Hickory High School (North Carolina)


Hickory High School is located in Hickory, North Carolina, United States. It is a public high school in the Hickory City School system, located in Catawba County.

General information

Hickory High School moved to its current location of 1234 3rd Street NE, in 1972. Hickory High is currently classified as a NCHSAA 3A high school. It is the largest school within the Hickory City School district.

Athletics

The school's sports teams compete in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. They are in the Northwestern 3A/4A Athletic Conference. The school colors are garnet and gold, and the sports teams are known as the Red Tornadoes.
Hickory has won numerous State Championships in many different sports. The 1996 football team went an undefeated 16–0, winning the State 3A Championship against Ragsdale High School at Kenan Memorial Stadium of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The Girls' Basketball team has garnered many awards and records over the years. Winning four state championships in 1995, 1998, 1999 and 2015.

Clubs and organizations

The Quill Writing Team competes in writing competitions, in which they are given 90 minutes to complete an essay on given writing prompts. In 2016 and 2017, they won The Quill State Finals.

Notable people