Stuart W. Cramer High School

Stuart W. Cramer High School is a public high school in the Gaston County Schools district located in Cramerton, North Carolina. Its attendance range covers the central portion of eastern Gaston County and includes the City of Mount Holly, the towns of McAdenville and Cramerton as well as parts of western Belmont. Audrey Devine serves as principal. Assistant principals include Dawn Lavinder, Joel Lineberger, and Lisa Rothwell. Terry Radford serves as athletic director. The school was named for Stuart W. Cramer of Thomasville, North Carolina. Cramer was the founder of Cramerton, North Carolina, a leading industrialist in the textiles and air conditioning industries, and one of the founding partners of Duke Power.MissionAccording to its website, the school's mission is "to prepare our learners for college and career by providing learning opportunities within a technology rich environment that promotes community, respect, integrity and pride." Feeder middle schools include Belmont, Cramerton, and Mt. Holly.HistoryIn 2007 Gaston County voters approved a $175 million bond package that included the construction costs for a new high school to relieve overcrowding at East Gaston High School and South Point High School. The 138-acre site of the former Lakewood Golf Course was chosen as the site with the new school being built on the 99 acres on the east side of Lakewood Road. The school was designed by Boomerang Design/MBAJ Architecture P.A., and the primary construction contract was executed by Shelco Construction Company, both of Charlotte, North Carolina. Total building construction costs were $38.6 million, or $ in current value. Total cost for the entire project including athletic facilities, roadways, parking lots and ground works was $63 million, or $ in current value. The school opened in 2013 with 550 students in grades 9 and 10. In 2014, two staff members were named Outstanding Educators for Gaston County.