Tuscola High School
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| Tuscola High School | |
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564 Tuscola School Rd , 28786 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°31′25″N 82°57′03″W / 35.523715°N 82.9509695°WCoordinates: 35°31′25″N 82°57′03″W / 35.523715°N 82.9509695°W |
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| Established | 1966 |
| CEEB code | 344214 |
| Principal | Heather Blackmon |
| Staff | 65.95 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 972 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.74[1] |
| Schedule | Four 80-minute periods (August–June) |
| Color(s) | Black and gold |
| Athletics conference | Western Mountain Athletic 3A |
| Mascot | Mountaineer |
| Website | www |
Tuscola High School is a public senior high school located in Waynesville, North Carolina, United States, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) west-southwest of Asheville. Tuscola High School succeeded the original Waynesville Township High School during the 1966 consolidation that merged Fines Creek and Crabtree High Schools with Waynesville. The school was built in the Tuscola community of East Waynesville, near Lake Junaluska and was named after the community in which it was built. Tuscola is a Cherokee word that means "Digging in Many Places". The school's mascot is a Mountaineer and the school colors are black and gold.
History[]
On September 30, 1963, the joint boards of education recommended that the schools of Haywood County consolidate. Due to the popular thought that larger schools could provide more opportunities at a more cost-effective price, plans were made to build two senior high schools, one on each side of the county. The construction of these new schools was to be financed by a $2.5 million bond, along with additional state and local funds. In order to make travel more reasonable for residents of Crabtree and Fines Creek, the location of the high school was moved from West Waynesville to an East Waynesville community near Lake Junaluska known as Tuscola. The name for the new high school became an issue for debate. Some wanted to keep the Waynesville name, while others suggested the name "Crabcreek", after the Crabtree and Fines Creek high schools. However, the school was named Tuscola, after the East Waynesville community in which it was built. The Waynesville school colors of black and gold and the Mountaineer mascot were both inherited by the new school.
Athletics[]
Tuscola is currently[when?] a member of the 3A Western Mountain Conference but has a pending appeal to move to the 2A Mountain Six Conference in 2019.
Rivalry[]
As one of the two major high schools in the Haywood County Schools system, there is a rivalry between the Tuscola Mountaineers of Waynesville and Pisgah Black Bears of Canton. The two high school football teams play against each other for the Haywood County Championship each fall, drawing up to 15,000 fans.[citation needed]
Football[]
The Tuscola High School football team won the 1972 NCHSAA Football State Championship.
Notable alumni[]
- Jonathan Crompton, former NFL and Canadian Football League quarterback
- Stephanie Glance, women's college basketball coach
- Judy Green, volleyball coach
- Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick, women's college basketball coach[2]
- Joe Sam Queen, North Carolina politician and architect[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Tuscola High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Brenda Kirkpatrick Brown. uncabulldogs.com. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ (November 18, 2019). Weir, Luke. Joe Sam Queen to run for re-election in 2020. themountaineer.com. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- History of Tuscola
- Tuscola Football History
- North Carolina State Volleyball Champions Listing
- North Carolina State Golf Champions Listing
External links[]
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- Educational institutions established in 1966
- Public high schools in North Carolina
- Schools in Haywood County, North Carolina
- Tuscola-Pisgah Rivalry
- 1966 establishments in North Carolina
- Waynesville, North Carolina