Orange High School (North Carolina)

Public school in Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States

Orange High School

Orange High School in March 2017

Address

500 Orange High School Road

Hillsborough, North Carolina

27278

United States

Coordinates| 36°05′23″N 79°05′41″W﻿ / ﻿36.0895849°N 79.0947347°W﻿ / 36.0895849; -79.0947347
Information
Type| Public
Established| 1963 (61 years ago) (1963)
School district| Orange County Public Schools
Superintendent| Todd Wirt
CEEB code| 341875
Principal| Jason Johnson
Staff| 90 [1]
Enrollment| 1,302 (2021-22)
Student to teacher ratio| 14.47[2]
Color(s)| Orange and black

Song| Washington and Lee Swing,
performed by the OHS panther regiment marching band
Mascot| Panther
Nickname| Orange Panther
Newspaper| Panther Prowl
Information| (919) 732-6133
Website| orangecountyfirst.com/ohs

Orange High School is a high school in the northern area of Orange County, North Carolina, United States.

## Students and faculty

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Founded in 1963, Orange High School educates over 1000 students[3] in the northern half of Orange County–generally, the northern half of Hillsborough and all of the county north of I-85. It was the district's sole high school until Cedar Ridge High School opened in 2002 and the OCS Online Academy opened in 2021.

Like most high schools, Orange High serves grades 9 through 12 offering academic, co-curricular, career and technical, and extracurricular opportunities.

The faculty for the North Carolina school includes 79 licensed classroom teachers, four school counselors, 15 support & office staff, two associate principals, one principal, and 13 teachers for exceptional children.[4] Nine of the teachers National Board Certified Teachers,[5] and over 50 percent of staff hold master's degrees.

In Spring of 2007, it was announced that Jeff Dishmon would not be returning as principal of Orange High for the 2007-2008 school year, where he would be moved to a Central Office position. Roy Winslow became principal, until January 2010 when it was announced that he would be moving to a school in Granville County. Stephen Scroggs, a former Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Assistant Superintendent, was assigned the position of interim principal until a new principal was found. One of the assistant principals, Armond Hankins, was selected for the position, effective July 1, 2010. Hankins was demoted in 2012, and former Gravelly Hill Middle School principal Jason Johnson replaced him.

## Athletics

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The baseball team finished the 2008 season as 2A state champions, with a record of 27–3. The softball team were 3A state champions in 2017, with a record of 26–3.[6]

The wrestling team has won five dual team wrestling state championships in 2005 (3A), 2008 (2A), 2009 (2A), 2011 (3A), 2012 (3A) and five state tournament team championships in 2008 (1A/2A), 2009 (1A/2A), 2012 (3A), 2013 (3A) and 2017 (3A).[7][8]

## 2006 school shooting

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On August 30, 2006, former student 18-year-old Alvaro Rafael Castillo murdered his father, Rafael Castillo, and then drove the family minivan to Orange High School, where he set off a cherry bomb and then opened fire with a 9mm Hi-Point 995 carbine and a sawed-off 12-gauge Mossberg 500 pump-action shotgun. When his carbine jammed he was apprehended by a deputy sheriff assigned to the school and a retired highway patrol officer who taught driver's education. Two students were injured in the attack, but none were killed.[9]

When he was arrested in the school's parking lot, he wore a t-shirt with the phrase, "Remember Columbine". He also made the statement "Columbine, remember Columbine,"[10] referring to the attack at Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999. He sent a written letter and videotape to the Chapel Hill News prior to the shooting that made reference to school shootings, and an e-mail to the principal of Columbine High School saying "Dear Principal, In a few hours you will probably hear about a school shooting in North Carolina. I am responsible for it. I remember Columbine. It is time the world remembered it. I am sorry. Goodbye."[11] Castillo entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.[12] On August 21, 2009, Castillo was found guilty in Orange County Superior Court following a trial that lasted three weeks. He was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole.[13]

## Notable alumni

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* Hunter Synan, GIS Scientist and Magna Cum Laude UNCW

Kizzmekia Corbett, Senior Research Fellow and Scientific Lead on the Coronavirus Vaccines & Immunopathogenesis Team at the National Institutes of Health[14]

* Jermaine Hodge, former American Greco-Roman wrestler[15]
* Ricardo Marsh, professional basketball player, 2007 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League[16]
* Hilda Pinnix-Ragland, business executive and philanthropist
* Scott Satterfield, college football head coach
* Alvis Whitted, former NFL wide receiver and current coach
* Bryse Wilson, MLB pitcher[17]
* Payton Wilson, NFL linebacker

## References

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1. ^ "About Us / 🔍 Overview".
2. ^ "Orange High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2022-07-14.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. ^ Orange High School website's school profile Archived 2007-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ About OHS Archived 2007-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ Fast Pitch Champions, Coach/Conf./MVP. NCHSAA. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
7. ^ Dual Team Wrestling State Championship Results. NCHSAA. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
8. ^ Individual State Tournament Team Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
9. ^ Karas, Beth (August 21, 2009). "Man obsessed with Columbine convicted of murder". CNN. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
10. ^ News and Observer article about evidence rejected in the shooting case[permanent dead link]
11. ^ "Cops: N.C. suspect e-mailed Columbine official". NBC News. August 31, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
12. ^ Johnson, Anne (August 13, 2009). "Psychologist: Alleged school shooter didn't know 'right from wrong'". WRAL.com. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
13. ^ "Orange school shooter: 'I realize what I did was wrong'". WRAL.com. August 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-21. [dead link]
14. ^ Orange, Dale Edwards/News of. "She has our back: Vaccine push has local connection". News of Orange. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
15. ^ SFC Jermaine Hodge :: WCAP. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
16. ^ Ricardo Marsh DraftExpress Profile. draftexpress.com. Retrieved Mar 6, 2020.
17. ^ "Bryse Wilson Stats, Fantasy & News".

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Prior to 2000
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| 1760s|

* Enoch Brown school massacre (1764)

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1960s|

* University of Texas (1966)
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1970s|

* Kent State University (1970)
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* Cleveland Elementary School (1979)

1980s|

* 49th Street Elementary School (1984)
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1990s|

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2010s|

* University of Alabama in Huntsville (2010)
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* Sandy Hook Elementary School (2012)
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* Marshall County High School (2018)
* Stoneman Douglas High School (2018)
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2020s|

* Oxford High School (2021)
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In media|

| Film and
television|

* The Deadly Tower (1975)
* Detention: The Siege at Johnson High (1997)
* Duck! The Carbine High Massacre (1999)
* Bang Bang You're Dead (2002)
* Bowling for Columbine (2002)
* Heart of America (2002)
* Home Room (2002)
* "Jimmy" (2002)
* Elephant (2003)
* Zero Day (2003)
* American Yearbook (2004)
* "Time Stands Still" (2004)
* The Only Way (2004)
* Dawn Anna (2005)
* All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006)
* American Gun (2006)
* State's Evidence (2006)
* The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)
* April Showers (2009)
* Beautiful Boy (2010)
* We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
* Hello Herman (2012)
* Rudderless (2014)
* Sins of Our Youth (2014)
* The Cokeville Miracle (2015)
* I'm Not Ashamed (2016)
* "Dead Kids" (2018)
* Vox Lux (2018)
* Safety (2019)
* If Anything Happens I Love You (2020)
* Run Hide Fight (2020)
* The Fallout (2021)
* Mass (2021)
* Eric Larue (2023)
* The Graduates (2023)
* The Truth vs. Alex Jones (2024)

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Literature|

* Give a Boy a Gun (2000)
* Nobody Left to Hate (2001)
* No Easy Answers (2002)
* After (2003)
* Columbine (2009)
* Hate List (2009)
* "'No Way to Prevent This', Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens" (2014—)
* A Mother's Reckoning (2016)

Other|

* Pico's School (1999)
* Lullaby for Columbine (1999)
* Shoot (Hellblazer) (1999/2010)
* "The Nobodies" (2000)
* columbinus (2005)
* Super Columbine Massacre RPG! (2005)
* "Valentine's Day" (2013)
* The Library (2014)

Related terms
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* Active shooter
* Columbine effect
* Gun violence in the United States
* List of school shootings in the United States by death toll
* Mass shootings in the United States
* Thoughts and prayers
* School shooting
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