North Paulding High School is a public school located in Dallas

Dallas, Georgia

Dallas is a city in and the county seat of Paulding County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 11,544. It was named for George M. Dallas, Vice President of the United States of America under James K. Polk.-History:...

, Georgia. The school was built due to overcrowding in Paulding County

Paulding County, Georgia

Paulding County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 142,324. The county seat is Dallas....

. Paulding was listed as the eighth fastest growing county in the nation from 2000 to 2009, with a population growth from 81613 residents in 2000 to 136,655 residents in 2009. North Paulding was projected to open in 2008, but due to over-crowding in the nearby East Paulding High School

East Paulding High School

East Paulding High School is a public secondary school located in Dallas, Georgia, U.S.EPHS was established in 1991 and is nestled in one of the country's fastest growing counties...

, North Paulding opened a year early in 2007. In the school's first year, North Paulding only taught freshmen and had to use Sammy McClure Middle School as its teaching facility until the actual high school building opened in 2008. The school graduated its first senior class in 2011. Two other schools that share a campus with North Paulding: Sammy McClure Middle School and Burnt Hickory Elementary School.

Academics

North Paulding High teaches grade levels 9-12. The school teaches on a hybrid block schedule, meaning the students can take a mix of semester classes and traditional year long classes. There are many programs students can learn about in both the college prep and tech prep areas. Some of these programs include: Business Education, Marketing Education, Construction Education, Automotive Technology Education, Engineering, Drafting and Design, Culinary Arts, Public Safety, Healthcare Science, and Cosmetology. Just before the beginning of the 2011-2012 School Year the school secured a contract for an Army JROTC Program. The students of the 2011-2012 school year are the first to take advantage of this program at North Paulding

Extra curricular and athletics

North Paulding offers many after school clubs and organizations, as well as many athletic teams. Some of the clubs available are: Chorus, Band, Beta, Drama, Foreign Language Club, FBLA, FCS, NHS, DECA, HOSA, FCCLA, Skills USA, and 4-H organizations. The school is a division AAAA team region 5 in Georgia. Although it is a new school, North Paulding has many reputable sports teams.