Mount Tabor High School Explained
Mount Tabor High School |
Motto: | Sursum et Porro |
Motto Translation: | Latin: Upwards and Forwards |
Streetaddress: | 342 Petree Road |
Zipcode: | 27106 |
Country: | United States |
Superintendent: | Tricia McManus |
Ceeb: | 344439 |
Principal: | Donald Wyatt |
Grades: | 9 - 12 |
Nickname: | Spartans |
Colors: | Navy and Athletic Gold |
Ratio: | 17.65 |
Staff: | 81.07 (FTE) |
Enrollment: | 1,431 (2022 - 23)[1] |
Newspaper: | The Dorian Scroll |
Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
Mount Tabor High School is a high school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is part of the WS/FCS School System.
School demographics
During the 2010 - 2011 school year, there were 1,622 students enrolled at Mount Tabor. The racial makeup of the students was 48.8% White, 36.94% Black, 6.66% Hispanic, 4.5% Multiracial, 2.92% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.18% American Indian. 23% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[2]
History
Mount Tabor High School was opened as a 7 - 11 grade school at the beginning of the 1966 - 1967 school year. The following year the 12th Grade was added. In 1971, the school district reorganized schools and changed Mount Tabor to a junior high school for grades 9 and 10. In 1984, it was changed again to a 9 - 12 grade high school. A new building containing a new auditorium, new guidance and administration offices, and several classrooms and science labs, was built in 2004.[3]
On September 1, 2021, one student was fatally shot at the high school; after a manhunt, police apprehended the suspect the same day.[4]
Athletics
Mount Tabor is a part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and is currently classified as a 4A school. It is a member of the Central Piedmont 4A conference.[5] [6]
State Championships
Mount Tabor has won the following NCHSAA team state championships:
- Boys Basketball: 2009 (4A)
- Boys Cross Country: 1988 (4A), 1989 (4A), 2015 (4A), 2017 (3A), 2021 (4A)
- Girls Cross Country: 2001 (4A), 2002 (4A)
- Football: 2020–21 (3AA)
- Boys Soccer: 2002 (4A)
- Boys Indoor Track & Field: 2001 (Open), 2002 (Open), 2023 (4A)
- Girls Indoor Track & Field: 2001 (Open), 2002 (Open), 2003 (Open), 2004 (Open), 2009 (4A)
- Boys Outdoor Track & Field: 2001 (4A), 2002 (4A), 2014 (4A)
- Girls Outdoor Track & Field: 2003 (4A)
- Wrestling Dual Team: 2001 (4A)
- Wrestling State Tournament Team: 2001 (4A)
Notable alumni
References
- Web site: Mount Tabor High School. National Center for Education Statistics. July 8, 2024.
- http://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/cms/lib/NC01001395/Centricity/Domain/884/MTHS10-11_Tour.ppt MTHS10-11_Tour.ppt
- https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/domain/11669#:~:text=History%3A,its%20current%209%2D12%20status. About Us / History - Mount Tabor High School
- Staff report, One student killed after shooting at Mount Tabor High School; police searching for suspect, Winston-Salem Journal (September 1, 2021).
- https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/attachments/2021-22%20Conferences%20-%204A.pdf 2021-2025 Realignemnt Final
- https://www.nchsaa.org/record-books/ Record Books - NCHSAA
- https://www.wxii12.com/article/winston-salem-native-penning-the-notebook-for-new-broadway-bound-musical/25735822# Winston-Salem native penning "The Notebook" for new Broadway-bound musical
- https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/sam-cronin/2559 Sam Cronin - Men's Soccer - Wake Forest
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DeabDi00.htm Divine Deablo Stats
- https://appstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/ed-gainey/1533 Ed Gainey - #25 - Appalachian State
- https://247sports.com/Player/CJ-Harris-59534/high-school-103591/ C.J. Harris, Mount Tabor, Point Guard - 247Sports.com
- Clodfelter, Tim. (Apr 2, 2017). Actor finds satisfaction in roles large and small. Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved Nov 29, 2019.
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NichA.20.htm A.J. Nicholson Stats
- https://nc.milesplit.com/athletes/pro/70335/stats J-Mee Samuels - Stats - MileSplit North Carolina
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TaylRy00.htm Ryan Taylor Stats
- https://celebrityhometown.com/rolonda-watts-hometown/ Where Was Rolonda Watts Born and Raised?
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