Hickory High School (North Carolina)

Hickory High School is located in Hickory, North Carolina. It is a public school in the Hickory City School system, located in Catawba County in the Piedmont Region of North Carolina.General informationHickory High School is located in Hickory, North Carolina and originated as the Claremont School for girls, then became co-educational and was renamed Claremont Central High School which was located at what is now the Arts and Science Center of Catawba Valley. The school was renamed Hickory High School in the 1940s and moved to its current location of 1234 3rd Street Northeast in 1972. Hickory is a 3A high school. Hickory High is the largest of all schools within the Hickory Schools' district.AcademicsHickory High offers a wide array of academic opportunities for students. College Prep, Honors, many Advanced Placement courses, and International Baccalaureate classes are offered. Students in the IB Diploma program take seven classes over the course of their junior and senior years and must complete extensive outside work to obtain the Diploma. Each year, Hickory High students receive millions of dollars in scholarships to further their educations.AthleticsThe school's sports teams compete in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA). They are in the Northwestern 3A-4A Athletic Conference. The school colors are garnet and gold, and the sports teams are known as the Red Tornadoes.Hickory has won numerous State Championships in many different sports. Most notably was the 1996 football team that went undefeated 16-0 to win the State 3A Championship against Ragsdale High School at Kenan Memorial Stadium, on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.