North Cobb High School

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 9-12. The school mascot is the warrior and the school colors are navy blue and orange. North Cobb is the second largest school in the district.

North Cobb High School
Address
3400 State Highway 293 North

Kennesaw
,
Georgia
30144

United States
Coordinates34°2′21″N 84°38′54″W
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1958
School districtCobb County School District
PrincipalMatthew Moody
Teaching staff147.70 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment2,802 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.97[1]
Color(s)   
NicknameWarriors
NewspaperThe Chant
YearbookPanorama
WebsiteNorth Cobb High School
[2]

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.[3] 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

References
  1. "North Cobb High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for North Cobb High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. "International Skills Diploma Seal". Georgia Department of Education. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.