Kinston High School (North Carolina)

Kinston High School is a high school located in Kinston, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest school in the Lenoir County Public School System, serving approximately 1,200 students. Kinston High was built in the 1970s as an integrated high school to serve the city. The International Baccalaureate programme started at Kinston High during the 2003-2004 school year.In fall 2004, Kinston High School was the first school in Lenoir County to start up a program called Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID). This program began in California and from there it went around the world. Kinston High School graduated the first AVID class of Lenoir County in 2008 with 25 students receiving AVID diplomas.The 2007-08 Kinston boys' basketball team won the NCHSAA Class 3-A state championship, the Vikings' first title since the 1960s.The 2013-2014 Kinston boys' basketball team won their 3rd NCHSAA Class 2-A state championship in a row, the title is the 10th in school history for Kinston/Grainger High School in the 100th year of the NCHSAA.Former NBA player Jerry Stackhouse attended Kinston High School until his senior year (Oak Hill, Virginia, transfer) and was on its basketball team.HistoryAfter the loss by fire in 1924 of the Kinston High School located between Vernon Avenue and Lenoir St. at their intersections with East St., a replacement project was initiated. A new site was selected on land previously owned by Jesse W. Grainger at the corner of what was then Independent Street and Park Avenue. Grainger had been a prominent leader/provider for much of Kinston's growth in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He had generously paid for one-half of the cost of Kinston's first major high school destroyed by a fire.