Currituck County High School

Currituck County High School is a public high school located in Barco, North Carolina. It serves all of Currituck County including Knotts Island and Corolla.[4]

Currituck County High School
Address
4203 Caratoke Hwy

Barco, North Carolina
27917

United States
Coordinates36°22′23″N 75°58′09″W
Information
TypePublic
Established1976 (1976)
School districtCurrituck County Schools
CEEB code340963
PrincipalJustin A Durham
Staff67.00 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment978 (2020-21)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.60[1]
Color(s)Red, white, and black
   
Team nameKnights
RivalFirst Flight High School[2] Camden County High School[3]
Websitecurrituck.k12.nc.us/Domain/47

History

Currituck County High School opened for the 1976–77 school year, replacing J.P. Knapp High School which simultaneously became a junior high school.[5]

The current high school building opened for the 1998–99 school year and is located next door to the original 1976 building which is now Currituck County Middle School.[6]

Athletics

Currituck County High School athletics teams compete in the Northeastern Coastal Conference. Currituck County's colors are red, black, and white and their mascot is the knight. Currituck County offers the following sports programs:

Fall sportsWinter sportsSpring sports
FootballBoys basketballBoys baseball
Boys soccerGirls' basketballGirls soccer
Girls volleyballGirls' bowlingGirls softball
Girls cross countyWrestlingBoys tennis
Boys cross countryGirls swimmingBoys track & field
Girls tennisBoys swimmingGirls track & field
Girls golfGirls indoor trackBoys golf
Boy indoor track

State championships
  • Boys basketball
    • 1986 1A NCHSAA State Champions, won the first high school basketball played in the Dean E. Smith Center at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
  • Softball
    • 1991 1A NCHSAA State Champions
    • 1993 1A NCHSAA State Champions
  • Girls volleyball
  • Cheerleading
    • 2019 NCHSAA State Champions[9]

References
  1. "Currituck County High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  2. Correspondent, Chris Bell. "High School Basketball | Currituck girls defeat First Flight; First Flight wins boys' game". dailyadvance.com.
  3. "Byrd Bowl tops tonight's high school football schedule". August 28, 2015.
  4. "Currituck County High School / Overview". Currituck County High School.
  5. "New Currituck High School". The Coastland Times. Manteo, NC. 1976-09-16. p. 7-B. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  6. Cain, Linda M. (1998-08-13). "County gets word of high school opening". The Coastland Times. Manteo, NC. p. 1-B. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  7. "Currituck County H.S. volleyball team wins first 2A state championship". WTKR. November 4, 2018.
  8. "Currituck Knights are 2A state volleyball champs". The Coastland Times. November 8, 2018.
  9. "Currituck wins state title, First Flight second at NCHSAA Cheerleading Invitational - OBX Today". www.obxtoday.com.


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