Hickory High School is located in Hickory, North Carolina, United States. It is a public high school in the Hickory City School system, located in

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General information

Hickory High School moved to its current location of 1234 3rd Street NE, in 1972. Hickory High is currently classified as a

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3A high school. It is the largest school within the Hickory City School district.

Athletics

Hickory High sports teams compete as members of the

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(NCHSAA) in the 3A classification. They are currently in the Western Foothills 3A Athletic Conference. The school colors are garnet and gold, and the sports teams are known as the Red Tornadoes. Team and individual state championships have been won in a variety of sports. Hickory has won the following team NCHSAA state championships: * 3A Women's Basketball – 1995, 1998, 1999, 2015 * 3A Football – 1996 * 3A Men's Golf – 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009 * 3A Men's Soccer – 2001, 2022 * All Classes Women's Swimming – 1981 * 1A/2A/3A Women's Swimming – 1994 * 4A Men's Tennis – 1989 * 3A Men's Tennis – 2004, 2006, 2021, 2023 * 3A Women's Tennis – 1993, 2006

Clubs and organizations

The Quill Writing Team competes in writing competitions, in which they are given 90 minutes to complete an essay on given writing prompts. In 2016 and 2017, they won The Quill State Finals.

Notable people

Alumni

* Austin M. Allran, member of the

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* Jeff Barkley, former

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pitcher * Rick Barnes, college basketball head coach *

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, political activist and former member of the

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* Ryan Hill, long-distance track

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* Austin Johnson, former

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fullback *

E. Patrick Johnson E. Patrick Johnson is the dean of the Northwestern University School of Communication. He is the Carlos Montezuma Professor of Performance Studies and professor of African-American studies at Northwestern University. He is also a visiting scho ...

, the Carlos Montezuma Professor of Performance Studies and Professor of African-American Studies at

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* Trevin Parks, professional

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player * J.T. Poston, professional golfer *

Ryan Succop Ryan Barrow Succop ( "suck-up"; born September 19, 1986) is an American football placekicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). Succop played college football at South Carolina and was the 2009 Mr. Irrelevant by ...

, current NFL kicker and

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champion * Chris Washburn, former

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player * Andy Wells, served in the

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and North Carolina Senate

Faculty

Frank Barger Frank Barger (1921 in China Grove, North Carolina – 1991) was an American high school football coach at Hickory High School in Hickory, North Carolina. A graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne College, Barger compiled a 273–108–5 record coaching the Hi ...

, high school athletics coach and member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame * Elwood L. Perry, teacher, author, and inventor of the fishing lure known as the spoonplugMartin, Douglas. (August 28, 2005)
Elwood Perry, 90, Dies; Maker of a Fishing Lure
Retrieved May 1, 2019.

References

External links

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Hickory City Schools Website
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