North Lincoln High School

North Lincoln High School is a public school in Lincolnton, North Carolina, United States. North Lincoln was completed in 2003, and the total student population is approximately 1,050. The school mascot is the Knight, and the school colors (as originally adopted) are Royal Blue, Silver, and Black, with white as an accent color. The principal is Chip Cathey. Assistant principals are Delbert Lambert and Marshall Stewart.[2]

North Lincoln High School
Address
2737 Lee Lawing Road

Lincolnton
,
North Carolina
28092

United States
Coordinates35°32′01″N 81°07′11″W
Information
TypePublic
Established2003 (2003)
School districtLincoln County Schools
CEEB code342329
PrincipalChip Cathey
Staff47.40 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment983 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.74[1]
Color(s)Blue, black, silver
   
MascotKnight
Websitewww.lcsnc.org/nlhs

History

North Lincoln was completed in 2003 and became the fourth high school in the Lincoln County school district. The students for the new school came from East Lincoln High School and Lincolnton High School.[3]

Athletics

North Lincoln has a variety of athletic teams.

The North Lincoln Men’s Baseball Team are the current Class 2A baseball champions. North Lincoln (26–6), which shared the South Fork 2A regular-season title with West Lincoln Rebels, beat the Rebels to win the West 2A title. North Lincoln rallied at UNC Greensboro and won the state 2A baseball title, two games to none, winning their first baseball state crown.[4]

STATE 2A BASEBALL TITLE SERIES: N. Lincoln rallies, beats Randleman for first championship [5]

The North Lincoln Men's Golf Team won back to back state 2A championships in 2009 and 2010 and State Runner up in 2011, 2012, and 2013. The team has earned regional championships in 2009 and 2010.

The girls' cross country team has won 4 straight regional championships (2009, 10, 11, 12) and have placed in the top three in the state championship four straight years. The boys have won two regional titles, and won three state championship titles in 2011, 2012, and 2017.

North Lincoln's Swim Team won a state championship in 2014.

Marching band

In 2009, the North Lincoln Band of Knights placed in the top 50 in the Bands of America Grand National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana. The band has also represented the state of North Carolina on the national stage twice, at the dedication of the National WW2 Memorial in 2005 and the National Memorial Day Parade in 2013, both in Washington D.C. It is currently under the direction of Kevin Still, who took over from Neil Underwood starting in the 2015 season.

References
  1. "North Lincoln High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  2. https://www.lcsnc.org/Domain/1759
  3. Grano, Sarah (August 8, 2003). "New schools open doors". Lincoln Times-News. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  4. https://hobbsdailyreport.com/high-school-baseball/state-2a-baseball-title-series-soorus-hit-lifts-n-lincoln-past-randleman-in-game-1/
  5. https://hobbsdailyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/north-lincoln-baseball.jpg


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