Eugene Ashley High School
Public school in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Eugene Ashley High School is a high school just outside Wilmington, North Carolina, located in the New Hanover County School District. The facility was opened in the New Hanover County Veteran's Park in 2001.[1] The school was named after Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Eugene Ashley, Jr., a native of Wilmington who died at age 37 in the battle of Lang Vei during the Vietnam War.[1]
Basic Information
Academics
Ashley High School is home to the Marine Science Academy[5] which is a partnership with UNCW that allows students to study college level oceanography and biology, and which requires students to participate in internships through UNCW and CFCC.[5] Ashley students are also able to take dual enrollment classes through Cape Fear Community College.[6] In addition, students have a wide range of Advanced Placement classes to choose from. Eugene Ashley High School offers the AP Capstone diploma.[7] AP course offerings include
- AP English Literature and Composition
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP Seminar
- AP Research
- AP Psychology
- AP US Government
- AP Statistics
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Biology
- AP Chemistry
- AP Environmental Science
- AP World History
- AP US History
- AP Physics
- AP Art and Design
- AP US Government
- AP Precalculus
- AP Computer Science Principles
- AP Spanish Language and Culture
- AP French Language and Culture
In popular culture
The Eugene Ashley High School appears in several One Tree Hill episodes, and the TV movies Teen Spirit, and Red Zone. [8] The film The Marc Pease Experience. The television show Eastbound & Down filmed parts of Season 4, Episode 8 in the gym and outside the school.[9]
Notable alumni
- Alex Highsmith, NFL linebacker[10]
- Trevor Kelley, MLB pitcher
References
- ^ a b "About Us - Eugene Ashley High". ashley.nhcs.net. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ "Eugene Ashley High School". US News and World Report. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "North Carolina School Report Cards". ncreports.ondemand.sas.com. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ "2022-23 AHS Student Handbook .docx". Google Docs. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ a b "Marine Science Academy - New Hanover County Schools". www.nhcs.net. 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ "Dual Enrollment with CFCC". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ "AHS & JTH AIG". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ "Filming Location Matching "Eugene Ashley High School, 555 Halyburton Memorial Parkway, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ "Eastbound & Down (TV 2009-2013) « Wilmington NC Movies". wilmtv.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ [1]. StarNews Online. Retrieved Sept 15, 2020.
External links
- Official website
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- Eugene Ashley
- John T. Hoggard
- Isaac Bear Early College
- Emsley A. Laney
- New Hanover
- Mosley Performance Learning Center
- Wilmington Early College
- Cape Fear Academy
- The Lyceum Academy
- Wilmington Christian Academy
- Coastal Christian
- St. Mark Catholic School
- St. Mary Catholic School
- Friends School of Wilmington
- Cape Fear Center for Inquiry
- Wilmington Preparatory Academy
- Wilmington Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Public high schools in North Carolina
- Private high schools in North Carolina
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