User:McBrayn/West Forsyth High School
| North Forsyth High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
3635 Coal Mountain Drive , | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Established | 1981 |
| Principal | Mrs. Beth Hebert |
| Faculty | 151 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,000 |
| Color(s) | Black, Purple, Silver, White |
| Mascot | Raiders |
| Website | North Forsyth High School |
North Forsyth High School is a public high school located in Cumming, Georgia a suburb northeast of Atlanta, Georgia. The school is located at 3635 Coal Mountain Drive, Cumming, Georgia 30041. It is 1 of 5 high schools in the Forsyth County School District, and serves students residing in Cumming, Georgia. It is the largest of all the Forsyth County high schools.
Student data
[edit]North has an approximate enrollment of 2,000 (as of Summer 2008). The student body is 90.77% White, 6.90% Hispanic, 0.65% Asian, 0.65% Black, 0.20 % Native American, and 0.84% Multiracial.
History
[edit]Facility
[edit]Built in 1981 as a Junior High in the northwestern part of Forsyth County, the school evolved into a middle school and eventually becoming a high school in 1994. The school has 2 gymnasiums, an artificial turf field used for football, soccer, and lacrosse, practice fields, baseball complex, softball complex, four tennis courts, and a separate performing arts center. The last addition to the school was in 2007. This addition created a whole new wing on the school.
Extracurricular Activities
[edit]Athletics
[edit]North Forsyth currently competes in Region 7-AAAAA and has since 2006.[1][2] NFHS has 16 varsity sports for boys and girls. The school fields junior varsity teams for most sports and freshmen teams in football, basketball, baseball, and lacrosse. The school is a member of the Georgia High School Association.
MCJROTC
[edit]North Forsyth has the only ROTC program in the county, and is run by SMI Major Kelly; and MI Gunnery Sgt. Snook. It is based on the United States Marine Corps.North Forsyth's MCJROTC has been awarded National Navy Honor School 3 years in a row.
FBLA
[edit]Yearbook
[edit]Mock Trail
[edit]Notable Alumni
[edit]- Charles Leveille- Olympic speed skater
- Tim Strickland- football player Princeton http://www.goprincetontigers.com//pdf4/374851.pdf
- Victoria Gibson- 1/2 of Wild Honey on CMT's Can You Duet. http://www.cmt.com/shows/series/can_you_duet/season_one.jhtml
- Mark Doll- draft pick of Phillies in MLB drfat. http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/team/draft.jsp?c_id=phi
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "GHSA Region Alignment". GHSA. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ "GHSFHA North Forsyth Yearly Region Standings". GHSFHA. Retrieved 2009-07-24.