Mount Airy High School
Mount Airy High School is located on N South Street in Mount Airy, North Carolina. The front office is at the corner of N South Street and Orchard Street. The school first opened in 1895. Mount Airy's team name is the Granite Bears, and their school colors are navy blue and white.Notable alumni
- Daniel "Chipp" Bailey, former Sheriff of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
- Bill Cox, NFL player
- Chubby Dean, MLB pitcher and first baseman
- Donna Fargo, country singer-songwriter
- Maddie Gardner, American news reporter and internationally recognized cheerleader
- Andy Griffith, actor and comedian; played the lead role of Andy Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show
- Luke Lambert, crew chief in the NASCAR Cup Series
- Alex Sink, former Chief Financial Officer for the state of Florida and treasurer on the board of trustees of the Florida State Board of Administration
- Sarah Stevens, member of the North Carolina General Assembly
- Anna Wood, film, stage, and television actress
