Sanderson High School (North Carolina)

Jesse O. Sanderson High School, more commonly called Sanderson High School (SHS), is a co-educational 9–12 public high school located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States in the Wake County Public School System. The school was founded in 1968. It is named after a former superintendent of Raleigh public schools, Jesse O. Sanderson. Sanderson runs on a 2x4 block schedule; it was one of the first schools in the area to do so. It is known for its performing arts, athletic, and community outreach programs.

Jesse O. Sanderson High School
Location
5500 Dixon Drive

Raleigh, North Carolina
27609

United States
Coordinates35°51′38″N 78°38′49″W
Information
Founded1968 (1968)
CEEB code343213
PrincipalGretta Dula[1]
Faculty105.82 (FTE)[2]
Enrollment1,902 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio17.97[2]
Schedule type2x4 Block
Color(s)Royal blue, scarlet, and white
   
MascotSpartan
NewspaperThe Sandscript
YearbookThe Lakonikos
Websitewcpss.net/sandersonhs

Clubs

Sanderson's student government has received recognition for their participation in the Sanderson community. It is one of the only four high schools in the state and 131 in the country to earn the National Association of Student Councils Gold Council of Excellence in 2010.[3]

Performing arts

Sanderson Theatre Ensemble In 2018, Sanderson High School performed the play “26 Pebbles” by Eric Ulloa, a play about the Sandy Hook shooting, for the North Carolina Theatre Conference.[4]

Sanderson Sandpipers The director of the Sanderson Sandpipers, Marshall Butler Jr., has been recognized as an outstanding music educator by the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra.[5] Marshall Butler retired at the end of the 2015–16 school year.

Athletics
Sanderson Spartans
SchoolJesse O. Sanderson High School
ConferenceCAP-7 Conference
NCHSAADivision 4-AA
Athletic directorTony Lewis
LocationRaleigh, NC
NicknameSpartans
ColorsRoyal Blue, Scarlet, and White
     
WebsiteSanderson Athletics Dept.

Sanderson has won thirty-four state championships.

Men's Cross Country Sanderson's men's cross country team won the 2009 NCHSAA 4A State Championship.

Men's Soccer Sanderson's men's soccer team has won eleven 4A state soccer championships. They also once held the national record for most consecutive games without a loss at 103, and is still the state record. Since the early 1980s, they have also produced a number of Division 1 players.[6]

Cheerleading Sanderson's cheerleading squad has won multiple state championships (2005, 2008, 2010).

Administration

As of August 2019, Gretta Dula is the principal of Sanderson High School.[7] Dula replaced Gregory Decker who served as the school's principal for over ten years, and was credited with raising the schools graduation rates while principal. Catty Moore, Decker's predecessor, served in the position for seven years between 2000 and 2008,[8] and would later go on to become the superintendent of the Wake County Public School System in 2018.[9]

YearGraduation Rate +/-
200678.6% N/A
200776.1% -2.5
200877.5% +1.4
200976.7% -0.8
201075% -1.7
201177.5% +2.7
201278.6% +1.1
201378.2% -0.4
201482.8% +4.6
2015 81.4%[10] -1.4
2016 89.1%[11] +7.7

Demographic & economic background
RaceNumber of StudentsPercentage
American Indian40.02%
Asian633.1%
Black50525.5%
Hispanic31015.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islands50.02%
Two or More552.7%
White103152.2%
Total (2015–16)1973100%

As of 2012, 28% of the students receive free lunch, 4% receive reduced-price lunch, and 68% receive no lunch benefits.

Notable alumni

References
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  2. "Sanderson High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-12-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Sanderson Band".
  5. Barr, Sarah (20 October 2014). "Sanderson High School choir teacher wins N.C. Symphony award for music educators". Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  6. NCHSAA Men's Soccer Records Archived 2010-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
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  8. "The Office of the Superintendent". Wake County Public School System. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  9. Walkenhorst, Emily; Owens, Adam (February 9, 2023). "Wake schools superintendent announces retirement". WRAL. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  10. "4-Year Cohort Graduation Rate Report: 2011-12 Entering 9th Graders Graduating in 2014-15 or Earlier". accrpt.ncpublicschools.org. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  11. "Wake County sees gains in school passing and graduation rates". Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  12. Eamon, Tom (2014). The Making of a Southern Democracy: North Carolina Politics from Kerr Scott to Pat Mccrory. UNC Press Books. p. 173. ISBN 978-1-4696-0697-2.
  13. Lawerence, Jordan. (Feb 13, 2013). Native North Carolinian Jeb Bishop brings his jazz résumé back home. INDY Week. Retrieved Mar 6, 2020.
  14. WNCN Staff (2015-12-17). "New No. 2 at Apple grew up in Raleigh, went to NC State". WNCN. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  15. "Paul Friedrich finds his audience". www.waltermagazine.com. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
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  17. Darryl Partin - Men's Basketball - Boston University. GoTerriers.com. Retrieved Aug 13, 2020.
  18. Cain, Brooke (4 January 2021). "Meet, pray, love: Raleigh 'Bachelor' Matt James has a unique start to his season". The News and Observer. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  19. "Sanderson baseball unseats Heritage from first | News & Observer News & Observer". Archived from the original on 2015-04-25.
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