JN Fries Magnet School

J N Fries Magnet School
Location
Concord, North Carolina
Information
Established 1989
School district Cabarrus County Schools
Principal Kristy Bullock[1]
Number of students 688
Website www.cabarrus.k12.nc.us/fries

JN Fries Magnet School is a magnet school located in North Carolina.

JN Fries originally opened in 1989 [2] as a regular middle school named after the late Joseph Nelson Fries. He was CCS superintendent and led the county through many transitions. The original middle school fed into Central Cabarrus High and at its peak (before it became a magnet) had 1542 students. The mascot was named the Knight, often referred to as the Noble Knight. It has been named a School of Distinction for many years in North Carolina.

In the 2011-2012 school year, JN Fries reopened as a magnet school, housing the STEM and International Studies program. Since it was considered a magnet school, students who resided in Cabarrus County could apply to attend JN Fries. Students who met the academic requirements were then placed into a lottery if there were no slots available.

Because of its excellence that year, Fries was granted the Honor School of Excellence Award. In the spring of 2013, the International Studies program, at that time headed by Angie Wood, was proud to announce that it had been accepted by the International Baccalaureate Organization in Geneva as an IB World School, and it now offers the IB MYP Program.

Principals

The magnet school (after its reopening) has been headed by three principals:

The current STEM lead teacher is Megan McNutt while the IB MYP Coordinator is Shanna Meehan. The current API is Alyn Szymanski.

Clubs

There are several different clubs that are offered at JN Fries, including Odyssey of the Mind, Quiz Bowl, Science Olympiad and Math Counts. JN Fries has consistently done well at regional competitions in Science Olympiad and Quiz Bowl at the most recent, coming in 13th out of 45 teams in Science Olympiad, as well as 3rd out of 5 teams in Quiz Bowl.

References

  1. 1 2 "New principals named at C.C. Griffin, Beverly Hills". Cabarrus Independent Tribune. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.cabarrus.k12.nc.us/fries. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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