White Oak High School (Jacksonville, NC) is a public high school located in the city of Jacksonville, NC, in Onslow County, United States and classified as a 3A school by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association . It is a part of the county school district in Onslow County, North Carolina.
White Oak High School is one of 7 high schools of Onslow County Schools. The others high schools are:
- Dixon High School (Holly Ridge, NC); - the Bulldogs
- Jacksonville High School (Jacksonville, NC);- the Cardinals
- Northside High School (Jacksonville, NC);- the Monarchs
- Richlands High School (Richlands, NC);- the Wildcats
- Southwest High School (Jacksonville, NC);- the Stallions
- Swansboro High School (Swansboro, NC);- the Pirates
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History
White Oak High School opened and was accredited for the issuance of high school diplomas in August 1927. The first class graduated in the spring of 1928. . The original school was constructed off of present day Swansboro-Belgrade Road (Maysville, NC). The school was renamed "Tabernacle" at the end of the 1969-70 school year as the "new" White Oak High School was constructed off of Piney Green Road (the present day location). Until the spring of 1970, the mascot for White Oak was the Red Devil and the colors were red and white. When the school moved to Piney Green Road, a rising class of students selected the Viking as the new mascot and green and gold as the new colors.
Yearbooks
From 1927 - 1950, the school was without an official annual or yearbook. During the 1950 - 51 school year, under the leadership of teacher Mrs. Clyde Morton Ward, the first yearbook was published. The first edition was called "The WOHIAN" . The original forward is as follows:
"This first edition of the WOHIAN is proudly presented by the 1951 graduating class of White Oak High School. We hope many editions of a representative yearbook will follow, for we believe that the need for such a publication will continue to increase as our school continues to progress. At this commencement, White Oak celebrates her twenty-fourth birthday and each of these anniversaries have marked a year of considerable growth and progress. During these years, many young people have been beneficially influenced by the leaders of this institution - leaders whose personalities have been characterized by strength and wisdom. For these, among other reasons, we gratefully call White Oak our Alma Mater. It is partially to express this pride that we are publishing this yearbook. We have been handicapped in many ways, with inexperience and financial difficulties leading the way - however, we have done our best. We hope that the result of our efforts will be as pleasing to you as presenting this volume is pleasing to us."
The White Oak annual was named "The WOHian" from 1950 to 1956, the "Wee Toc" from 1957 to 1969 and the "Viking Log" from 1970 to the present day.
Principals
White Oak High School has had 17 principals since opening in 1927. . The Red Devil and Viking leaders are:
- 1928 - 193? Mr. A. H. Hatsell
- 193? - 1939 Mr. L. B. Farnell
- 1939 - 1941 Mr. H. A. Melvin
- 1941 - 1942 Mr. E. N. Farnell
- 1942 - 1943 Mr. D. G. Shaw
- 1943 - 1945 Mr. O. C. Burton
- 1945 - 1947 Mr. B. F. Patrick
- 1947 - 1953 Mr. C. M. Ward
- 1953 - 1956 Mr. Howard E. Aman
- 1956 - 1968 Mr. Allen H. Stafford (after WO, he opened Morton Elementary School)
- 1968 - 1970 Mr. Rudolph Whaley (after WO, he remained at the same building, renamed Tabernacle; he later opened Hunters' Creek Middle)
- 1970 - 1988 Mr. Amos Stroud (after WO, he retired)
- 1988 - 2007 Mr. Paul Wiggins (after WO, he retired and became an elected BOE member)
- 2007 - 2008 Dr. Megan Doyle (after WO, she became a Superintendent)
- 2008 - 2011 Mrs. Debra Bryan (after WO, she retired and became an instructional coach)
- 2011 - 2016 Mrs. Jane Dennis (after WO, she became the principal of New Bridge Middle School)
- 2016- Dr. Christopher Barnes (current principal)
Current Motto
We All Row! White Oak High School utilizes a motto based on the image of the Viking ship. The image is prominently featured on the wall of the front hall of the school.
Athletics
The White Oak Athletic Director is Chris Grimes. The White Oak Vikings compete in the following sports:
Volleyball, Cross Country, Track, Wrestling, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball.
Testing Summary
As of the most recent testing profile (2017), White Oak High School is ranked 47th out of 2531 schools in NC in terms of the EVAAS growth index (measuring schools for based on the amount of academic growth from one year to the next). This puts WOHS in the top 2% of schools as measured by academic growth.
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