North Cobb High School
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North Cobb High School is a public high school located north of Atlanta
in Kennesaw, Georgia
. It serves approximately 2599 students in the Cobb County Public School System, in grades 9
-12
. The school mascot is the warrior and the school colors are navy blue and orange. North Cobb is the largest school in the Cobb County School District
.
. They have several awards in numerous competitions both athletic and academic alike.
North Cobb has recently become the county's only Social Studies magnet program
. It is designated as North Cobb's School for International Studies.
North Cobb also houses an on campus preschool, which provides students interested in pursuing the Early Childhood Education field with a priceless advantage and much experience.
North Cobb has also recently become involved with the Advanced Placement Course programs offering diverse courses such as AP Human Geography, AP Language, AP United States History, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP European History, AP United States Government and AP Environmental Science.
North Cobb's biggest rivals are Harrison High School
and Kennesaw Mountain High School
.
, 22-21. They finished 6-5.
In the 2007 football season, North Cobb was #1 in the state for five weeks straight and in the top 25 of a USA Today
High School poll, at 10-0, before losing to Peachtree Ridge High School
in the first round play-off game. At season's end the Warriors held the Region 5-AAAAA Championship, Top of the Rock Trophy (Beat Harrison High School
), and Civil War Trophy (Beat Kennesaw Mountain High School
). Matt Roark went off to Kentucky to play football on a scholarship as well as Oliver Davis (Carson-Newman college), Matt Britain (Ohio), Nnamdi Ezenwa (Purdue), Jarvis West (Morgan State University) , Calvin Middleton (Jacksonville State University) and Bryan Presume (JUCO to Southern Illinois University).
The 2008 football team finished the season 5-5 after opening the season with a win over MLK, 24-21, with a last-second field goal.
The 2009 squad finished up 3-7 for a second straight disappointing season.
2010 looked to be a promising season for the Warriors with returning seniors Darren Waller who had signed with Georgia Tech, Max Mason, Troy Gray, Kelvin Bowen, and quarterback Travis Hawkins. After dropping their first game in a blowout against Alpharetta, North Cobb stepped up their game. They went on a five game winning streak being 5-1 entering a match-up against highly favored Hillgrove who came out on top. The following week the Warriors ran into undefeated McEachern, going into the final minutes of the game with the Warriors leading the 3rd state ranked Indians, allowed a touchdown to give McEachern a 31-28 lead with seconds to go. North Cobb would go on to lose the remaining two games on their schedule with a 5-5 season. Darren Waller, Max Mason, and Troy Gray were all D-1 commits. Not only were those three D-1 but overall 9 memebers of that senior class have already gone on to college ball in some form or fashion. Some as walk-ons ect.
North Cobb Baseball in 2008 finished their remarkable season with a very respectable record of 23-12. The Warriors went to Disney to compete in the Final Four but lost to Brookwood in 2 games. Center Fielder Jonathan Taylor received a scholarship to play at the University of Georgia.
The 2009 baseball team finished up with a disappointing record that stood at 14-12 at the end of the season.
In 2010 the Warriors seemed to have their game back finishing with a record of 20-11 making it to the second round of the playoffs. North Cobb had many standouts like seniors Lucas Hart (scholarship to GA Southern), Mitch Coffman, Brett Clayton, and Zach Campbell.
The 2011 season for the Warriors was a disappointment given the amount of projected talent on the team. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 16-10 and lost in the first round of the playoffs to East Coweta. Joey Cecere, Avery Cross, Matthew Fryman, and Wade Marcy all signed to play baseball at the college level.
rather than a company
. On 1 December 2010, the NCHS-HHS unit is expected to make said transition from Company to Battalion, having a membership of just over 150 cadets.
In the 2009-2010 school year, the NCHS-HHS unit was awarded the "Distinguished Unit" award by the Commander of Naval Education and Training (then RADM Kilkenny), placing them in the top 10% of all NJROTC units in the nation; additionally, the unit was recognized at the second-"Most Improved" unit in the nation. At the 2009-2010 JROTC Area 12 drill meet, the unit placed 6th out of 11 attending high schools, scoring 2nd place overall in the academic category. The North Cobb-Harrison unit also took first place in the Area 12 (state-wide) Academic Team Brain Brawl championships that year.
Marching Band Shows
2004-2005:Pirates of North Cobb,
2005-2006: Images of Ancient Egypt,
2006-2007: Reflections of the Night,
2007-2008: Blue,
2008-2009: Viva Las Vegas,
2009-2010: Rhapsody 3,
2010-2011: Midnight Madness,
2011-2012: No Way Out
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
in Kennesaw, Georgia
Kennesaw, Georgia
Kennesaw is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. It had a population of 29,783 according to the 2010 census. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Founded in 1887, Kennesaw has a past surrounded with railroad history...
. It serves approximately 2599 students in the Cobb County Public School System, in grades 9
Ninth grade
Ninth grade is the ninth post-kindergarten year of school education in some school systems. The students are 13 to 15 years of age, depending on when their birthday occurs. Depending on the school district, ninth grade is usually the first year of high school....
-12
Twelfth grade
Twelfth grade or Senior year, or Grade Twelve, are the North American names for the final year of secondary school. In most countries students then graduate at age 17 or 18. In some countries, there is a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all...
. The school mascot is the warrior and the school colors are navy blue and orange. North Cobb is the largest school in the Cobb County School District
Cobb County School District
The Cobb County School District is the county government agency which operates public schools in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. The school district includes all of Cobb County except for the Marietta City Schools. It is the second-largest school system in Georgia and among the largest in...
.
Credentials
North Cobb was established in 1958, replacing Acworth High School, and is one of the oldest high schools in Cobb CountyCobb County, Georgia
Cobb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its county seat and largest city is Marietta, which is located in the center of the county. The county was named for Thomas Willis Cobb, who in the early 19th century was a United States representative and senator from Georgia...
. They have several awards in numerous competitions both athletic and academic alike.
North Cobb has recently become the county's only Social Studies magnet program
Magnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
. It is designated as North Cobb's School for International Studies.
North Cobb also houses an on campus preschool, which provides students interested in pursuing the Early Childhood Education field with a priceless advantage and much experience.
North Cobb has also recently become involved with the Advanced Placement Course programs offering diverse courses such as AP Human Geography, AP Language, AP United States History, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP European History, AP United States Government and AP Environmental Science.
North Cobb's biggest rivals are Harrison High School
Harrison High School (Georgia)
For schools with a similar name, see Harrison High School.Carl Harrison High School is a grades 9-12 public high school in Kennesaw, Georgia...
and Kennesaw Mountain High School
Kennesaw Mountain High School
Kennesaw Mountain High School is a public high school located in Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia. It was founded in 2000 as a magnet school specializing in science and mathematics and is one of sixteen high schools in the Cobb County School District....
.
Football
In the 2006 football season, North Cobb lost in the playoffs to Grayson High SchoolGrayson High School
Grayson High School is located on the edge of Loganville, Georgia and Grayson, Georgia, and has a population of over 3,000 students. Grayson High School pulls from many areas of southern Gwinnett County, mainly Grayson, Lawrenceville,and Loganville....
, 22-21. They finished 6-5.
In the 2007 football season, North Cobb was #1 in the state for five weeks straight and in the top 25 of a USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
High School poll, at 10-0, before losing to Peachtree Ridge High School
Peachtree Ridge High School
Peachtree Ridge High School is a public high school in Suwanee, Georgia, USA and a part of Gwinnett County Public Schools. Peachtree Ridge is the only Gwinnett County Public School to use block scheduling; Shiloh High School used to but discontinued it in 2008....
in the first round play-off game. At season's end the Warriors held the Region 5-AAAAA Championship, Top of the Rock Trophy (Beat Harrison High School
Harrison High School (Georgia)
For schools with a similar name, see Harrison High School.Carl Harrison High School is a grades 9-12 public high school in Kennesaw, Georgia...
), and Civil War Trophy (Beat Kennesaw Mountain High School
Kennesaw Mountain High School
Kennesaw Mountain High School is a public high school located in Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia. It was founded in 2000 as a magnet school specializing in science and mathematics and is one of sixteen high schools in the Cobb County School District....
). Matt Roark went off to Kentucky to play football on a scholarship as well as Oliver Davis (Carson-Newman college), Matt Britain (Ohio), Nnamdi Ezenwa (Purdue), Jarvis West (Morgan State University) , Calvin Middleton (Jacksonville State University) and Bryan Presume (JUCO to Southern Illinois University).
The 2008 football team finished the season 5-5 after opening the season with a win over MLK, 24-21, with a last-second field goal.
The 2009 squad finished up 3-7 for a second straight disappointing season.
2010 looked to be a promising season for the Warriors with returning seniors Darren Waller who had signed with Georgia Tech, Max Mason, Troy Gray, Kelvin Bowen, and quarterback Travis Hawkins. After dropping their first game in a blowout against Alpharetta, North Cobb stepped up their game. They went on a five game winning streak being 5-1 entering a match-up against highly favored Hillgrove who came out on top. The following week the Warriors ran into undefeated McEachern, going into the final minutes of the game with the Warriors leading the 3rd state ranked Indians, allowed a touchdown to give McEachern a 31-28 lead with seconds to go. North Cobb would go on to lose the remaining two games on their schedule with a 5-5 season. Darren Waller, Max Mason, and Troy Gray were all D-1 commits. Not only were those three D-1 but overall 9 memebers of that senior class have already gone on to college ball in some form or fashion. Some as walk-ons ect.
Baseball
2003- North cobb recorded one of its best seasons going 23-8 and being ranked in the top 5 of the state for the majority of the season. Many players advanced to the next level of playing such as: Matt Hopkins, Casey Cook, C.J. Bressoud, Adam Hall, Joey Davis, Johnathan Strickland, Ricky McDaniel,Andrew Einert, and Sean Devine. The Warriors went undefeated in region and won the Region 5 AAAAA title but lost to Pope in the second round of the state playoffs. Rich McDaniel had the second best season in school history going12-2 for the warriors. Catcher C.J. Bressoud was drafted that year and signed by the Braves turning down a college offer from Alabama. The Warriors also had the county leader in home runs with Joey Davis.North Cobb Baseball in 2008 finished their remarkable season with a very respectable record of 23-12. The Warriors went to Disney to compete in the Final Four but lost to Brookwood in 2 games. Center Fielder Jonathan Taylor received a scholarship to play at the University of Georgia.
The 2009 baseball team finished up with a disappointing record that stood at 14-12 at the end of the season.
In 2010 the Warriors seemed to have their game back finishing with a record of 20-11 making it to the second round of the playoffs. North Cobb had many standouts like seniors Lucas Hart (scholarship to GA Southern), Mitch Coffman, Brett Clayton, and Zach Campbell.
The 2011 season for the Warriors was a disappointment given the amount of projected talent on the team. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 16-10 and lost in the first round of the playoffs to East Coweta. Joey Cecere, Avery Cross, Matthew Fryman, and Wade Marcy all signed to play baseball at the college level.
Cross Country
The girls team ran their way to state in the 2007 season, finishing 4th in the region, and the team holds a high average GPA. Next season the running warriors hope to place even higher in the state and regional championships. In 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2008, the boys team made it to the State Championships. The girls again made it to state in the 2009 season as well as one of the Varsity boys, Alec Clifford. Alec finished 3rd in the state at the State Championships.NJROTC
North Cobb High School hosts a Naval JROTC unit. The unit at North Cobb is actually a "joint unit", made up of cadets from both North Cobb and Harrison high schools; its official name is the North Cobb/Harrison NJROTC unit. The unit's membership numbered roughly 120 cadets as of November 2009 - nearly enough to be considered a battalionBattalion
A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...
rather than a company
Company
A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...
. On 1 December 2010, the NCHS-HHS unit is expected to make said transition from Company to Battalion, having a membership of just over 150 cadets.
In the 2009-2010 school year, the NCHS-HHS unit was awarded the "Distinguished Unit" award by the Commander of Naval Education and Training (then RADM Kilkenny), placing them in the top 10% of all NJROTC units in the nation; additionally, the unit was recognized at the second-"Most Improved" unit in the nation. At the 2009-2010 JROTC Area 12 drill meet, the unit placed 6th out of 11 attending high schools, scoring 2nd place overall in the academic category. The North Cobb-Harrison unit also took first place in the Area 12 (state-wide) Academic Team Brain Brawl championships that year.
Marching Band
The North Cobb Warrior Marching Band has won a total of 50 grand championships throughout the entire career of the high school. Some of these Grand Champions include 3 in 2004, 2 in 2005,1 in 2007, 1 in 2008, and 2 in 2009. North Cobb's Colorguard and Drumline have also placed extremely well in many of these competitions.- Director of Bands: Greg Williams
- Assistant Director of Bands: Scott Pannell
- 2011 Drum Majors: Cole Moore, Lindsay Neck
Year Show Competitions Competitions Competitions Entered Placement Entered Placement Entered Placement 2003–2004 "New Orleans Show" * – – – – – – 2004–2005 "Pirates of North Cobb" * – – – – – – 2005–2006 "Images of Ancient Egypt" Georgia Invitational Band Championship 1st-Grand Champions 1st Annual John L. Perko Blackhawk Classic 1st-Grand Champions – – 2006–2007 "Reflections of the Night" 27th Annual Old South Marching Festival and Competition 3rd Place in their class & Received all Superior Ratings 29th Annual Greater Atlanta Area Marching Band Festival & Contest – Lassiter Marching Band Showcase – 2007–2008 "Blue" Georgia Invitational Band Championship 1st- Grand Champions The Golden River Marching Festival – USSBA Southern States Marching Band Championship – 2008–2009 "Viva Las Vegas" 29th Annual Old South Marching Festival and Competition 1st- Grand Champions JSU Contest of Champions 4th Place-Finals Creekview Classic Marching Competition – 2009–2010 "Rhapsody 3" 5th John L. Perko Blackhawk Classic 1st- Grand Champions 30th Annual Old South Marching Festival and Competition Superior Ratings 36th Peach State Marching Competition 1st- Grand Champions 2010–2011 "Midnight Madness" Georgia Bandmasters Championship 2nd Place 13th Annual Heart of Georgia Marching Competition 3rd Place JSU Contest of Champions 4th Place Prelims and Finals 2011–2012 "No Way Out" Blue Ridge Marching Festival 4th Place and Superior Ratings; 1st Place Colorguard & 1st Place Percussion 30th annual LaFayette Marching Classic. 2nd Place Prelims and Finals; Superior Ratings; 3rd Place Colorguard & 1st Place Percussion 32nd Annual Old South Marching Festival and Competition
Marching Band Shows
2004-2005:Pirates of North Cobb,
2005-2006: Images of Ancient Egypt,
2006-2007: Reflections of the Night,
2007-2008: Blue,
2008-2009: Viva Las Vegas,
2009-2010: Rhapsody 3,
2010-2011: Midnight Madness,
2011-2012: No Way Out
Band
The North Cobb Concert Bands have performed all over the state, including the GMEA conference in Savannah in 2006 and JanFest at the University of Georgia. The Wind Symphony (Highest band at North Cobb) regularly performs extremely high level pieces like Aurora Awakes, Turbine, Concerntino for 4 percussionist and Wind Ensemble, El Camino Real, Angels in the Architecture, and Rocky Point Holiday. The North Cobb High School Wind Symphony is one of the three bands that got chosen to play at the 2012 GMEA conference in Savannah Georgia.Notable alumni
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