John Motley Morehead High School is a public high school located in

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, serving students in the ninth through twelfth grade. Morehead High School is a part of the Rockingham County Schools school district.

History

The school opened in 1952, as Tri-City High School, to serve the then-separate communities of Eden – Leaksville, Spray, and Draper. The school gained its current name in 1958 in honor of

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, the grandson of

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, who donated to a number of projects for the school. Among these projects were Carillon Bells and a football stadium and fieldhouse. Four building projects expanded the high school: a classroom and auditorium building in 1960, a

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in 1968, a

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nasium in 1981, and the

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and science building in 1991. Students from the former historically African American high school Douglass high school, were integrated into Morehead's student body in the fall of 1966. The industrial education center was housed on the school's campus through 1966. It became a countywide setting for vocational training. Later, it was removed and re-established at

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located in

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. As of August 2016, 53% of students are White, 22% of students are African American, and 25% of students are of other ethnicities.

Curriculum

Morehead provides students a variety of subjects and courses to take for either a standard or advanced diploma such as Math, science, Social Studies, English, and also Foreign language classes, Theater Arts etc.

Programs

MHS also runs an Army

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(JROTC) program for students who may join the army instead of attending a College or four-year institution. Other programs include career and technical Education, career and college promise program. Morehead also has a Health Science Program

Athletics

MHS is a part of the

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(NCHSAA) and competes in the 3A Mid-State Conference. Morehead's biggest rivals are

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and

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. "Fall Sports": Cross country, Football, Volleyball "Winter Sports ": Boys' JV Basketball, Boys' Varsity Basketball, Girls' JV Basketball, Girls' Varsity Basketball, co-ed Swimming, Wrestling "Spring Sports": Boys' JV Baseball, Boys' Varsity Baseball, Girls' JV Softball, Girls' Varsity Softball, co-ed Track

Wrestling team

The Morehead Panthers wrestling team won the NCHSAA 3A dual team state championship in 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2014, and 2016. They were the NCHSAA 3A state tournament team champions in 1998, 1999, 2006, 2014, and 2015.

Notable alumni

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, former

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and

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, American

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References

Public high schools in North Carolina Schools in Rockingham County, North Carolina Educational institutions established in 1952 1952 establishments in North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-school-stub