{{Short description|American public school in North Carolina}} {{Multiple issues| {{More citations needed|date=January 2017}} {{More footnotes needed|date=February 2012}} }} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox school | name = John Motley Morehead High School | native_name = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | motto = ''Panther Pride'' | established = {{start date and age|1952|p=1}} | closed = | type = Public high school <br> secondary school | status = Open | category = | gender_label = | gender = Co-Educational | affiliation = | administrator = | president = | chairman_label = | chairman = | ceeb = 343715 | principal = Jason Tuggle | dean = | founder = | chaplain = | faculty = 79 | teaching_staff = 38.24 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/> | ratio = 20.16<ref name=NCES/> | enrollment = 771 (2024–2025)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Miles=10&Zip=27288&ID=370399001072|title=John M Morehead High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=February 11, 2026}}</ref> | grades_label = | grades = 9–12 | address = 134 N. Pierce Street, Eden, NC 27288 | city = Eden, North Carolina | province = | country = United States | coordinates = | latitude = | longitude = | district = Rockingham County Schools | oversight = | accreditation = | campus = Suburban | colors = Black, white, and red <br> {{Color box|black}}{{Color box|white}}{{Color box|red}} | sports = baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, wrestling | athletic_conference = North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) | houses = | student_union = | nickname = Panthers | feeder_schools = James E. Holmes Middle School | mascot = Panther | free_label = Emblem | free_text = | rival = Rockingham County High School,<br />Reidsville High School | yearbook = | newspaper = | free_label1 = | free_text1 = | test_name = | test_average = | national_ranking = | website = https://www.rock.k12.nc.us/o/mhs | footnotes = | picture = | picture_caption = | picture2 = | picture_caption2 = }}
'''John Motley Morehead High School''' is a four-year public high school located in Eden, North Carolina, United States. Morehead High School is part of the Rockingham County Schools school district.
==History== The school opened in 1952, as Tri-City High School, to serve the then-separate communities of Eden – Leaksville, Spray, and Draper. The school gained its current name in 1958 in honor of John Motley Morehead III (1870–1965), who donated to a number of projects for the school. Among these projects were Carillon Bells and a football stadium and fieldhouse.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rock.k12.nc.us/domain/2003|title=Who is John Motley Morehead, III|access-date=November 26, 2016|via=Www.rock.k12.nc.us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/morehead-john-motley-iii|title = Morehead, John Motley, III | NCpedia}}</ref> Four building projects expanded the high school: a classroom and auditorium building in 1960, a library in 1968, a gymnasium in 1981, and the cafeteria and science building in 1991. Students from the former historically African American high school Douglass high school, were integrated into Morehead's student body in the fall of 1966. The industrial education center was housed on the school's campus through 1966. It became a countywide setting for vocational training. Later, it was removed and re-established at Rockingham Community College located in Wentworth, North Carolina.
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==Demographics== As of August 2016, 53% of students are White, 22% of students are African American, and 25% of students are of other ethnicities.
==Curriculum== Morehead provides students a variety of subjects and courses to take for either a standard or advanced diploma such as Math, science, Social Studies, English, and also Foreign language classes, Theater Arts etc.
==Programs== MHS also runs an Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program for students who may join the army instead of attending a College or four-year institution. Other programs include career and technical Education, career and college promise program. Morehead also has a Health Science Program
==Athletics== MHS is a part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and competes in the 3A Mid-State Conference. Morehead's biggest rivals are Reidsville High School and Rockingham County High School.
"Fall Sports": Cross country, Football, Volleyball, Girls Golf
"Winter Sports ": Boys JV Basketball, Boys Varsity Basketball, Girls JV Basketball, Girls Varsity Basketball, Wrestling, co-ed Swimming, co-ed Indoor Track
"Spring Sports": Boys JV Baseball, Boys Varsity Baseball, Girls JV Softball, Girls Varsity Softball, Boys Golf, co-ed Outdoor Track
===Wrestling Team=== The Morehead Panthers wrestling team won the NCHSAA 3A dual team state championship in 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2014, and 2016.<ref>[https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/attachments/DT%20WRESTLING%20STATE%20CHAMPIONS%2009212020.pdf Dual Team Wrestling State Champions]. ''NCHSAA''. Retrieved June 6, 2021.</ref> They were the NCHSAA 3A state tournament team champions in 1998, 1999, 2006, 2014, and 2015.<ref>[https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/attachments/Individual%20Wrestling%20State%20Tournament%20Placement%20by%20Weight%20Class%2002242020.pdf Individual Wrestling State Tournament]. ''NCHSAA''. Retrieved June 6, 2021.</ref>
====Super 32 Challenge==== In the mid-1990s, Morehead High School started a pre-season tournament to help raise money for their wrestling program. In 2000, the "Super 32 Challenge" name was added, with tournament growth starting to build from that point. The "Super 32" represented the name of the North Carolina high school wrestler rankings. In 2001, Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake, Virginia, entered the tournament, with their nationally ranked wrestlers further helping spur tournament growth.<ref>Williamson, Joe. [https://www.growrestling.org/super-32-hits-the-midwest/ Super 32 Early Entry Event Scheduled for Kansas City]. ''growrestling.com''. Retrieved May 10, 2025.</ref>
The Super 32 soon grew to have over 1,000+ wrestlers entering the tournament, and by 2005, it had moved to the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina.<ref>[https://www.wxii12.com/article/super-32-wrestling-tournament-returns-to-greensboro-this-weekend/2047780#:~:text=What%20began%20as%20a%20small%20wrestling%20tournament,at%20the%20Greensboro%20Coliseum%20Special%20Events%20Center. Super 32 Wrestling Tournament Returns To Greensboro This Weekend]. ''wxii12.com''. Retrieved May 7, 2025.</ref> The tournament now has over 2,000+ wrestlers each season in the high school division alone, and is known as one of the toughest high school wrestling tournaments in the country.<ref>Finn, Mike. (October 29, 2024). [https://www.win-magazine.com/2024/10/29/super-32-challenge-ignites-a-super-charged-upcoming-wrestling-season/ Super 32 Challenge ignites a super-charged upcoming wrestling season]. ''WIN Magazine''. Retrieved May 7, 2025.</ref><ref>Rader, JD. (October 10, 2024). [https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/12893760-2024-super-32-entries-by-state 2024 Super 32 Entries By State]. ''flowrestling.org''. Retrieved May 7, 2025.</ref>
==Notable alumni== *Norwood Creek, director, producer, and editor of film and television *Antico Dalton, former NFL linebacker and defensive lineman<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DaltAn20.htm|title=Antico Dalton|work=www.pro-football-reference.com|access-date=July 13, 2019}}</ref> *Takayo Siddle, college basketball head coach<ref>[https://247sports.com/Player/Takayo-Siddle-66981/high-school-117757/ Takayo Siddle, John M Morehead, Point Guard - 247Sports.com]. Retrieved May 9, 2020.</ref>
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Category:Public high schools in North Carolina Category:Schools in Rockingham County, North Carolina Category:Educational institutions established in 1952 Category:1952 establishments in North Carolina Category:Eden, North Carolina