Hickory High School (North Carolina)
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Hickory High School is located in Hickory, North Carolina
. It is a public school in the Hickory City School system, located in Catawba County
in the Piedmont Region of North Carolina.
Hickory High has a standardized dress code. Students are allowed to wear khaki, black, or blue bottoms that are worn at the waist with a belt, and are at least knee length. Buttoned up dress shirts, collard shirts, or turtlenecks that are white, gray, garnet, gold, or pink are the allowed tops. Students are to tuck in their shirts. Students are also not permitted to wear bedroom slippers. On Fridays, students are allowed to wear a HHS or an HPS tshirt.
(NCHSAA). They are in the Catawba Valley 2A-3A Athletic Conference.
Hickory has won numerous State Championships in many different sports. Most notably was the 1996 football team that went undefeated 16-0 to win the State 3A Championship against Ragsdale High School at Kenan Memorial Stadium, on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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The football team won three Western North Carolina State Championships before the NCHSAA went to an overall state champion format. The 1959 team went 12-0. The 1960 team went 10-1-1. The 1966 team went 12-0. The football team played in four consecutive state championships from 1958 to 1961. The 1958 team went 11-1. The 1961 team went 10-1-1. From 1958 to 1966 the football team played in 6 out of nine state championships. Winning 3.
The football team has won numerous conference championships: 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1943, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2005, and 2007.
The highest score in a game for Hickory was 121-0 against rival Newton High School
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The Girl's Basketball team has garnered many awards and records over the years. Winning 3 state championships in 1995, 1998, 1999. The 1998 team went 31-1 and the 1999 team went 32-0.
The Girl's Basketball team has a big rivalry with Fred T. Foard High School in Newton, NC. The most recent score of the matchup being a 112-49 rout of the Tigers by the Red Tornadoes.
The Tornadoes Varsity Soccer team has been to three total 3A State Championships. Runners up in 1997. State Championship Winners in 2001 (Ryan Succop was a member of this team. Kansas City Chiefs Kicker.) and also runners up in 2010.
Hickory, North Carolina
Hickory is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina. Hickory has the 162nd largest urban area in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 341,851, making it the 4th largest metropolitan area in North Carolina. The city's population was 37,222...
. It is a public school in the Hickory City School system, located in Catawba County
Catawba County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 160,000 people, 55,533 households, and 39,095 families residing in the county. The population density was 354 people per square mile . There were 59,919 housing units at an average density of 150 per square mile...
in the Piedmont Region of North Carolina.
General information
Hickory High School is located in Hickory, North Carolina and originated as the Claremont School for girls, then became co-educational and was renamed Claremont Central High School which was located at what is now the Arts and Science Center of Catawba Valley. The school was renamed Hickory High School in the 1940s and moved to its current location of 1234 3rd Street Northeast in 1972. Hickory is a 3A High School with just under 1,000 students. The school colors are garnet and gold, and the sports teams are known as the Red Tornadoes.Hickory High has a standardized dress code. Students are allowed to wear khaki, black, or blue bottoms that are worn at the waist with a belt, and are at least knee length. Buttoned up dress shirts, collard shirts, or turtlenecks that are white, gray, garnet, gold, or pink are the allowed tops. Students are to tuck in their shirts. Students are also not permitted to wear bedroom slippers. On Fridays, students are allowed to wear a HHS or an HPS tshirt.
Academics
Hickory High offers a wide array of academic opportunities for students. College Prep, Honors, many Advanced Placement courses, and International Baccalaureate classes are offered. Students in the IB Diploma program take seven classes over the course of their junior and senior years and must complete extensive outside work to obtain the Diploma. Each year, Hickory High students receive millions of dollars in scholarships to further their educations.Athletics
The school's sports teams compete in the North Carolina High School Athletic AssociationNorth Carolina High School Athletic Association
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is the governing organization of high school athletics in North Carolina, United States. The association maintains the official rule books and governs the officiating standards across the state....
(NCHSAA). They are in the Catawba Valley 2A-3A Athletic Conference.
Hickory has won numerous State Championships in many different sports. Most notably was the 1996 football team that went undefeated 16-0 to win the State 3A Championship against Ragsdale High School at Kenan Memorial Stadium, on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
.
The football team won three Western North Carolina State Championships before the NCHSAA went to an overall state champion format. The 1959 team went 12-0. The 1960 team went 10-1-1. The 1966 team went 12-0. The football team played in four consecutive state championships from 1958 to 1961. The 1958 team went 11-1. The 1961 team went 10-1-1. From 1958 to 1966 the football team played in 6 out of nine state championships. Winning 3.
The football team has won numerous conference championships: 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1943, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2005, and 2007.
The highest score in a game for Hickory was 121-0 against rival Newton High School
Newton-Conover High School
Newton-Conover High School is a public secondary school located in Newton, North Carolina. It is the larger of two high schools in the Newton-Conover City Schools system ....
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The Girl's Basketball team has garnered many awards and records over the years. Winning 3 state championships in 1995, 1998, 1999. The 1998 team went 31-1 and the 1999 team went 32-0.
The Girl's Basketball team has a big rivalry with Fred T. Foard High School in Newton, NC. The most recent score of the matchup being a 112-49 rout of the Tigers by the Red Tornadoes.
Team State Championships
The Red Tornadoes JV Football program capped yet another 10-0 season in 2007 their 5th consecutive and 6th in the last 7 years. They are currently on a 55 game winstreak and have won 74 out of their last 75 games. Recently, Hickory High's domination has come in the sports of Tennis and Golf. The Red Tornadoes Men's Tennis Team has won 3 state dual team championships; however, 2 of the 3 have come since 2004. The Men's tennis team during the time period of 2002-2006 made it to the State Championship all four years, winning the championship during the 2003-2004 and the 2005-2006 seasons. During the 2002-2003 and the 2004-2005, the Team lost two close matches against East Chapel Hill. Also during this stretch, individuals were decorated with Individual Tennis State Championships. During the 2002-2003 season, the doubles team of Andrew Crone and Zack Williams defeated teammates Alex King and Jay Williams to claim the individual doubles state title. Also, during the 2005-2006 season, Andrew Crone won the individual singles state title and became the 3A State player of the year. Tennis Coach Linney Teague won Coach of the Year Honors for Tennis twice during this stretch of dominance.The Tornadoes Varsity Soccer team has been to three total 3A State Championships. Runners up in 1997. State Championship Winners in 2001 (Ryan Succop was a member of this team. Kansas City Chiefs Kicker.) and also runners up in 2010.
Notable alumni
- Ryan SuccopRyan SuccopRyan Barrow Succop is an American football placekicker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He is the 2009 Mr. Irrelevant after being selected by the Chiefs with the final pick of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at South Carolina.-Early years:Succop attended...
- kicker for Kansas City ChiefsKansas City ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
, Mr. IrrelevantMr. Irrelevant"Mr. Irrelevant" is the title bestowed each year upon the last pick of the annual National Football League draft.- Irrelevant Week :The name arose in 1976, when former Southern California and NFL receiver Paul Salata founded "Irrelevant Week" in Newport Beach, California. He announced the final...
, final selection, in the 2009 NFL Draft out of South Carolina - Cee Cee Michaela, American Actress best known for roles on hit UPN/CW show GirlfriendsGirlfriendsGirlfriends is an American comedy-drama sitcom that premiered on September 11, 2000, on UPN and aired on UPN's successor network, The CW, before being cancelled in 2008...
;as Yvonne, Williams fiance; and 2004 comedy film Hair ShowHair ShowHair Show is a 2004 comedy film directed by Leslie Small that stars Mo'Nique and Kellita Smith.-Plot:Peaches , a hair stylist from Baltimore, and her estranged sister, Angela , the owner of an upscale salon in Beverly Hills, get reacquainted when Peaches decides to attend a celebration for Angela... - Austin M. AllranAustin M. AllranAustin Murphy Allran is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-second Senate district, including constituents in Iredell and Catawba counties. An attorney from Hickory, North Carolina, Allran is currently serving in his twelfth term in the state...
, member of the North Carolina General AssemblyNorth Carolina General AssemblyThe North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes... - Chris WashburnChris WashburnChristopher Scott Washburn is an American former professional basketball player.- College career :...
, former NBA player for the Golden State Warriors and the Atlanta Hawks. Played college basketball at North Carolina State University. Was the #3 draft pick in the 1986 NBA Draft. He played 72 games in the NBA averaging 3.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. Was banned for life by the NBA for failing 3 drug tests in 3 years. Sports Illustrated named him the 2nd biggest bust in NBA draft history in 2005. http://hoopedia.nba.com/index.php/Chris_Washburn - Rick BarnesRick BarnesRichard Dale Barnes is the current head coach of the University of Texas Longhorns men's basketball team. He has coached Texas for the last twelve seasons, taking the team to the NCAA Tournament each year, including a Final Four appearance led by T. J. Ford in 2003...
, head coach of the University of Texas Longhorns Men's Basketball Team. Barnes graduated from Hickory High in 1973. He played college basketball at Lenoir-Rhyne College lettering 3 years. He began coaching at North State Academy during the 1977-1978 season. The next year he took an assistant job at Davidson College under Eddie Biedenbach. Barnes was at Davidson for 2 years before moving on to George Mason where he served as an assistant to Joe Harrington from 1980-85. He joined Alabama as an assistant under Wimp Sanderson in the 1985-1986 season. The next season he was an assistant at Ohio State University under current Maryland head coach, Gary Williams. His first head coaching job was at Providence college from 1988-1994. From there he moved on to Clemson University from 1994-1998. He took over the Longhorns Head Coaching position in 1998. http://www.texassports.com/index.php?s=&change_well_id=2&url_article_id=153
Notable faculty
- Frank BargerFrank BargerFrank Barger was an American high school football coach at Hickory High School in Hickory, North Carolina. A graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne College, Barger compiled a 273-120-5 record coaching the Hickory Tornadoes, including 12 conference titles, during a 31-year tenure...
, athletics coach and member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame head football coach from 1953-1984. Compiled a 230-105-6 record.