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New Bern High School
Location
Map
4200 Academic Drive

New Bern, North Carolina
28562

United States
35°06′02″N 77°06′55″W / 35.1005°N 77.1152°W / 35.1005; -77.1152
Information
TypePublic
MottoHome of Scholars and Champions
School district
Craven County Schools
CEEB code342882
Teaching staff
88.83 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,632 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio
18.37[1]
ColorsRed, white and black
   
Team nameBears
Communities served
New Bern, Trent Woods, James City, Brices Creek, River Bend
Feeder schools
H.J. MacDonald Middle School,
Grover C. Fields Middle School
Websitenbh.cravenk12.org

New Bern High School is a high school in New Bern, North Carolina. The student population is approximately 1,700, and there are 165 faculty and staff members.[2] The student-teacher ratio is approximately 14:1.

Sports

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Athletic teams overview

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New Bern is a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA). Sports teams at the school include American football, boys' and girls' soccer, boys' and girls' lacrosse, swimming, track and field, indoor track, cross country, boys' and girls' basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, wrestling and cheerleading.

New Bern High School has won numerous state, regional and conference championships. State team championships include baseball (1966),[3] American football (2007, 2012, 2014),[4] boys' outdoor track (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)[5] and boys' indoor track (2006, 2008).[6]

Track and field

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The boys track and field team won four straight NCHSAA 4A outdoor state championships in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.[7]

In February 2009, the New Bern boys 4x400 relay team that consisted of Anthony Hendrix, Andrew Hendrix, Fuquawn Green, and Miles Sparks, ran a time of 3:13.06, which set the high school national record for fastest 4x400 relay time.[8]

American football

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The New Bern football team has won three NCHSAA state championships in 2007 (4AA), 2012 (4A) and 2014 (4A), under former head coach Bobby Curlings.[9][10][11] The school was stripped of its fourth state championship, which was won in 2022 (4A), for using academically ineligible players.[12]

The football team plays its home games at Caruso-Coates Stadium and the Bobby Curlings Field, located on New Bern's campus.

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The NJROTC at New Bern High School earned "Distinguished Unit" honors for 15 consecutive years (2004–2018).[citation needed]

AVID

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New Bern High School is an AVID school. In 2018, the school was recognized as School-wide site of Distinction. In 2022 the school earned the distinction of being awarded the status of National Demonstration in School.[13]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "New Bern High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. ↑ "New Bern High School" (PDF). Craven County Schools. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ "NCHSAA Baseball State Championship Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2022.
  4. ↑ Football State Championship List. NCHSAA. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ Men's Outdoor Track Team State Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ Indoor Track and Field Team State Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  7. ↑ "NCHSAA Outdoor Track and Field Records" (PDF).
  8. ↑ Hovis, Ben. (February 7, 2009). New Bern Sets New National Record. MileSplit United States. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  9. ↑ Kyle Horan (December 20, 2014). "NBHS Bears state champion football team parade through the city". WCTI12. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  10. ↑ "New Bern High School celebrates state championship". WCTI12. December 21, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  11. ↑ "New Bern stops Charlotte Catholic 23-15 for 4A state crown". News Observer. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  12. ↑ "New Bern to vacate 2022 football state title after reporting academically ineligible players".
  13. ↑ "New Bern High School Awarded National AVID Demonstration Site | New Bern's Local News and Information – NewBernNow.com". May 23, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Bill Bunting". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Meet tight end Davon Drew from East Carolina". We Never Stop Talking Baltimore Sports. April 26, 2009. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Davon Drew, 2004 Pro Style Quarterback, East Carolina". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  17. ↑ Curtis Sittenfeld (September 30, 1998). "He's the Voice of the Net Generation". Fast Company.
  18. ↑ Tony Grossi (August 31, 2010). "Montario Hardesty's preseason debut adds more intrigue to Cleveland Browns' backfield battle". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Montario Hardesty, New Bern, Running Back". 247Sports.com. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  20. ↑ Honeycutt, Jordan (January 25, 2013). "Healy heating up". New Bern Sun Journal. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Mike Hughes, 2015 Athlete, North Carolina". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  22. ↑ "UCD Centre for War Studies - Siniša Malešević". University College Dublin. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  23. ↑ Rash, Mebane. (December 2, 2024). Who is Linda McMahon? From ECU grad to ed secretary, a look beyond the headlines. EdNC. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
  24. ↑ David Carr (April 8, 2004). "Some Highish Brows Furrow As a Car Critic Gets a Pulitzer". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Kevin Reddick, 2008 Outside Linebacker, North Carolina". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Kevin Reddick - Yahoo! Sports". Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  27. ↑ Writer, Sun Journal Jordan Honeycutt, Sports (June 17, 2014). "Baseball: Seagle steady in all-star game". New Bern Sun Journal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  28. ↑ "Brian Simmons, Oklahoma, NFL Draft". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  29. ↑ Billy Witz (July 26, 2016). "Pitcher Adam Warren Happy to Be Back With Yankees". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
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