JN Fries Magnet School

J N Fries Middle School is a magnet school offering the STEM program. It is a part of the Cabarrus County Schools system, serving students in the Concord, North Carolina area.

J N Fries Middle School
Location
Concord, North Carolina
Information
Established1989
School districtCabarrus County Schools
PrincipalKristy Bullock[1]
Number of students640 [2]
Websitewww.cabarrus.k12.nc.us/fries

JN Fries originally opened in 1989 [3] as a regular middle school named after the late Joseph Nelson Fries. He served as CCS superintendent from 1977-1988 and led the county through many transitions. The original middle school fed into Central Cabarrus High and at its peak (before it became a magnet) had 1542 students. The mascot was named the Knight, often referred to as the Noble Knight. It has been named a School of Distinction for many years in North Carolina.

In the 2011-2012 school year, JN Fries reopened as a magnet school, housing the STEM and International Studies program. Since it was considered a magnet school, students who resided in Cabarrus County could apply to attend JN Fries. Students who met the academic requirements were then placed into a lottery if there were no slots available.

Principals

The magnet school (after its reopening) has been headed by three principals:

  • Dr. Kecia Coln (Dr. Coln opened the magnet program at Fries and left the school for the CCS Human Resources Department during the 2014-15 school year. She was also Principal of the Year that year for the school system.)
  • Dr. Jim Williams (Dr. Williams served as an interim principal at JN Fries through the end of the 14-15 year.) He was also at the time principal of the Performance Learning Center, which is located on the campus of Fries. After the appointing of Kristy Bullock as principal, Williams went back to serving as principal at the PLC.)
  • Mrs. Kristy Bullock[1] (Mrs. Bullock arrived at the beginning of the 2015-16 school year. Until then, she was principal at C.C. Griffin Middle School, also in Cabarrus County Schools and a former rival of JN Fries.)

The current STEM Coach is Megan McNutt. The current API is Micah Thompson and the current AP is Germeka Ugandapo.

Clubs

Several different clubs are offered at JN Fries, including Odyssey of the Mind, Quiz Bowl, Forensics Speech and Debate, Science Olympiad, VEX Robotics, Battle of the Books, and Math Counts. The J.N. Fries Quiz Bowl team placed 2nd in the region and 6th at states and moved on to the national competition in Dallas, TX in May 2017. The J.N. Fries Vex Robotics team won the state championship and they moved on to the national competition in Louisville, KY in April 2017.

References
  1. "New principals named at C.C. Griffin, Beverly Hills". Cabarrus Independent Tribune. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. "PS PMR DataServer Reporting Tool" (PDF). Cabarrus County Schools. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  3. http://www.cabarrus.k12.nc.us/fries. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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