Mount Tabor High School is a

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located in

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. It is part of the WS/FCS School System.

School demographics

During the 2010–2011 school year, there were 1,622 students enrolled at Mount Tabor. The racial makeup of the students was 48.8% White, 36.94% Black, 6.66% Hispanic, 4.5% Multiracial, 2.92% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.18% American Indian. 23% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

History

Mount Tabor High School was opened as a 7–11 grade school at the beginning of the 1966–1967 school year. The following year the 12th Grade was added. In 1971, the school district reorganized schools and changed Mount Tabor to a junior high school for grades 9 and 10. In 1984, it was changed again to a 9–12 grade high school. A new building containing a new auditorium, new guidance and administration offices, and several classrooms and science labs, was built in 2004. On September 1, 2021, one student was fatally shot at the high school; after a manhunt, police apprehended the suspect the same day.

Athletics

Mount Tabor is a part of the

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(NCHSAA) and is currently classified as a 4A school. It is a member of the Central Piedmont 4A conference.

Notable alumni

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References

External links

Mount Tabor High School WebsiteWS/FCS Website
{{authority control High schools in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Public high schools in North Carolina Educational institutions established in 1966 1966 establishments in North Carolina