North Hall High School is a public four-year comprehensive high school located in the northern portion of Hall County, Georgia, United States, in the foothills of the

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. North Hall serves Murrayville, Clermont, and portions of Gainesville. It is located 10 miles north of Gainesville and 15 miles south of

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History

Around 5:25 am on March 20, 1998, an F-3 tornado (see

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) hit northern sections of Hall County. It did heavy damage, killing 12 and leveling several structures. It became known as the "Pre-Dawn Killer". The tornado heavily damaged nearby Lanier Elementary School, before unroofing the high school.

Adjacent schools

* North – White County High School * South – Gainesville High School * East – East Hall High School * West –

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* Southwest – Chestatee High School

Academics

In 2010, North Hall was recognized statewide when Georgia Governor

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made a visit to recognize the 95% graduation rate achievement reached by the school. North Hall is a qualified

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school, meaning that it offers students the ability to earn an International Baccalaureate diploma.

School enrollment and demographics

* Total students – 1123 (as of 2020–2021)

By gender

*Male – 593 *Female – 530

By grade

* 9 – 285 * 10 – 335 * 11 – 246 * 12 – 257

By race

* White – 917 * Hispanic – 173 * Black – 8 * Asian – 2 * Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander – 1 * American Indian/Alaska Native – 0 * Two or More Races – 22

Feeder schools

Middle schools

* North Hall Middle School

Elementary schools

* Mt. Vernon Exploratory Academy * Riverbend Advanced Scholars Academy * Wauka Mountain Multiple Intelligences Academy

Extracurricular activities

* Academic Team * Beta Club * Cheerleading * Chess Club * Drama * DECA * FBLA * FCA * FCCLA * FFA * HOSA * Humane Society * JHBA * Marching Band * Spanish * Speech & Debate Club * Thespians

Athletics

* Baseball * Basketball, men's and ladies' * Cross country * Football * Golf, men's and ladies' * Soccer, men's and ladies' * Softball * Swimming * Tennis, men's and ladies' * Track and field * Volleyball * Wrestling

Band

The North Hall Band program consists of a marching band, symphonic band, concert band, jazz band, winter guard, indoor drumline, and several smaller ensembles.

Marching band

The Marching Trojan Band fields competes in competitions during the fall season as well as the annual Hall County Marching Exhibition.

Notable alumni

* Doug Collins – politician, former member of the

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* Jody Davis – former catcher for Chicago Cubs and

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baseball teams * Corey Hulsey – former NFL Oakland Raiders football player * James Jarrard – United States Army

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and current Chief of Staff,

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External links

Official website

References

Educational institutions established in 1957 Schools in Hall County, Georgia Public high schools in Georgia (U.S. state) 1957 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) {{GeorgiaUS-school-stub