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North Buncombe High School

Coordinates: 35°44′23″N 82°33′27″W / 35.739801°N 82.557616°W / 35.739801; -82.557616
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North Buncombe High School
Location
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890 Clarks Chapel Road

28787

United States
Coordinates35°44′23″N 82°33′27″W / 35.739801°N 82.557616°W / 35.739801; -82.557616
Information
TypePublic
Established1954 (70 years ago) (1954)
School districtBuncombe County Schools
CEEB code344220
Faculty62.99 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,047 (2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.62[1]
Color(s)Black and white
  
MascotBlackhawk
Websitenbhs.buncombeschools.org

North Buncombe High School is a public high school in Weaverville, North Carolina accommodating over 1000 students in grades 9–12.[2] The school's mascot is the Black Hawk and the school principal is Kevin Yontz.[3]

North Buncombe High School was built after the decision to build larger schools and a $5.5 million bond that county voters approved. William B. Brackett designed the $658,000 building housing 200 students, which opened August 26, 1954 on 31 acres, the first to open under the new plan. Barnardsville, Flat Creek, Red Oak, French Broad High Schools became K–8 schools and Weaverville High School became Weaverville Middle School (grades 7'8). In 1987, a new school opened on the former site of Asheville-Weaverville Speedway.[4] The old high school building then became North Buncombe Middle School.

North Buncombe High School houses the DeBruhl auditorium. The marching band has won numerous awards.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "North Buncombe High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "North Buncombe High". US News. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Home - North Buncombe High". nbhs.buncombeschools.org. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Today in Asheville History, Aug. 26". Asheville Citizen-Times. August 26, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  5. ^ Benton, Hayley. (Jan 10, 2017). Asheville buskers left in the cold. Citizen-Times. Retrieved Jul 30, 2020.
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