Newton-Conover High School

Public school in Newton, North Carolina, United States

Athletics conferenceCatawba Valley Athletic Conference (CVAC)Team nameRed DevilsWebsitenhs.newton-conover.org

Newton-Conover High School (NCHS) is a public high school located in Newton, North Carolina, and is the one of two secondary schools in Newton-Conover City Schools system, alongside Discovery High School.

Athletics

Newton-Conover is a part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and are classified as a 2A school. The school is a member of the Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference. Newton-Conover has won the following NCHSAA team state championships:

NCHSAA State Championships
Sport	Year(s)
Girls Basketball	1992 (2A), 2020 (2A)
Football	2008 (2A)
Boys Golf	2013 (2A), 2014 (2A), 2015 (2A)
Girls Golf	2021 (1A/2A)
Boys Soccer	2007 (2A), 2014 (2A), 2017 (2A)
Boys Tennis	2010 (2A), 2011 (2A)
Girls Tennis	1986 (1A/2A)
Boys Outdoor Track & Field	2000 (2A)
Volleyball	2011 (2A)
Wrestling Dual Team	2013 (2A), 2014 (2A), 2016 (2A), 2023 (2A)

Notable people

Alumni

Chaz Beasley, North Carolina House of Representatives member
W. Stine Isenhower, North Carolina House of Representatives member
Dale Jarrett, NASCAR Cup Series driver and 1999 NASCAR Cup Series champion
Robert Kearns, bass player for Lynyrd Skynyrd and Sheryl Crow
Brock Long, former director of FEMA^[2]
Andy Petree, vice president of Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR crew chief
Jerry Punch, auto racing and college football commentator
Dennis Setzer, NASCAR driver^[3]

Faculty

Andrea Stinson, former WNBA player and NC State Hall of Fame recipient^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Newton-Conover High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ GRIFFIN, KEVIN. "President Trump nominates Hickory resident Brock Long to lead FEMA pending Senate confirmation". HDR | Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
^ Gillispie, Tom. Punch's love of racing began at early age at Hickory Motor Speedway. Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
^ NCAAU Hall of Fame - Andrea Stinson - North Carolina AAU. Retrieved May 18, 2020.