John Motley Morehead High School

John Motley Morehead High School is a public high school located in Eden, North Carolina. serving students in the ninth through twelfth grade. Morehead high school is a part of the Rockingham County Schools school district.

John Motley Morehead High School
Address
134 N. Pierce Street, Eden, NC 27288

Eden
,
North Carolina

United States
Information
TypePublic School
MottoPanther pride
Established1952 (1952)
School districtRockingham County Schools
CEEB code343715
PrincipalRyan Moody
Faculty79
Teaching staff42.54 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
GenderCo-Educational
Enrollment781 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.36[1]
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)Black, white, red
   
Athletics conferenceNCHSAA
MascotPanther
NicknamePanthers
RivalRockingham County High School
Reidsville High School
Websitewww.moreheadhigh.org

History

The school opened in 1952, as Tri-City High School, to serve the then-separate communities of Eden – Leaksville, Spray, and Draper. The school gained its current name in 1958 in honor of John Motley Morehead III, the grandson of John Motley Morehead, who donated to a number of projects for the school. Among these projects were Carillon Bells and a football stadium and fieldhouse.[2][3] Four building projects expanded the high school: a classroom and auditorium building in 1960, a library in 1968, a gymnasium in 1981, and the cafeteria and science building in 1991. Students from the former historically African American high school Douglass high school, were integrated into Morehead's student body in the fall of 1966. The industrial education center was housed on the school's campus through 1966. It became a countywide setting for vocational training. Later, it was removed and re-established at Rockingham Community College located in Wentworth, North Carolina.

As of August 2016, 53% of students are White, 22% of students are African American, and 25% of students are of other ethnicities.

Curriculum

Morehead provides students a variety of subjects and courses to take for either a standard or advanced diploma such as Math, science, Social Studies, English, and also Foreign language classes, Theater Arts etc.

Programs

MHS also runs an Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program for students who may join the army instead of attending a College or four-year institution. Other programs include career and technical Education, career and college promise program.

Athletics

MHS competes in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association and competes in a 3-A state Conference. Morehead's biggest rivals is Reidsville High School and Rockingham County High School.

The Morehead Panthers wrestling team won the state dual championships in 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2013.

"Fall": Cross country, Football, Volleyball.

"Winter": Boys' JV Basketball, Boys' Varsity Basketball, Girls' JV Basketball, Girls' Varsity Basketball, co-ed swimming, wrestling.

"Spring": Boys' JV Baseball, Boys' Varsity Baseball, Girls' JV Softball, Girls' Varsity Softball, co-ed Track.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "John M Morehead High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  2. "Who is John Motley Morehead, III". Retrieved November 26, 2016 – via Www.rock.k12.nc.us.
  3. https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/morehead-john-motley-iii
  4. "Antico Dalton". www.pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  5. Takayo Siddle, John M Morehead, Point Guard - 247Sports.com. Retrieved May 9, 2020.


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