North Forsyth High School (Georgia)

North Forsyth High School
Address
3635 Coal Mountain Drive Cumming , Georgia 30028 United States
Information
Type	Public school
Motto	Pride Passion Purpose
Established	1994
Principal	Bob Carnaroli
Headmaster	Theodore
Faculty	151
Teaching staff	121.20 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,065 (2022–2023)
Student to teacher ratio	17.04
Color(s)	Black, purple, silver, and white
Mascot	Raiders
Rival	Forsyth Central High School
Website	North Forsyth High School

North Forsyth High School is a public high school located in Cumming, Georgia, United States, a suburb northeast of Atlanta. The school is located at 3635 Coal Mountain Drive. It is one of seven high schools in the Forsyth County School System and serves students residing in Northern Forsyth County, including the communities of Matt, Coal Mountain, Silver City, Chestatee and Oscarville.

Student data

North Forsyth High School had an enrollment of 2,416 at the start of the 2016–17 school year. The numbers for the 2020-21 year was approximately 2,615.

Facility

The school was established in 1994 in the northwestern part of Forsyth County. It has three gymnasiums; an artificial turf field used for football, soccer, and lacrosse; practice fields; a baseball complex; a softball complex; four tennis courts; and a separate performing arts center. The last addition to the school, completed in the summer of 2016, created new classrooms, a cafeteria, and a gymnasium.

Athletics and extracurricular activities

North Forsyth began the 2016–17 school year by competing in Region 5-AAAAAAA (Area 3 AAAAAAA for lacrosse). North Forsyth High School competes in 15 varsity sports. The school also fields junior varsity teams for most sports, and freshmen teams in football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, and lacrosse. The school is a member of the Georgia High School Association.

Band

North Forsyth's band consists of three tiers of concert ensembles: Concert Band (GMEA Grade 3+), Symphonic Band (GMEA Grade 4+), and Wind Ensemble (GMEA Grade 5/6 or 6). These three groups have consistently scored Superior ratings at Large Group Performance Evaluations under the direction of Raymond W. Thomas (director, 2003–present) and Sean Womack (assistant director, 2023-present). The North Forsyth High School concert ensembles have been invited to perform at many festivals and locations around the world including London, England, Honolulu, Hawaii, New York City, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Kennesaw State University. Previous band directors include Tim Keyser (1998-2003) and David Carnes (1994-1998). Previous assistant band directors include Nick Tucker (2019-2023), Kevin Kenney (2015-2019), Jeff Keegan (2006-2012), Josh Crosby (2004-2006), John David (2001-2003), and Paul Clark (1999-2001).

The band program's other excellent ensembles include the Raider Marching Band, Indoor Percussion, Jazz Band, Percussion Ensembles, and a Winter Guard program.

The Raider Marching Band is currently a Class AAA Band.

Year	Show title	Band captain	Drum majors
2023	Rocket Man	Carson Feely	Lyla Bingaman Ava Bingaman Alyssa Johnson
2022	Curse of the Pharoah	Ashlyn Dickerson	Emily Johnson Malika Labossiere Lyla Bingaman
2021	Cinematic	Sam Stellberg	Emily Johnson Malika Labossiere Bella Bianchini
2020	The Music of Queen	Tyler Howell	Emily Johnston Gabriella Hoechst Hannah Entwistle
2019	Volcano	David Cain	Gabriella Kulway Abby Marks
2018	The Breakout	Garrett Brooks	Isabella Serazzi Haley Allison
2017	Tonight	Matthew McFadden	Christopher Shoffeitt Haley Allison
2016	Pearl Harbor	Stephen Burden	Drey Woodson Anna Grace Brown
2015	Latin Fantasy	Zachary Flynn	Ashli Campbell Brittany Eddington
2014	Curtain Call	Conrad Patrick	Justin Ebert Ashli Campbell
2013	Home	Zachary Miller	Patrick Collins Cheylin Dutra
2012	aMAZEing	Kevin Espinoza	Patrick Collins Cheylin Dutra
2011	When Classics Collide	Trevor Gowdy	Marissa Anthony Grace Bellamy
2010	Ancient Warriors	Barrett Myers	Barbara VanKempen Brooke VanKempen
2009	Cirque	James VanKempen	Barbara VanKempen Brooke VanKempen
2008	Cuban Fire	Austin McCollum	Kacey Gentry Barbara Vankempen
2007	Twisted World	Erin Kennedy	Kati Giffen Kacey Gentry
2006	American Heroes	Nicolas Collins	JT Lee Alyssa Hill
2005	Rockin' Tour of England	–	–
2004	West Side Story	–	Mark Carden Heather Ellis
2003	Chicago	–	Michele Levy Adam Millwood

 Grand Champion 

MCJROTC

The North Forsyth High School is the only high school campus in the county that has a JROTC program, which is based on the United States Marine Corps. North Forsyth's MCJROTC has been awarded National Naval Honor School nine consecutive years. As of the 2012–2013 school year, the Raider Battalion had 197 total cadets enrolled. The drill team has also been named Best in Service (Marines) at the American Legion National Drill Competition in Montgomery Alabama in February 2011 and also won 2nd place overall. The drill team was named Best in Service four out of the last five years. The drill team were also champions of the unarmed and armed divisions at the 2011 American Legion National Drill Competition.

Robotics

The North Forsyth Robotics team competed at the national level and international level in VEX Robotics, and they have competed at the state level in the FIRST Robotics Competition. Their robotics id number for VEX Robotics is 3536, and their number in FIRST Robotics is 3815. In 2017 they won the CAD award in Georgia's BEST Robotics Competition.

Notable alumni

• Colby Gossett — NFL offensive lineman, Atlanta Falcons