Goldsboro High School

Black and white photograph of the 1909 Goldsboro (N.C.) High School senior class, taken in May 1909.

Goldsboro High School is a public high school located in Wayne County, Goldsboro, North Carolina. Goldsboro High School was classified as a 2-A school with an enrollment of 858 students (2007-2008), but now is classified as a 1-A school.^[1]

The school's mascot is the Mighty Cougars, and the school colors are navy and gold.

Population

Goldsboro High School has a population of approximately 1,000 students in grades 9-12. It is Wayne County's 3rd largest High School via student population.

Notable alumni

• Stanley Bryant, gridiron football player^[2]
• Travis Coleman, American football player^[3]
• Karl Eikenberry (1969), US Army officer and diplomat^[4]
• Clyde King, Major League Baseball player and coach^[5]
• Carl Kassell - American radio personality^[6]
• Jerry Narron (1974), Major League Baseball player and coach^[7][8]
• Dave Odom, college basketball coach^[9]
• David Thornton, football player^[10]

Notable faculty

Andy Griffith also taught English at Goldsboro High School for a few years.

Footnotes

1. "Goldsboro High School NC School Report Card". January 18, 2007.
2. Cruickshank, Scott (12 June 2013). "Star o-lineman Bryant remains humble as others marvel at his accomplishments". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
3. "TRAVIS COLEMAN". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
4. Price, Jay (7 March 2014). "Retired lieutenant general and one-time ambassador is back in NC on academic mission". News & Observer. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
5. Ray, James Lincoln. "Clyde King". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
6. Crockett, Sandra (12 November 2000). "The silly side of Carl Kasell". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
7. "Johnny Narron". MLB.com. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
8. Nickel, Lori (12 May 2012). "Narron brothers reunite on Brewers". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
9. Featherston, Alwyn (2006). Tobacco Road. Globe Pequot. p. 179. ISBN 9781592289158.
10. Walker, Teresa M. (1 November 2007). "Titans LB David Thornton charters bus to bring family in to watch him play". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved 11 October 2014.

Coordinates: 35°23′11″N 77°58′49″W / 35.386273°N 77.9802646°W