| Definition of Terms |
Orange Senior High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Orange County, NC |
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| Total Students |
1010 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
51% /
49% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
60 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 318 students | | Grade 10 - 288 students | | Grade 11 - 225 students | | Grade 12 - 179 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:17 |
1:16 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
1% |
| % Asian |
1% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
4% |
5% |
| % Black |
25% |
31% |
| % White |
70% |
59% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
16% |
27% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
5% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Orange County s School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
12 |
12 |
| Number of Students Managed |
6,793 students |
6,210 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$80,567,000 |
$47,973,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$68,198,000 |
$45,994,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$11,860 |
$7,725 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$10,039 |
$7,406 |
| District Graduation Rates |
78% |
74% |
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- Orange High School is a high school in the northern area of Orange County, North Carolina.
- Students and Faculty
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Founded in 1963, Orange County High School educates 1009 students from the area around Hillsborough, NC.
- Orange High is one of two high schools in the Orange County Schools, the other being Cedar Ridge High School. Like most high schools, Orange High serves grades 9 through 12 offering academic, co-curricular, career and technical, and extracurricular opportunities. In fact, the student-teacher ratio is 16.5:1.The faculty for the North Carolina school includes 61 licensed classroom teachers, four school counselors, one career development coordinator, one media specialist, one instructional technology resource teacher, two associate principals, one principal, one AIG Resource Teacher, one social worker, one school psychologist, and one school nurse. Nine of the teachers National Board Certified Teachers [1], and 32 (over 50 percent) hold master 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. He will be moved to a Central Office position.
- Athletics
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The Cross Country team has made it to 2A state championships with both girls and boys for the first time ever.
- The Men's Tennis Team in 2006 got to the 2A State Dual team playoffs and made it to the second round. This was further than ever before in Panthers history.
- In 2005 the wrestling team won the 3A state title. Orange pulled off back to back state championships in winning both the Dual Meet and Individual titles in 2008 as well as in 2009. In 2008, senior, Nick Walters, won the state 145 weight division state championship. Coach Bobby Shriner earned his 400th career win as Orange defeated Newton-Conover in the final round of the 2009 state duals. Orange had three individual state champions in 2009. Chris Johnson, James Norman and Rem Jarrett earned state titles at the 125, 130 and 145 pound weight classes, respectively. Visit the Orange Wrestling website at [2]
- The baseball team finished the 2008 season as state champions with a record of 27-3.
- The school's new athletic director is Earnie Price, former C.W. Stanford middle school athletic director.
- 2006 school shooting
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On August 30, 2006, former student 19-year-old Alvaro Rafael Castillo blew past the security shack at the entrance to the student parking lot, stepped out of his van, set off 3 smoke bombs, and then proceeded with gunfire towards the school. He shot out part of a window in the hallway in front of the cafeteria. A girl was injured by a bullet grazing her and a young man was injured by flying glass.
- At this time students with the second lunch period were eating out on the outdoor patio, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department. All of the students were quickly rushed inside and the school was locked down for 4 to 5 hours, along with neighboring Stanford Middle School. A bomb squad was then called in to search the campus because of pipe bombs found in the man's van. Local news helicopters hovered over the school to get the breaking news.
- Later that day it was discovered that Castillo had killed his father to "put him out of his misery." He also made the statement "Columbine, remember Columbine," referring to the Columbine High School massacre, while entering a patrol car. He also sent a written letter and videotape to the Chapel Hill News prior to the shooting, acknowledging the murder of his father and the subsequent attack that followed.
- On August 21, 2009, Alvaro 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.
- External links
- Official Website
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| About This Zip Code (27278) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
20,544 people |
7,780,958 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
37% |
24% |
| Population Average Age |
38 years old
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35 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.6 persons
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2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$46,629
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$39,726 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.6 rooms |
5.3 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
29 years old |
32 years old |
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Zipcode (27278)
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| % Owning / % Renting |
77% / 23% |
66% / 34% |
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