New Bern High School

American public school in North Carolina

New Bern High School

Address

4200 Academic Drive

New Bern, North Carolina

28562

United States

Coordinates| 35°06′02″N 77°06′55″W﻿ / ﻿35.1005°N 77.1152°W﻿ / 35.1005; -77.1152
Information
Type| Public
Motto| Home of Scholars and Champions
School district| Craven County Schools
CEEB code| 342882
Teaching staff| 88.83 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 9-12
Enrollment| 1,632 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 18.37[1]
Color(s)| Red, white and black

Athletics conference| Eastern 3A/4A
Team name| Bears
Communities served| New Bern, Trent Woods, James City, Brices Creek, River Bend
Feeder schools| H.J. MacDonald Middle School,
Grover C. Fields Middle School
Website| cravenk12.org/NBH

New Bern High School is a high school in New Bern, North Carolina. The student population is approximately 1,700, and there are 165 faculty and staff members.[2] The student-teacher ratio is approximately 14:1.

## Sports

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### Athletic teams overview

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The sports program consists of American football, boys' and girls' soccer, boys' and girls' lacrosse, swimming, track and field, indoor track, cross country, boys' and girls' basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, wrestling and cheerleading.

New Bern High School has won numerous state, regional and conference championships. State team championships include baseball (1966),[3] American football (2007, 2012, 2014),[4] boys' outdoor track (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)[5] and boys' indoor track (2006, 2008).[6]

The school currently competes in the Eastern Carolina 3A/4A Conference, which is made up of New Bern, Havelock, Jacksonville, Northside-Jacksonville, D.H. Conley, South Central and J.H. Rose.

### Track and field

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The track team won the NCHSAA 4A Boy's State Outdoor Championship meet in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.[7] Its performance in 4×200 relay has been crowned with many successes.[citation needed]

### American football

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NBHS Football has won 3 state championships. The school won three football state championships under its former head coach, Bobby Curlings. The school was stripped of its fourth state championship for using academically ineligible players under coach Torrey Nowell.

* On December 10, 2007, the New Bern Bears beat the Charlotte Independence High Patriots for the state 4AA championship.[8]
* On November 30, 2012 the Bears became the North Carolina 4A State Champions by beating Porter Ridge High School (Indian Trail) 39-38.[9]
* On December 12, 2014, won the 2014 NCHSAA State 4A Championship with a 25-13 victory over Charlotte Catholic, completing the season with a school record of 16-0.[10]
* On October 2, 2023 the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) stripped the school of the 2022 Class 4-A State Championship and negated all wins for using several academically ineligible players. The team was placed on probation for the entire 2023 season [11] New Bern high school will also have to pay a $38,662.77 fine to the NCHSAA for funds earned during the 2022 Class 4-A playoffs [12] The investigation resulted in Head Coach Torrey Nowell resigning, and the suspension of Principal Jerry Simmons and School Counselor Heidi Ricks. Over 50 student athletes were prevented from attending the 2023 graduation and were required to attend summer school in order to complete the necessary courses and graduate.[13]

The football team plays its home games at Caruso-Coates Stadium and the Bobby Curlings Field, located on campus.

## Naval JROTC

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The NJROTC at New Bern High School earned "Distinguished Unit" honors for 15 consecutive years (2004-2018).[citation needed]

## AVID

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New Bern High School is an AVID school. In 2018, the school was recognized as School-wide site of Distinction. In 2022 the school earned the distinction of being awarded the status of National Demonstration in School.[14]

## Notable alumni

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* Bill Bunting – basketball player[15]
* Davon Drew – football player[16]
* Elwood Edwards – voice of AOL's "You've got mail" sound among other greetings[17]
* Montario Hardesty – football player[18]
* Nathan Healy – basketball player[19]
* Mike Hughes – football player[20]
* Sinisa Malesevic – sociologist[21]
* Michael R. Morgan – Associate Justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court[citation needed]
* Dan Neil – journalist[22]
* Kevin Reddick – football player[23]
* Chandler Seagle – baseball player [24]
* Brian Simmons – football player[25]
* Adam Warren – baseball player[26]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "New Bern High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
2. ^ "New Bern High School" (PDF). Craven County Schools. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
3. ^ "NCHSAA Baseball State Championship Records" (PDF).
4. ^ Football State Championship List. NCHSAA. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
5. ^ Men's Outdoor Track Team State Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
6. ^ Indoor Track and Field Team State Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
7. ^ "NCHSAA Outdoor Track and Field Records" (PDF).
8. ^ Kyle Horan (December 20, 2014). "NBHS Bears state champion football team parade through the city". WCTI12. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
9. ^ "New Bern High School celebrates state championship". WCTI12. December 21, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
10. ^ "New Bern stops Charlotte Catholic 23-15 for 4A state crown". News Observer. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
11. ^ "New Bern to vacate 2022 football state title after reporting academically ineligible players".
12. ^ "New Bern High School will owe $38,000 to NCHSAA because of forfeited games".
13. ^ "New Bern H.S. ordered to forfeit state championship, placed on probation for this football season".
14. ^ "New Bern High School Awarded National AVID Demonstration Site | New Bern's Local News and Information – NewBernNow.com". May 23, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
15. ^ "Bill Bunting". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
16. ^ "Meet tight end Davon Drew from East Carolina". We Never Stop Talking Baltimore Sports. April 26, 2009. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
17. ^ Curtis Sittenfeld (September 30, 1998). "He's the Voice of the Net Generation". Fast Company.
18. ^ Tony Grossi (August 31, 2010). "Montario Hardesty's preseason debut adds more intrigue to Cleveland Browns' backfield battle". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
19. ^ Honeycutt, Jordan (January 25, 2013). "Healy heating up". New Bern Sun Journal. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
20. ^ Mike Hughes Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
21. ^ "UCD Centre for War Studies - Siniša Malešević". University College Dublin. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
22. ^ David Carr (April 8, 2004). "Some Highish Brows Furrow As a Car Critic Gets a Pulitzer". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
23. ^ "Kevin Reddick". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
24. ^ Writer, Sun Journal Jordan Honeycutt, Sports (June 17, 2014). "Baseball: Seagle steady in all-star game". New Bern Sun Journal.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
25. ^ "Brian Simmons, Oklahoma, NFL Draft". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
26. ^ Billy Witz (July 26, 2016). "Pitcher Adam Warren Happy to Be Back With Yankees". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2017.

## External links

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* New Bern High School home page

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ESPN RISE 2000s All-Decade High School Track & Field Team

Individuals|

* 100: Jeff Demps
* 200: Xavier Carter
* 400: LaShawn Merritt
* 800: Robby Andrews
* Mile: Alan Webb
* 2 Mile: German Fernandez

* 110 hurdles: Wayne Davis
* 300/400 hurdles: Reggie Wyatt
* High jump: Scott Sellers
* Long jump: Marquise Goodwin
* Triple jump: Kenny Hall
* Pole vault: Tommy Skipper

* Shot put: Mason Finley
* Discus throw: Mason Finley
* Javelin: Sam Crouser
* Hammer: Conor McCullough
* Decathlon: Curtis Beach

Relays|

* 4×100: Forest Brook (2001)
* 4×200: Glenville (2004)
* 4×400: New Bern (2009)
* 4×800: Albemarle (2009)
* Distance medley: South Lakes (2001)

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

Geographic|

* NCES

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