Princeton High School (North Carolina)

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Coordinates35°28′04″N 78°09′27″W / 35.4677°N 78.1576°W / 35.4677; -78.1576
Other namePHS
School typePublic
Motto"Building a community of excellence, one student at a time"
Princeton High School
Location
101 Dr Donnie H. Jones Jr Blvd

27569

United States
Coordinates35°28′04″N 78°09′27″W / 35.4677°N 78.1576°W / 35.4677; -78.1576
Information
Other namePHS
School typePublic
Motto"Building a community of excellence, one student at a time"
Established1923 (103 years ago) (1923)
CEEB code343180
PrincipalJarvis Ellis
Faculty64
Teaching staff64.92 (FTE)[1]
Grades612
Enrollment1,021 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.73[1]
ColorsBlue and gold
  
Fight songGo Dawgs!
MascotBulldog
Websitephs.johnston.k12.nc.us

Princeton High School is a public high school located in Princeton, North Carolina, United States. It serves grades 612 and is part of the Johnston County School District. Princeton High School has 1,465 students. Princeton Elementary School, grades K5, located a few miles away, became a separate school at the start of the 20082009 school year.

Old Princeton School, circa 1930, taken along what is Dr. Donnie H. Jones, Jr. Blvd. today

The first graduating class came in 1923 and consisted of four girls and one boy. Miss Myrtle Nicholson served as the principal for two school years, 1921–1922 and 1922–1923. Following Miss Nicholson's departure came M.P. Young. Young became the second official principal in 1924, and had previously served as a teacher at the school. In 1925, when the school was officially accredited by the state of North Carolina, there were forty-five students. The current building stands in front of where the original once stood. The old building was demolished in 1998.

Principals

  • J. U. Teague
  • Mr. Bridges
  • Myrtle Nicholson (1921–1922)
  • Blanche Penny (1923)
  • Marvin Pleasant Young (1924–1943)
  • Stephen Clarence Woodard (1944–1947)
  • Lyman J. Worthington (1948–1966)
  • John Turnage (1967–1969)
  • Blani Moye (1970)
  • Fred Leroy Bartholomew (1971–1998)
  • Kirk Denning (1999–2016)
  • Jarvis Ellis (2016present)

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