Northwest Cabarrus High School

Northwest Cabarrus High School, commonly referred to simply as Northwest and abbreviated as NCHS, is a comprehensive public high school located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States. The school is a part of the Cabarrus County Schools system. While the school has a Concord mailing address, it is physically located in the city limits of neighboring Kannapolis.[2]

Northwest Cabarrus High School
Address
5130 Northwest Cabarrus Drive

Concord, North Carolina
28027

United States
Coordinates35°27′02″N 80°39′44″W
Information
School typePublic
Established1966 (1966)
School districtCabarrus County Schools
CEEB code340900
PrincipalChris Myers
Faculty80.35 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,375 (2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.11[1]
Color(s)Orange, black, and white
   
Athletics conferenceSouth Piedmont 3A
NicknameTrojans
RivalJay M. Robinson High School
Cox Mill High School
Websitecabarrus.k12.nc.us/Domain/44

It opened in 1966, merging the former high schools in the Odell and Winecoff communities.

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).

Fine Arts

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
  • Fall Play
  • Spring Musical
  • Musical Theatre Showcase
  • One Act Play
  • Trunk-or-Treat
  • Improv Team
  • 24 Hour Play Project
  • 10 Minute Play Festival

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.

Year Show Award Person awarded/nominated (if applicable)
2012 The Yellow Boat Outstanding Achievement in Ensemble Acting Won
2012 The Yellow Boat Excellence in Directing Andrea Rassler Won
2012 The Yellow Boat Excellence in Acting Lole Johnson Won
2012 The Yellow Boat Distinguished Play Won
2012 The Yellow Boat Excellence in Use of Props Won
2012 Zombie Prom Lights Nominated
2013 Flight of the Lawn Chair Man Costumes Nominated
2013 Flight of the Lawn Chair Man Featured Actor Emily Absher Nominated
2015 Little Women Supporting Actress Karen Stahl Nominated
2015 Little Women Lead Actress Lauren Hunkele Won[3]
2016 You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Lead Actor Kaleb Jenkins Nominated
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."

  • Zombie Prom (2012) – Lights (Nomination)
  • Flight of the LawnChair Man (2013) – Costumes (Nomination)
  • Flight of the LawnChair Man (2013) – Featured Actor, Emily Absher (Nomination)
  • Little Women (2015) – Supporting Actress, Karen Stahl (Nomination)
  • Little Women (2015) – Lead Actress, Lauren Hunkele (Win)
  • You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (2016) – Lead Actor, Kaleb Jenkins (Nomination)

Principals
  • Robert Garmon (1967–1978)
  • Bernie Edwards (1978–1986)
  • Glenda Poole (1986–1991)
  • Larry Woods (1991–1994)
  • Ken Cartrett (1994–1997)
  • Walter Hart (1998–2000)
  • Phil Hull (2000–2003)
  • Dan Meehan (2003–2006)
  • Sharon Abercrombie (2006–2007)
  • Lynn Rhymer (2007–2011)
  • Mike Jolley (2011–2016)
  • Chris Myers (2016–Present)

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Northwest Cabarrus High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  2. "Northwest Cabarrus High / Homepage". Cabarrus County Schools. Retrieved 23 January 2020. Please see the city limits maps published by the cities of Concord and Kannapolis to determine the school's physical location. If you scroll upwards on both maps past the George W Liles Parkway exit on I-85, you will see from that point to the north it is the city limits of Kannapolis and not Concord. In regards to Northwest Cabarrus High, it has a Concord mailing address ("5130 NW Cabarrus Drive, Concord, NC 28027"), although it is actually physically located within the city limits of neighboring Kannapolis. If you select the category "Current HS Zones" on this map locator, you will see that Northwest Cabarrus' attendance boundaries straddle both cities.
  3. "2015 Blumey Award Winners Announced". Broadway World. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
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