First Flight High School

First Flight High School
Address
100 Veterans Drive Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, 27948 United States
Coordinates	36°00′34″N 75°39′56″W / 36.009343°N 75.665567°WCoordinates: 36°00′34″N 75°39′56″W / 36.009343°N 75.665567°W
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	August 2004
School district	Dare County Schools
Principal	Arty Tillett
Asst. Principal	Dennis Reaser
Staff	40
Faculty	68
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	860
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue and White
Mascot	Nighthawks
Website	ffh.darecountyschoolsonline.com

First Flight High School is a public high school (grades 9–12), established in 2004, which is located in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina on the Outer Banks.^[1][2]

The school opened to students on August 17, 2004, with 800 of them in attendance Manteo High School.^[2] It is part of the Dare County Schools school district.

Organization

The program of studies at First Flight High School offers approximately 170 courses within nine disciplines. Students may enroll in average and honors levels in most of the core subjects. The school changed in 2007-2008 to a hybrid schedule. In a hybrid schedule, students can take three yearlong classes and four semester block classes with the potential to earn seven credits annually.^[3]

Accreditation

• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
• North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Highlights and achievements

• The school was included in the top 1100 schools in the nation as published by Newsweek Magazine.^[3]

References

1. "First Flight High School". GreatSchools Inc. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
2. Freeman, Darren (18 August 2004). "NO LINES, NO CROWDS, JUST MORE SPACE". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
3. "First Flight High School" (PDF). First Flight High School. Retrieved 24 November 2011.