North Hall High School | |
Location: | 4885 Mount Vernon Road |
City: | Gainesville |
State: | Georgia |
Zipcode: | 30506 |
Established: | 1957 |
Country: | USA |
System: | Hall County Schools |
Principal: | Billy Wells[1] |
Staff: | 74.00 (FTE) |
Ratio: | 15.38 |
Enrollment: | 1,138 (2022–23)[2] |
Grades: | 9–12 |
Conference: | GHSA Region 7-AAA[3] |
Motto: | "Providing Challenges... Envisioning Success" |
Mascot: | Trojan |
Yearbook: | The Trojan |
Newspaper: | The Forum |
Colors: | Green and white[4] |
Rivals: | Chestatee High School |
Homepage: | North Hall High School |
North Hall High School is a public four-year comprehensive high school located in the northern portion of Hall County, Georgia, United States, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. North Hall serves Murrayville, Clermont, and portions of Gainesville. It is located 10 miles north of Gainesville and 15 miles south of Dahlonega.
Around 5:25 am on March 20, 1998, an F-3 tornado (see Fujita scale) hit northern sections of Hall County. It did heavy damage, killing 12 and leveling several structures. It became known as the "Pre-Dawn Killer". The tornado heavily damaged nearby Lanier Elementary School, before unroofing the high school.[5]
In 2010, North Hall was recognized statewide when Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue made a visit to recognize the 95% graduation rate achievement reached by the school.[6] North Hall is a qualified International Baccalaureate school,[7] meaning that it offers students the ability to earn an International Baccalaureate diploma.
The North Hall Band program consists of a marching band, symphonic band, concert band, jazz band, winter guard, indoor drumline, and several smaller ensembles.
The Marching Trojan Band fields competes in competitions during the fall season as well as the annual Hall County Marching Exhibition.