North Hall High School

North Hall High School is a public four-year comprehensive high school located in the northern portion of Hall County, Georgia, United States, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. North Hall serves Murrayville, Clermont, and portions of Gainesville. It is located 10 miles north of Gainesville and 15 miles south of Dahlonega.

North Hall High School
Location
4885 Mt. Vernon Road
Gainesville, Georgia

United States
Information
Motto"Providing Challenges... Envisioning Success"
Established1957
PrincipalJamey Moore[1]
Staff67.20 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,122 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio16.70[2]
Education systemHall County Schools
Color(s)Green and white[3]
Athletics conferenceGHSA Region 7-AAA [4]
MascotTrojan
RivalsChestatee High School
NewspaperThe Forum
YearbookThe Trojan
WebsiteNorth Hall High School

History

Around 5:25am on March 20, 1998, an F-3 tornado (see Fujita scale) hit northern sections of Hall County. It did heavy damage, killing 12 and leveling several structures. It became known as the "Pre-Dawn Killer". The tornado heavily damaged nearby Lanier Elementary School, before unroofing the high school.[5]

Adjacent schools

Academics

In 2010, North Hall was recognized statewide when Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue made a visit to recognize the 95% graduation rate achievement reached by the school.[6] North Hall is a qualified International Baccalaureate school,[7] meaning that it offers students the ability to earn an International Baccalaureate diploma.

School enrollment and demographics
  • Total students - 1103 (as of 2013-14)[8]

By gender
  • Male - 566
  • Female - 537

By grade
  • 9 - 315
  • 10 - 343
  • 11 - 219
  • 12 - 226

By race
  • White/Caucasian - 945
  • Hispanic - 120
  • Mixed - 17
  • Black - 11
  • Asian - 7
  • Native/Alaskan - 3

Feeder schools

Junior high schools
  • North Hall Middle

Elementary schools
  • Mt. Vernon Exploratory Academy
  • Riverbend Advanced Scholars Academy
  • Wauka Mountain Multiple Intelligences Academy

Extracurricular activities
  • Academic Team
  • Beta
  • Cheerleading
  • Drama
  • DECA
  • FBLA
  • FCA
  • FCCLA
  • FFA
  • HOSA
  • Humane Society
  • JHBA
  • Marching Band
  • Spanish
  • Speech & Debate
  • Thespians

Athletics
  • Baseball
  • Basketball, men's and ladies'
  • Cross country
  • Football
  • Golf, men's and ladies'
  • Soccer, men's and ladies'
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis, men's and ladies'
  • Track and field
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

Band

The North Hall Band program consists of a marching band, symphonic band, concert band, jazz band, winter guard, indoor drumline, and several smaller ensembles.

Marching band

The Marching Trojan Band fields an average of 120-130 students and competes in three marching band competitions during the fall season as well as the annual Hall County Marching Exhibition.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Hall County Schools » Jamey Moore to Be Next Principal at North Hall High". hallco.org. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. "North Hall High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. "Welcome To North Hall High » North Hall High School". nhhs.hallco.org.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-07-30. Retrieved 2016-08-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Eye of the Storm: The 1998 Tornado". www.gainesvilletimes.com. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  6. "Governor visits North Hall High to congratulate students on graduation rate". gainesvilletimes.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  7. "North Hall High School". International Baccalaureate®. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  8. "North Hall High School". webschoolpro.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

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