Cape_Fear_High_School

Cape Fear High School

Cape Fear High School

Public high school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States

Cape Fear High School is a public secondary school in the eastern region of Cumberland County in the unincorporated community of Vander, North Carolina, to the east of Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Cape Fear school attendance area is the largest in the county by area size.[5]

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Athletics

Cape Fear has varsity teams in 17 sports (13 boys teams, 14 girls teams) and junior varsity teams in 8 sports (6 boys teams, 4 girls teams):[6]

State Championships

  • Baseball – 1994 (3A)[8]
  • Softball – 1978 (All Classes)[9]
  • Girls' Tennis Dual Team – 2021 (3A), 2022 (3A)[10]
  • Girls' Tennis Individual Doubles – 2021 (3A)[11]
  • Wrestling State Tournament Team – 1984 (All Classes), 1990 (4A), 2020 (3A)[12]

Academy of Natural Sciences

The Natural Science Academy is a program located at Cape Fear that acknowledges students for completing 7 or more sciences throughout their high school career while maintaining a 3.0 unweighted GPA average in these courses.[13]

Extracurricular organizations

Marching band

In 2014, the Cape Fear marching band placed 3rd (regardless of class) in the Bands of America Winston-Salem Regional Championship.[14]

Winter guard

The Cape Fear winter guard placed 18th in the Scholastic World division of the Winter Guard International Color Guard World Championship Semi-finals in 2017 and 20th in 2018.[15][16]

NJROTC

In 2016, the Cape Fear NJROTC placed 15th in the NJROTC Nationals Drill Championship.[17]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,422 students enrolled in 2020–2021 was as follows:[2]

  • Male – 51.2%
  • Female – 48.8%
  • Native American/Alaskan – 3.4%
  • Asian – 0.8%
  • Black – 26.8%
  • Hispanic – 10.2%
  • Hawaiian/Pacific Islander – 0.4%
  • White – 51.5%
  • Multiracial – 6.9%

51.2% of the students were male, and 48.8% were female. 49.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[2]

Administration

Jason Jordan, the current principal of Cape Fear High School, has also served as the principal of Massey Hill Classical High School. He is the sixth principal of Cape Fear.[18]

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Notable alumni

See also

References

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    Women's Tennis Dual-Team State Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
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    Women's Tennis Individual State Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
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    Wrestling Individual State Tournament Team Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
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    Staff Writer. "Cape Fear NJROTC drill team ranks 15th nationally". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
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