T. Wingate Andrews High School
| T. Wingate Andrews Senior High School | |
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| Address | |
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1920 McGuinn Drive High Point, North Carolina United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "We show P.R.I.D.E. in everything we do." (Positive Attitude, Respect, Integrity, Dependability, Effort) |
| Established | 1968 |
| School district | Guilford County Schools |
| Principal | Marcus Gause |
| Teaching staff | 75 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 861 (2015-2016) |
| Color(s) | Red, Blue, and White |
| Mascot | Red Raiders |
| Nickname | Red Raider Nation |
T. Wingate Andrews High School is a public magnet high school in High Point, North Carolina and part of the Western region of the Guilford County school district. The school enrolls students in grades 9 through 12, follows the traditional school calendar, and runs on a daily schedule of 4 blocks (classes of 90 minutes each), with lunch periods for students during their 3rd block. Andrews has been designated to receive additional support, resources, and incentives as a federal Title I school.
T. Wingate Andrews High School was opened in 1968 with Samuel E. Burford as its first principal. This school was built specifically to follow the federal mandate to integrate the races in the United States, and Burford's selection was notable as he was African American. Students were drawn from the black high school, former William Penn High School (now Penn-Griffin School for the Arts) and from the white high school, High Point Central High School. It was named after Thomas Wingate Andrews (1882-1937), who served as superintendent of High Point schools.
The current principal is Marcus Gause, formerly the principal of the Early College at NC A&T, a non-traditional public high school in Greensboro, NC. Gause took the position beginning in the 2017-2018 school year.
The school has long had a sports-based rivalry with High Point Central High School, which has led to several cases of vandalism between the two schools. The annual varsity football game between the two schools is highlight of the year for current students and alumnae.
Construction on the original school campus finished in 1968. A three-story annex was completed in 2001, along with an auxiliary gym and a drama room. The cafeteria was also renovated and the HVAC system upgraded around that time. The original main building at the school is still in use while the annex contains additional classrooms and the Aviation Academy and Early College of Health Sciences.
The Andrews football teams play home games at the 10,000-seat A.J. Simeon Stadium, the largest stadium in High Point, which also hosts sporting events for High Point Central High School.
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