Tarboro High School is a high school in

Tarboro, North Carolina Tarboro is a town located in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 10,721. It is the county seat of Edgecombe County. The ...

and is part of the

Edgecombe County Public Schools Edgecombe County Public Schools (previously called Edgecombe County Schools) is a PK– 12 graded school district serving Edgecombe County, North Carolina. It was formed in 1993 from the merger of the old Edgecombe County Schools and Tarboro City ...

district. It is one of four high schools in the district.

History

Tarboro High School was first established in 1881. Tarboro Colored School, which became known as W. A. Pattillo High School, served Tarboro's African American students. The schools merged and its teams integrated in 1970. In the 1970s the school had a high number of suspensions, affecting the academic performance of students. To address the issue, it became one of the earliest schools in the North Carolina and Virginia area to use in-school suspension in place of the traditional out of school

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was established in 1993. In 1999, the school served as a temporary shelter for thousands of people affected by

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. Vice President

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was the commencement speaker for Tarboro High School's graduation ceremony in 2000. He praised the students for helping with the shelter during the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd, calling them "American heroes".

Athletics

The school has won 8 state

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championships. In 2021, the football team won its fourth state championship in five seasons. The boys'

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team won back-to-back state championships in 1973 and 1974, led by coach Carter Ray Suggs.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 551 students enrolled in the 2020-2021 school year was: *Black - 76.7% *Hispanic - 7.5% *White - 14.1% *Two or more races - 1.7%

Notable alumni

Kelvin Bryant Kelvin LeRoy Bryant (born September 26, 1960) is a former American football running back in the National Football League and the United States Football League. High school Bryant played two years of varsity football at Tarboro High School in Ta ...

NFL

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and

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champion with the

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* Mike Caldwell

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, member of

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NFL running back *

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NFL

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NFL running back, 3-time

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selection and 2-time First-team

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NFL

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NFL defensive end

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