John T. Hoggard High School is a

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in the

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Naming

John T. Hoggard is the eponym for Hoggard High School. Hoggard had an active career in education, beginning with his election as Chairman of the New Hanover County (NC) Board of Education in 1935, and ending with his death in 1965. His private papers are kept in the Manuscript Collection at the University of North Carolina—Wilmington.

Athletics

Hoggard High School fields 25 varsity and junior varsity teams across 13 sports. All teams compete in the Mideastern 3A/4A Conference as part of the

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. The school mascot is the

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, and the primary colors are blue and white.

Football

The Hoggard

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team won their eighth straight conference championship in 2009. In 2007, the team won the NC state 4-A championship with an undefeated record. Hoggard played the championship game against

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and defeated them by a score of 28–0.

Academics

John T. Hoggard High School offers fourteen Advanced Placement courses and a substantial number of honors classes. In its class of 2007, 67% of graduating students went on to four-year colleges, and another 29% went on to two-year colleges. 90% of the class took the

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, and the average math score was 545, while the average critical reading score was 524. The school also has arts, music, and Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs that allow students to prepare for post-secondary study or careers in areas of business, health care, architecture, engineering, culinary arts, horticulture. In 2014, Hoggard ranked 11th in the U.S. News & World Report magazine list of top high schools in North Carolina.

Arts

Voyagers

The Voyagers are Hoggard's advanced choral ensemble. The Voyagers were established within the first year of Hoggard's existence and participate in numerous events. The original Voyagers class were responsible for the composition of Hoggard's alma mater, to the tune of

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Notable people

Alumni

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who played on the

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, member of the

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* Kristen Dalton,

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2015 * Christopher Jones, actor and dancer *

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, civilian police officer who helped in stopping the November 2009 shooting at Fort Hood * Ralph Ronald "Ron" Musselman,

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(1982) and

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(1984–1985) *

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of Wilmington, longest-serving Mayor in city history * Todd Vasos, CEO of

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Faculty

* John Rinka, teaches English; was a college basketball stand–out at

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from 1966 to 1970 and scored over 3,000 career points

References

External links

School websiteSchool district website
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