| E. E. Smith High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1800 Seabrook Rd. 28301 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°05′04″N 78°53′45″W / 35.08437°N 78.89596°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Born of Need * Destined to Serve * Striving to Excel |
| Founded | 1927 |
| School district | Cumberland County Schools |
| Superintendent | Marvin Connelly |
| CEEB code | 341305 |
| Principal | Larry Parker Jr. |
| Staff | 62.80 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 936 (2017–18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.90[1] |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and old gold |
| Mascot | Golden Bulls |
| Feeder schools | Spring Lake Middle, Max Abbott Middle, Albritton Middle, Nick Jeralds Middle, Shughart Middle |
| Website | eeshs |
E. E. Smith High School (also Ezekiel Ezra Smith High School, E.E.S., Smith High, Smith) is a high school in Fayetteville, North Carolina. A part of Cumberland County Schools, it is named for Ezekiel Ezra Smith and is home of the Golden Bulls.
High school aged dependents of personnel living on the military reservation of Fort Liberty, in Cumberland County, are zoned to E. E. Smith.[2]
History
Ezekiel Ezra Smith High School has been home of the Mighty Golden Bulls since 1927.
The school has been in four different locations: Orange Street, Campbell Avenue, Washington Drive, and Seabrook Rd (Present Location). From 1927 to 1929, the Orange Street School served as the high school. The school was moved to the building on Campbell Avenue in September 1929. At that time, the school was known as the Southside High School. This building was used until 1932. In September 1932, the school was rehoused in the building on Orange Street, remaining there until January 1940. A new modern edifice was built on Washington Drive in 1941. This building served students until June 1954.[3]
In 1954, the current physical facility was erected and made ready for occupancy on September 6, 1954. This building with its beautiful and functional architecture occupies a site of twenty-eight acres. In 1932, the Fayetteville Grade School Trustees held a special meeting and voted unanimously to name the school in honor of the distinguished educator, clergyman and U.S. Ambassador, Ezekiel Ezra Smith, a man who left a legacy of unusually fine and constructive work. Hereafter, the school was officially designated E. E. Smith High School, trusting that the standards of the school would always be kept worthy of the name which was bestowed upon it.
To date the school has had eleven principals: Benjamin Lay, W.C. Donnell, A. J. Blackburn, E. E. Miller, W. T. Brown, John R. Griffin Jr., Lonnie McAllister, Rene' Corders, Clinton Robinson, Melody Chalmers, Donell Underdue and the current principal Larry Parker.
Today, the school plant consists of approximately 50 classrooms, housing foreign languages, science and computer labs, offices, a guidance suite, library, auditorium, music rooms, 2 gymnasiums, cafeteria, music building and a physical education building.
The D.T. Carter Athletic Field which seats approximately 5,000 persons, has a quarter mile track, and facilities for other field events. There are also six tennis courts.
Notable alumni
- Charlie Baggett, former NFL coach and college football coach
- Robert Brickey, basketball coach[4]
- Harold Floyd "Tina" Brooks, hard bop, blues, funk tenor saxophonist and composer
- Aaron Curry, NFL linebacker
- Mark Allen Davis, jurist and NC Supreme Court Judge
- Russell Davis, NFL defensive tackle and Super Bowl XLII champion with the New York Giants
- J. Harrison Ghee, Tony Award-winning Broadway actor known for Kinky Boots and Some Like It Hot
- Bishop Harris, former college football coach and NFL coach
- Joe Harris, NFL linebacker and member of Georgia Tech Hall of Fame
- Patricia D. Horoho, retired U.S Army Lieutenant General and was 43rd U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command. The first female and first Nurse Corps Officer to hold those appointments.
- Brian Tyree Henry, best known for his role as "Paper Boi" in the FX series Atlanta, also played in other major acting and voice roles, including Jefferson Davis in the movie Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse[5]
- Jason Hunter, NFL defensive end
- Lil' Mo (Cynthia Karen Loving), R&B singer, radio personality, songwriter, and record producer
- Connell Maynor, college football head coach
- Mary E. McAllister, Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the 43rd House district
- Anquell McCollum, former professional basketball player and college coach[6]
- Victoria "Porkchop" Parker, drag performer[7]
- Jimmy Raye II, former NFL player and current coach
- Larry Tearry, NFL center
- Cressie Thigpen, lawyer and jurist who served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals
- Tank Tyler, NFL defensive tackle
- Dimitrius Underwood, NFL defensive end
- Doug Wilkerson, NFL offensive lineman and 3x Pro Bowl selection
References
- 1 2 3 "EE Smith High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ↑ "Finding A School Local School Districts" (PDF). U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved July 4, 2022. - Also stated here
- ↑ Virginia Oswald; Ruth Little; Jim Sumner (January 1987). "Orange Street School" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ↑ Robert Brickey Basketball. brickeybasketball.com. Retrieved Dec 16, 2019.
- ↑ Kroi, Hrisanthi. "Fayetteville native Brian Tyree Henry on 'Jimmy Kimmel,' bragging on E.E. Smith band". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- ↑ Anquell McCollum Bio - Western Carolina. catamountsports.com. Retrieved Dec 16, 2019.
- ↑ Victor Bowling - IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved Dec 16, 2019.
- nakireru, omoviekovwa (2004). the fighter pilot who refused to die.