Stuart W. Cramer High School

Stuart W. Cramer High School is a public high school in the Gaston County Schools district located in Cramerton, North Carolina[3] (though its mailing address says Belmont). Its attendance range covers the central portion of eastern Gaston County and includes all of the towns of Cramerton and McAdenville and portions of Belmont and Mount Holly. Audrey Devine serves as principal. Assistant principals include Mary-Beth Edwards, Phillip Morris and Chris Gardner. Terry Radford serves as athletic director.[4] The school was named for Stuart W. Cramer of Thomasville, North Carolina. Cramer was the founder of Cramerton, North Carolina, a leading industrialist in the textiles and air conditioning industries, and one of the founding partners of Duke Power.[5]

Stuart W. Cramer High School
Address
101 Lakewood Road

Belmont
,
North Carolina
28012

United States
Coordinates35°14′43″N 81°03′32″W
Information
TypePublic
Established2013 (2013)
School districtGaston County Schools
CEEB code340294
PrincipalAudrey Devine
Staff57.24 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,040 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.17[1]
Color(s)Purple, silver, black
   
Athletics conferenceBig South 2A/3A[2]
Team nameStorm
Websitegaston.k12.nc.us/stuartwcramer

History

In 2007 Gaston County voters approved a $175 million bond package that included the construction costs for a new high school in the fast-growing eastern portion of Gaston County, intended to relieve overcrowding at East Gaston High School and South Point High School.[6] The 138-acre site of the former Lakewood Golf Course was chosen as the site with the new school being built on the 99 acres on the east side of Lakewood Road.[6] The school was designed by Boomerang Design/MBAJ Architecture P.A., and the primary construction contract was executed by Shelco Construction Company, both of Charlotte, North Carolina. Total building construction costs were $38.6 million, or $42.4 million in current value.[7] Total cost for the entire project including athletic facilities, roadways, parking lots and ground works was $63 million, or $69.1 million in current value.[8] The school opened in 2013 with 550 students in grades 9 and 10.[9] In 2014, two staff members were named Outstanding Educators for Gaston County.[10] On October 4, 2019, assistant principal Lisa Rothwell was jailed on a $1 million bond on six separate student sex charges that allegedly occurred off campus in April and July.[11]

Facilities

The building has 268,000 square feet of built floor space, and is currently built to house 1,200 students. The school was designed for expansion to 288,214 square feet of floor space to accommodate expansion to 1,500 students.[7] The school, set on 90 acres of campus, was featured as one of eleven model examples in American School and University magazine's 2014 Architectural Portfolio, recognizing it as a national model in educational architectural design.[8] Its football stadium was built at the time of school opening, seating 3000 people and featuring the first artificial turf field in the county. The L. Reeves McGlohon Auditorium, named for the serving Gaston County Schools Superintendent at the time, seats 1,500 and is the largest auditorium in the county.[12]

References
  1. "Stuart W Cramer High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  2. "SWCHS Handbook". Gaston County Schools. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  3. Google Map of Cramerton
  4. "Staff Directory". Gaston County Schools. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  5. "History Video". Gaston County Schools. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  6. "History". Gaston County Schools. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  7. "Stuart W. Cramer High School Belmont, North Carolina". SchoolDesigns.com. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  8. Cramer High sets the standard - Gaston Gazette - Gastonia, NC
  9. Stuart W. Cramer High School - Belmont, North Carolina - NC - School overview
  10. Outstanding Educators Named For Gaston County - Lincoln Herald - Lincolnton, NC
  11. Gaston County assistant principal jailed under $1 million bond on student sex charges - Gaston Gazette - Gastonia, NC
  12. EDITORIAL: Stuart W. Cramer High School arrives! - Opinion - Gaston Gazette - Gastonia, NC
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