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| North Cobb High School | |
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| Address | |
| 3400 State Highway 293 North Kennesaw, Georgia 30144 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°2′21″N 84°38′54″W / 34.03917°N 84.64833°W / 34.03917; -84.64833 |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1958; 66 years ago (1958) |
| School district | Cobb County School District |
| Principal | Matthew Moody |
| Teaching staff | 141.20 (FTE) (2022–23) |
| Enrollment | 2,555 (2022–23) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.09 (2022–23) |
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| Nickname | Warriors |
| Newspaper | The Warrior Weekly |
| Yearbook | Panorama |
| Website | www |
North Cobb High School is a public high school located north of Atlanta in Kennesaw, Georgia, United States. It serves approximately 2900 students in the Cobb County School District, with classes from grades 9 to 12. The school mascot is the warrior and the official school colors are orange and white. North Cobb is the second largest school in the district.
North Cobb was established in 1958, replacing Acworth High School, and is one of the oldest high schools in Cobb County. North Cobb has a magnet program designated for international studies.
In 2016, North Cobb was named an International Skills Diploma School by the Georgia Department of Education. An on-campus preschool provides field experience for students interested in pursuing early childhood education. North Cobb offers Advanced Placement programs such as AP Human Geography, AP Language, AP United States History, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP European History, AP Seminar, AP World History, AP United States Government and AP Environmental Science.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 2,634 students enrolled for the school year 2012–2013 was:
Gender
- Male – 50.5%
- Female – 49.5%
Ethnicity
- Native American/Alaskan – 0.3%
- Asian/Pacific Islander – 4.8%
- Black – 34.4%
- Hispanic – 14.4%
- White – 42.7%
- Multiracial – 3.4%
Activities
NJROTC
North Cobb High School hosts a Naval JROTC unit. This is actually a joint unit made up of cadets from both North Cobb and Harrison high schools; its official name is the North Cobb/Harrison NJROTC unit.
Notable alumni
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- Christian Albright – professional football player
- Donatello Brown – professional football player
- Harry Ford – professional baseball player
- Travis Hawkins – National football league scout Baltimore Ravens
- Ron Lester – actor
- Scott F. McAfee - judge
- Ayman Mohyeldin – journalist; among Time's 100 Most Influential People 2011
- Lee Moore – professional basketball player
- Larry Nelson – professional golfer, winner of multiple national and international tournaments
- Eric Norwood – Consensus All-American linebacker at the University of South Carolina, drafted in the NFL by the Carolina Panthers (2010 NFL draft)
- Sean O'Pry – supermodel
- Robert Lee Ross, Jr. – United States Army Ranger and professional wrestler
- Malachi Singleton – college football quarterback for the Arkansas Razorbacks
- Darren Waller – professional football player for the New York Giants
- Chandler Wooten - professional football player for the Carolina Panthers
References
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - North Cobb High School (130129000525)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- "International Skills Diploma Seal". Georgia Department of Education. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for North Cobb High School". ed.gov. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Gray, Britton (October 13, 2023). "Christian Albright hoping to shine with Riders". cjme.com. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- Kramer, Daniel (July 11, 2021). "Mariners draft prep C Harry Ford at No. 12". MLB.com.
- Redmon, Jeremy; Rankin, Bill. "Meet the 34-year-old judge who will oversee Trump prosecution in Georgia". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- Kirk, Otis (December 4, 2022). "Malachi Singleton solid to Arkansas, will be a Hog". NWA.com. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
External links
| GHSA Class AAAAAA Region 5 | |
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