North Gwinnett High School
Address
Map
20 Level Creek Rd.

Suwanee, Georgia
30024

United States
Coordinates34°05′08″N 84°04′16″W / 34.085608°N 84.071075°W / 34.085608; -84.071075
Information
Established1958; 66 years ago (1958)
School boardGwinnett County Board of Education
School districtGwinnett County Public Schools[1]
SuperintendentJ. Alvin Wilbanks[2]
NCES School ID130255001123[1]
PrincipalNathan Ballentine[3]
Teaching staff163.6 (FTE) (2022–23)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment3,097 (2022–23)[1]
Average class size30
Student to teacher ratio18.93 (2022–23)[1]
Color(s)
  • Red, black, and white
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MascotBulldogs
Rivals
NewspaperThe Red & Black
Websitenorthgwinnett.com

North Gwinnett High School is a public high school outside the city limits of Suwanee, Georgia, United States. It is part of the district Gwinnett County Public Schools.[2] The school's principal is Nathan Ballantine.[2]

History

North Gwinnett High School was established in 1958.[4] It was built in a former cotton field between the communities of Suwanee and Sugar Hill for the purpose of consolidating the two communities' separate high schools, Suwanee High School and Sugar Hill High School. The land for the school was donated by the estate of Tom Robinson, for whom the NGHS football field is named.[5]

In its early years, NGHS was a small school. In 1960, the school served grades 8 through 12 and there were 328 students enrolled.[5] The eighth grade was eliminated after a new middle school was built during the 1973–1974 school year. By that year, NGHS had 606 students. The school grew dramatically in subsequent decades. Enrollment reached 1,000 for the first time in the 1988–1989 school year and has reached over 2,800.[5] For the 2011–2012 school year, enrollment was 2,670.[6] As of 2018–2019, enrollment is reported as 2,846 students.

North Gwinnett High School figured in Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools, 503 U.S. 60 (1992), a U.S. Supreme Court case that was decided in 1992. A female student at the school accused a teacher of sexual harassment and sued the school district for monetary damages for not stopping the harassment after she complained to school authorities. The federal district court ruled that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, under which she sued, did not allow for monetary damages. The appeals court affirmed that ruling, but the Supreme Court overturned that decision. The Supreme Court found that Title IX does allow for monetary damages, thus returning the student's case to lower courts.[7][8]

Awards

In 2009, North Gwinnett High School received the silver award for the Single Statewide Accountability System.[9] In 2010, the Department of Education named the school as one of the Advanced Placement Honors Schools.[9]

Student life

School activities include athletics, clubs, and leadership groups such as the NGHS Beta Society, Student Council, Quiz Bowl, HOSA, TSA, Deca, FBLA, and Relay for Life. The school's football team won the 2017 State Championship Class AAAAAAA.The women's varsity soccer team won the 2019 State Championship Class AAAAAAA,[10]

Notable alumni

References

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  2. ^ a b c "NGHS Student Handbook 2011–2012" (PDF). North Gwinnett High School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Administration". North Gwinnett High School. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  4. ^ Black, Stephen; Schutter, Chris (August 15, 2013). "North Gwinnett High School". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c History of North Gwinnett High School Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Gwinnett County Public Schools website, accessed August 26, 2011
  6. ^ North Gwinnett High profile Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, Gwinnett County Public Schools website, accessed August 26, 2011
  7. ^ "Christine FRANKLIN, Petitioner, v. GWINNETT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS and William Prescott". LII / Legal Information Institute. Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  8. ^ Ga. woman may seek monetary damages from school Archived 2015-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 27, 1992
  9. ^ a b "Awards and Honors". North Gwinnett High School. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  10. ^ "North Gwinnett High School". Archived from the original on 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  11. ^ Morgan, Joe (May 25, 2014). "Georgia native Blackmon cherishes time at Turner Field". MLB.com. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  12. ^ "Georgia State Profile". georgiastatesports.com.
  13. ^ "Waiting pays off for marriage contest couple". The Atlanta Constitution. November 11, 2008. pp. E3. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Troyke, Christine (June 22, 2018). "North Gwinnett grad Lexie Brown adjusting to coming off bench as WNBA rookie". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  15. ^ "North releases field for Jared Cook Tip-Off Classic". Gwinnett Daily Post. August 7, 2013. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  16. ^ Newman, Logan (February 13, 2019). "Four-star 2020 WR Josh Downs commits to North Carolina". USA TODAY High School Sports.
  17. ^ Denman, Taylor (February 25, 2019). "North Gwinnett grad Mitch Hyatt lives in the moment while preparing for the NFL Combine". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  18. ^ "Tyler Goodson – 2021 – Football". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  19. ^ "Josh Imatorbhebhe – 2020 – Football". University of Illinois Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  20. ^ Blomert, Mitch (August 9, 2014). "North Gwinnett grad James makes return to Georgia Dome with Dolphins". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  21. ^ "USA Track & Field – Kibwe Johnson". Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  22. ^ "Noah Lomax Is Making A Home". Young Entertainment Magazine. February 14, 2016. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  23. ^ "North Gwinnett grad, NFL DB Robert Nelson to host camp June 18 at George Pierce Park". Gwinnett Daily Post's GwinnettPrepSports.com. June 12, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  24. ^ Gabriel, Parker (6 August 2018). "Versatile Georgia DB Newsome chooses Huskers over SEC suitors". Fremont Tribune. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  25. ^ Friedlander, David (December 5, 2014). "North grad Austin Shepherd feels greater sense of ownership in Alabama's title win". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  26. ^ Denman, Taylor (October 1, 2018). "North grad C.J. Uzomah stays connected to Suwanee during fourth NFL season". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  27. ^ "G-Braves score twice in eighth to clip Columbus". Gwinnett Daily Post. April 23, 2014. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2014.

External links

Gwinnett County, Georgia Schools
GHSA Class AAAAAAA Region 7
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