Freedom High School (North Carolina)
| Freedom High School | |
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| Address | |
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511 Independence Boulevard , 28655 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°44′30″N 81°43′09″W / 35.7417956°N 81.7192641°WCoordinates: 35°44′30″N 81°43′09″W / 35.7417956°N 81.7192641°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1973 |
| CEEB code | 342745 |
| Principal | Casey Rogers |
| Teaching staff | 61.81 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,151 (2017–18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.62[1] |
| Color(s) | Red, white, blue |
| Nickname | Patriots |
| Rival | Robert Logan Patton High School |
| Website | fhs |
Freedom High School is located in Morganton, North Carolina.
Design[]
 | This section does not cite any sources. (March 2019) |
Freedom High School opened for its students in the 1973–1974 school year.[2] It had an open classroom floor plan (no walls between classes). There are now 'half walls' separating classes so that one class can no longer see into another, though students are still able to hear other classes.
The majority of academic classes are now taught in a separate, two-story building with full walls between each classroom.
Student Body Demographics[]
U.S. News and World Reports states that Freedom has a student body that is 35% minority and 50% economically disadvantaged.[3] Freedom has 64 full time teachers for a student to teacher ratio of approximately 19:1. Freedom has a 93% graduation rate.
Athletics/Extracurricular[]
Freedom High School currently competes at the 3A level in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, although previously they competed as a 4A school. Freedom is a member of the Northwestern 3A/4A conference for all sports. The school mascot is the Patriot and the colors are Red, White and Blue. Freedom offers football, soccer, cross country, basketball, swimming, wrestling, lacrosse, baseball, tennis, track and field and golf for males and volleyball, golf, cross country, basketball, swimming, softball, soccer and tennis for females. Freedom has been NCHSAA state champions once each in boys golf and volleyball-both as a 4A school and won the 3A state title in girls' golf in 2021. Freedom has won five state championships in girls' basketball (1989, 1994, 1995, 2002 and 2016) the first four of which were as a 4A school, while the last was 3A with the Lady Patriots also going undefeated for the 2015–16 season. Freedom has also won four boys basketball state championships (1994, 1998, 2014 and 2020), with the first two as a 4A school and the last two as a 3A.
Freedom has a large football stadium with an estimated seating capacity of 10,000.[4] Track and Field events are held in the stadium, but both men's and women's soccer and lacrosse matches are held at the Morganton soccer complex just across the Catawba river. Freedom also has a large gym for wrestling, volleyball and basketball with an estimated seating capacity of 2,500.
In 2014 Freedom High was named an NCHSAA "Exemplary School" for its athletics and extracurricular activities.[5]
Notable alumni[]
- Donald Brown, former Canadian Football League player[6]
- Warren Daniel, politician, served in the North Carolina State Senate
- Robert C. Ervin, North Carolina Superior Court judge
- Sam J. Ervin IV, lawyer and jurist who served on the North Carolina Supreme Court[7]
- Kerri Gardin, former professional WNBA player
- Alfreda Gerald, singer[8]
- Leon Johnson, former NFL running back
- Paige Summers, model[9]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Freedom High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ Shuffler, Cheryl. (24 October 2012). Freedom High School grads mark 40 years. The News Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/north-carolina/districts/burke-county-schools/freedom-high-14307
- ^ http://deepsouthfootball.com/teams/frontend/teampage/teamDetails/242
- ^ http://www.morganton.com/news/freedom-high-receives-state-recognition/article_103efeea-d0c1-11e3-88e5-0017a43b2370.html
- ^ (9 October 2006). Newberry's Haynes, Wingate's Cummings, Brown named Football Players of the Week. TheSAC.com. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Starkey, Jackie (3 October 2014). "Two in running for seat on top court". Carteret County News-Times. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ Shuffler, Cheryl. (5 July 2012). Singer from Morganton in 'Madea' film. The News Herald. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Paige Summers - Biography. IMBd. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
External links[]
- FHS Website[permanent dead link]
- Burke County Public Schools
- Schools in Burke County, North Carolina
- Public high schools in North Carolina