

The Natural Science Academy is a program located at Cape Fear that acknowledges students for completing 7 or more sciences throughout their high school career while maintaining a 3.0 unweighted GPA average in these courses.[12]

Extracurricular organizations

Marching band

In 2014, the Cape Fear marching band placed 3rd (regardless of class) in the Bands of America Winston-Salem Regional Championship.[13]

Winter guard

The Cape Fear winter guard placed 18th in the Scholastic World division of the Winter Guard International Color Guard World Championship Semi-finals in 2017 and 20th in 2018.[14][15]

NJROTC

In 2016, the Cape Fear NJROTC placed 15th in the NJROTC Nationals Drill Championship.[16]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,422 students enrolled in 2020–2021 was as follows:[2]

  • Male – 51.2%
  • Female – 48.8%
  • Native American/Alaskan – 3.4%
  • Asian – 0.8%
  • Black – 26.8%
  • Hispanic – 10.2%
  • Hawaiian/Pacific Islander – 0.4%
  • White – 51.5%
  • Multiracial – 6.9%

51.2% of the students were male, and 48.8% were female. 49.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[2]

Administration

Jason Jordan, the current principal of Cape Fear High School, has also served as the principal of Massey Hill Classical High School. He is the sixth principal of Cape Fear.[17]

# Principal Term start Term end
1 George W.J. (Jack) Horton[18] 1969 1983
2 R. Gene Hales 1983 1998
3 Jeffery Jernigan[19] 1998 2010
4 Lee Spruill[20] 2010 2019
5 Brian Edkins[21][22] 2019 2021
6 Jason Jordan[17][21] 2021 Present

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - Cape Fear High School (370001100402)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  2. "Cape Fear High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  3. "Property Summary - County Real Property Data". taxpwa.co.cumberland.nc.us. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  4. "USNWR Best High Schools Rankings - Cape Fear High School". 2022-05-20.
  5. "Explore Cape Fear High School". Niche. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  6. "Cape Fear Colts Athletics and Sports Teams - Fayetteville, NC". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  7. "Cumberland County Schools Cheerleading". www.ncprepsports.net. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  8. "2016 Football Championships (4A) - MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  9. "North Carolina High School Softball Playoffs - MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  10. Baxley, Rodd (2022-11-06). "'We did it again': Cape Fear girls tennis wins back-to-back state championships". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  11. "2022 NCHSAA Women's Tennis Championships Conclude with 8 New Champions". 2022-12-29.
  12. "Natural Science Academy Registration" (PDF).
  13. "2014 Winston-Salem Regional Championship" (PDF). 2022-01-08.
  14. "2017". recaps.competitionsuite.com. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  15. "2018". www.wgi.org. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  16. Staff Writer. "Cape Fear NJROTC drill team ranks 15th nationally". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  17. DeVane, Steve. "Principals taking on new roles in Cumberland County Schools". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  18. "George W.J. Horton". Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  19. "Jeffery Jernigan" (PDF). Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  20. "Lee Spruill". Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  21. "Brian Edkins". Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  22. Castrellon, Steve DeVane and Ariana-Jasmine. "Cumberland County, Cape Fear High School community mourn death of principal". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  23. About David - David Lewis. davidlewis.org. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  24. "Seth Williams Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  25. "Gavin Williams - Baseball". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
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