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Cape Fear High School
Address
Map
4762 Clinton Road

Fayetteville, North Carolina
28312

United States
Coordinates35°02′05″N 78°45′44″W / 35.0346098°N 78.7622433°W / 35.0346098; -78.7622433
Information
Other nameCape Fear
TypePublic high school
Established1969 (55 years ago) (1969)
School districtCumberland County Schools
NCES District ID3700011
SuperintendentMarvin Connelly, Jr.
CEEB code341298
NCES School ID370001100402[1]
PrincipalDr.Jason Jordan
Teaching staff83.14 (on an FTE basis)[4]
Grades9–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment1,529 (2022–23)[4]
 • Grade 9448
 • Grade 10401
 • Grade 11342
 • Grade 12338
Student to teacher ratio18.39[4]
Schedule4-period block schedule
Campus size45.88 acres (18.57 ha)[2]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Navy blue and gold
  
SloganColt Pride Never Stops!
Athletics conference3A mid-east
NicknameColts
RivalTerry Sanford High School
USNWR ranking6066th (US)
172th (NC)[3]
YearbookStampede
Feeder schoolsMac Williams Middle School
Websitewww.ccs.k12.nc.us/Domain/52

Cape Fear High School is a public secondary school in the eastern region of Cumberland County in the unincorporated community of Vander, North Carolina, to the east of Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Cape Fear school attendance area is the largest in the county by area size.[5]

Athletics

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Cape Fear has varsity teams in 17 sports (13 boys teams, 14 girls teams) and junior varsity teams in 8 sports (6 boys teams, 4 girls teams):[6]

State Championships

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  • Baseball – 1994 (3A)[8]
  • Softball – 1978 (All Classes)[9]
  • Girls' Tennis Dual Team – 2021 (3A), 2022 (3A)[10]
  • Girls' Tennis Individual Doubles – 2021 (3A)[11]
  • Wrestling State Tournament Team – 1984 (All Classes), 1990 (4A), 2020 (3A)[12]

Academy of Natural Sciences

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The Natural Science Academy is a program located at Cape Fear that acknowledges students for completing 7 or more sciences throughout their high school career while maintaining a 3.0 unweighted GPA average in these courses.[13]

Extracurricular organizations

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Marching band

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In 2014, the Cape Fear marching band placed 3rd (regardless of class) in the Bands of America Winston-Salem Regional Championship.[14]

Winter guard

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The Cape Fear winter guard placed 18th in the Scholastic World division of the Winter Guard International Color Guard World Championship Semi-finals in 2017 and 20th in 2018.[15][16]

NJROTC

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In 2016, the Cape Fear NJROTC placed 15th in the NJROTC Nationals Drill Championship.[17]

Demographics

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The demographic breakdown of the 1,422 students enrolled in 2020–2021 was as follows:[4]

  • Male – 51.2%
  • Female – 48.8%
  • Native American/Alaskan – 3.4%
  • Asian – 0.8%
  • Black – 26.8%
  • Hispanic – 10.2%
  • Hawaiian/Pacific Islander – 0.4%
  • White – 51.5%
  • Multiracial – 6.9%

51.2% of the students were male, and 48.8% were female. 49.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[4]

Administration

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Jason Jordan, the current principal of Cape Fear High School, has also served as the principal of Massey Hill Classical High School. He is the sixth principal of Cape Fear.[18]

# Principal Term start Term end
1 George W.J. (Jack) Horton[19] 1969 1983
2 R. Gene Hales 1983 1998
3 Jeffery Jernigan[20] 1998 2010
4 Lee Spruill[21] 2010 2019
5 Brian Edkins[22][23] 2019 2021
6 Jason Jordan[18][22] 2021 Present

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Search for Public Schools - Cape Fear High School (370001100402)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Property Summary - County Real Property Data". taxpwa.co.cumberland.nc.us. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "USNWR Best High Schools Rankings - Cape Fear High School". May 20, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Cape Fear High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Explore Cape Fear High School". Niche. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "Cape Fear Colts Athletics and Sports Teams - Fayetteville, NC". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "Cumberland County Schools Cheerleading". www.ncprepsports.net. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  8. ^ Baseball State Championships. NCHSAA. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  9. ^ Slow-Pitch Softball State Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  10. ^ Women's Tennis Dual-Team State Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  11. ^ Women's Tennis Individual State Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  12. ^ Wrestling Individual State Tournament Team Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  13. ^ "Natural Science Academy Registration" (PDF).
  14. ^ "2014 Winston-Salem Regional Championship" (PDF). January 8, 2022.
  15. ^ "2017". recaps.competitionsuite.com. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  16. ^ "2018". www.wgi.org. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  17. ^ Staff Writer. "Cape Fear NJROTC drill team ranks 15th nationally". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  18. ^ a b DeVane, Steve. "Principals taking on new roles in Cumberland County Schools". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  19. ^ "George W.J. Horton". Legacy.com. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  20. ^ "Jeffery Jernigan" (PDF). Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  21. ^ "Lee Spruill". Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  22. ^ a b "Brian Edkins". July 15, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  23. ^ Castrellon, Steve DeVane and Ariana-Jasmine. "Cumberland County, Cape Fear High School community mourn death of principal". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  24. ^ About David - David Lewis. davidlewis.org. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  25. ^ "Seth Williams Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  26. ^ "Gavin Williams - Baseball". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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