Eastern Guilford High School is a secondary school located in

Gibsonville, North Carolina Gibsonville ("City of Roses") is a town in both Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Most of Gibsonville is situated in the Greensboro-Winston-Salem- High Point Combined Statistical Area and the eastern portion is in ...

. The school opened in 1974. Today, it serves Grades 9 through 12, with an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students. On November 1, 2006, a fire erupted at the school burning it to the ground. It was believed to have started in a closet in a science classroom. Authorities believe the cause to be arson, yet no leads have come forth in over 15 years.

New school construction

The students of Eastern Guilford were attending classes at a " pod village". Construction of the new Eastern Guilford High School building is complete. The school is of the same architectural design as the recently constructed

Northern Guilford High School Northern Guilford High School is a public high school located in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is situated in proximity to NC Highway 150, which connects to Browns Summit and to Summerfield. It opened its doors to students on January 29, 2008. ...

, and has a capacity of 1,600 students. The original estimated date of completion was January 2009, but construction was not completed until April 2009. Students began attending classes in the new building when they returned from spring break.

Notable alumni

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, former NFL safety and younger brother of Torry Holt *

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, former

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NFL wide receiver and Super Bowl champion with the

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Eastern Guilford takes Super Bowl moment
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References

1974 establishments in North Carolina Educational institutions established in 1974 Public high schools in North Carolina Schools in Guilford County, North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-school-stub, eastern guilford cheerleading=eastern guilfords junior-varsity and varsity cheerleading teams are both back to back state champions.