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NHS Relay for Life Results 2010

NHS Relay for Life Results The 2010 NHS Relay for Life team experienced much success this weekend!! Our grand fundraising total is $57,203.48! We won the following awards: Best fundraising (we were the only team to reach $50,000 or better…) Most Spirited Team Spirit of Relay Award Most Photogenic – Brandon Hoover (1st Annual Miss [...]

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Norcross High School, Has First Entry into the National level in Fine Art Contest

National Reflections Fine Art Contest Well we have almost wrapped up a fantastic year for Reflections. We broke all previous records by having almost 70 entries. Of these 17 advanced to the county level, 11 advanced to the state level, and one entry advance to the national level. This is the first year we have had [...]

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Miss Norcross High School

The following were the placements from the May 2nd Miss Norcross Pageant Miss Norcross 2010 – Chineye Ajaegbu  Senior 1st Runner Up to Miss Norcross – Tora Herrin  Senior Miss Underclassman 2010 – Nicole Mitzel   Junior 1st Runner Up to Miss Underclassman  – Nicole Cuffie   Junior Miss Congeniality – Nicole Mitzel Achievement Award – Highest [...]

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NHS Foundation for Excellence GALA Raises Record Amount

Thanks to a tremendous outpouring of community support, the Norcross High School Foundation for Excellence raised a record amount at its April 30 Gala V held at the home of Aaron and Jan Lupuloff. A final figure has yet to be determined, but it far exceeds the more than $90,000 raised in 2009 and about [...]

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Primary Candidate Forum for Gwinnett Commission District 2 – May 11 at NHS

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Photos: Norcross High School’s Play “Damn Yankees”

Photos from the recent Norcross High School production of “Damn Yankees” (photos courtesy of Lori Howard) “Damn Yankees” is a musical comedy written by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, with music and lyrics by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross.  It’s set during the 1950s in Washington DC during a time when the New York Yankees dominated [...]

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Norcross High School: Girls Tennis and Boys Golf

Girls Tennis The Girls Tennis team came in 4th place in the region tournament.  For the first time in NHS history the girls tennis team earned a berth to the state tournament.  Congratulations!!! Boys Golf The Boys golf team won the region 7-AAAAA tournament yesterday by posing a team score of 298 which was 6 strokes [...]

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Norcross High School: Spring Musical and Art Show

Spring Musical and Art Show This year’s spring musical, Damn Yankees, will be presented April 22 – 24 at 7:00 and April 25 at 2:00. Mark your calendar! Put the Student Art Show on your calendar too. It will be open Thursday, April 22 from 5:30 – 7:00, so you can see it before you [...]

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Norcross High School: Go Blue!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Coach Hembree Coach Hembree has been honored with a few very special awards: Gwinnett County Tip-Off Club Co–Coach of the Year Atlanta Journal All-Metro Area Coach of the Year (this award covers all classes, A to AAAAA) Atlanta Journal AAAAA STATE Coach of the Year WBCA (Women’s Basketball Coaches Association) Southeast Region Coach of [...]

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Norcross High School: GA State Future Problem Solving Bowl

GA State Future Problem Solving Bowl No one who was at the GA State Future Problem Solving Bowl in Athens could have left without knowing about the amazing students and teachers in the Norcross. Out of the 35 teams from across GA that qualified for the state competition, 8 of them were from Simpson Elementary, [...]

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CBS Atlanta Names Norcross High School a “Cool School”

NHS IS A COOL SCHOOL! We are very excited to let you know that Norcross High School has been selected as a “Cool School” by CBS Atlanta, WGCL-TV, channel 46, the CBS station in metro-Atlanta. A television crew from the “Better Mornings Atlanta” show visited our school on Tuesday, April 13, to record some of [...]

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Norcross High School: LAWS OF LIFE STATE WINNERS

LAWS OF LIFE STATE WINNERS Congratulations to Priscilla Millette for being the STATE WINNER for this year’s Laws of Life essay contest, she will be awarded $1,000! Congratulations to Dr. Linda Katz, the English teacher of the Grand Prize winner, who will receive a $200 award!

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Norcross High School GALA V Approaches, April 30th

Excitement is building toward the Norcross High School Foundation for Excellence Gala V, being held the evening of Friday, April 30, at the home of Aaron and Jan Lupuloff. This fund-raising event will offer an evening of socializing, music by Terry Lee & the GTs, and food donated by J. Alexander’s. At least three vacation [...]

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Norcross High Scool Band LGPE Results

NHS Band LGPE Results Congratulations to each of the NHS Band members for their performances at the 2010 LGPE this past weekend. Each band was evaluated by 3 judges and a sightreading judge. Ensembles are rated on the criteria of Tone, Intonation, Precision, Technique, Interpretation, Musical Effect and other factors including stage presence, choice of music, [...]

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Heart Screens for Teens, Norcross High School

Saturday, April 17th Appointments in advance; there will be no walk-ins on the 17th $58 per exam (usually $800) Limited number of scholarships available Kyle Ahrens, who plays on the Norcross High School soccer team, has an independent study project that just might save a life. The Norcross High sophomore has launched a campaign at [...]

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Norcross High School: Weight Lifting Champs

WEIGHT LIFTING CHAMPS This past weekend our Weight Lifting team competed in the Area 2 Weight Lifting Championship at Peachtree Ridge HS. The area consists of schools from Dekalb, Gwinnett, White and Hall county. Norcross went in under the radar and came out in 1st place, beating second place Peachtree Ridge by 21 points. The results [...]

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Norcross High School: Step Team Champs

Step Team Champions This weekend, the NHS Step Team traveled to Columbia, SC to compete in a huge Step Competition featuring over 14 teams. For the 2nd year in a row, we beat the hometown favorite and took the 1st place prize of a trophy and $1,000 to support our program. Source: Blue Devil Bulletin

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Norcross High School: Technology Student Association Wins at State

TSA Wins at STATE COMPETITIONS!! This weekend the Technology Student Association traveled to Athens, Ga to compete with over 1,000 students from across the state and won recognition in a number of areas. This was the first time competing for almost EVERY student from Norcross and to place in the top 10 is EXTREMELY difficult [...]

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Photos from Norcross High School Theatre Arts Play “PLAY ON!”

Photos courtesy of Lori Howard. Lots more photos can be seen at “Play On” – March 4-6, 2010 Photos

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Norcross High School Lacrosse Boys and Girls, Photos by Bob Chadwick

Norcross Lacrosse – entering their first GHSA season 2010. All lacrosse the county The 2010 spring season isn’t the first time boys and girls lacrosse has made an appearance on Gwinnett County’s high school sports landscape. But it’s safe to say this spring marks a major milestone season for the sport locally. Teams in both [...]

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