Green Level High School

Green Level High School
A front facing image of Green Level High School.
Address
Map
7600 Roberts Road

Cary, North Carolina
27519

United States
Coordinates35°46′21″N 78°53′59″W / 35.7726°N 78.8998°W / 35.7726; -78.8998
Information
School typePublic high school
Founded2019 (5 years ago) (2019)
School districtWake County Public School System
NCES District ID3704720
SuperintendentDr. Robert Taylor
CEEB code340066
NCES School ID370472003495
PrincipalKaren Summers
Teaching staff101.13 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,052 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.29[1]
Color(s)Navy blue, lime green, and white
   
MascotGator
NewspaperThe Gator's Eye
YearbookEquilibrium
Websitewww.wcpss.net/greenlevelhs

Green Level High School is a public high school located at 7600 Roberts Road in Cary, North Carolina.[2] It is part of the Wake County Public School System.[2]

History

The school opened in 2019.[3][4] Before Green Level formally opened, it housed students of Apex High School while that school was undergoing renovations.[5] The North Carolina State Senate passed House Bill 55 so that Apex, North Carolina police could have jurisdiction at Green Level High since the school was serving as a temporary location for Apex High students.[6]

The school is four stories tall and has a capacity for 2,262 students.[7]

Student population

For the 2021-2022 school year, the student population was 1,383.[2] Of those students, 619 (44.8%) are White, 529 (38.3%) Asian, 95 (6.9%) Hispanic, 83 (6%) Black, (3.7%) 51 are two or more races, 3 (0.2%) American Indian, and 3 (0.2%) Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander.[2][8]

36 or 3.6% of the students are eligible for the free lunch program and 14 for the reduced-lunch program.[2][8]

Faculty

The faculty includes the full-time equivalent of 71.54 teachers.[2] The student/teacher ratio is 19.33 to 1.[2]

The principal of Green Level High School is Karen Summers.[7]

Academics

Curriculum

Green Level High School included grades 9 through 12.[2] Student may take Advance Placement courses.[9]

Ratings

Niche gives Green Level a score of A+ and a rank of #18 in North Carolina. (Updated April 30, 2023)[10]

Student life

Athletics

Green Level High School is a Division 4A team associated with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association.[4]

The school has the following co-ed sports teams: varsity competitive cheer, varsity cross country, varsity indoor track, varsity swimming, varsity track, and varsity sideline cheer.[11]

Sport teams for women include varsity basketball, junior varsity basketball, varsity golf, varsity gymnastics, varsity lacrosse, junior varsity lacrosse, varsity soccer, junior varsity soccer, varsity softball, junior varsity softball, varsity tennis, varsity volleyball, and junior varsity volleyball.[11][4]

Men's sport teams include varsity baseball, junior varsity baseball, varsity basketball, junior varsity basketball, varsity football, junior varsity football, varsity golf, varsity lacrosse, junior varsity lacrosse, varsity soccer, junior varsity soccer, varsity tennis, and varsity wrestling.[11]

State championships

  • 4A Volleyball State Champion, 2022[4]

Clubs and Organizations

Green Level has several concert bands (Placement determined by skill, with the lowest being concert band, then symphonic band, and the highest being the wind ensemble) as well as a marching band. They have three indoor ensembles, with one Indoor Percussion ensemble and two Winter Guard ensembles (a junior varsity and varsity team). They also have two Jazz bands that require an audition in order to be placed in one of said bands.[12][better source needed]

The school also has several choral groups. The Level Singers and the Tenor Bass Chorus do not require auditions, while the Advanced Treble Chorus and Green Level Acapella both require auditions. The former three are classes, and the latter is an extracurricular.[13][better source needed]

Mascot and colors

The mascot of Green Level High School is Mator the Gator.[4][7] The school's colors are navy blue, lime green, and white.

Publications

The student newspaper is called The Gator's Eye.[14] The school's yearbook is the Equilibrium.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Green Level High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Green Level High". National Center for Educational Statistics. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Cates, Halah, Green Level, archived from the original on July 9, 2021, retrieved July 3, 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ a b c d e "Green Level High School: School Honors & Awards". Wake County Athletic Zone. May 3, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  5. ^ Hui, T. Keung (January 9, 2019). "Wake County's newest high school now has a principal". News & Observer. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  6. ^ Gargan, Henry (June 15, 2017). "Apex school resource officer will follow students to temporary location". News & Observer. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Kilgore, G. Cleveland (2019). "A New Campus and a New Vision". 919 Magazine. 8 (4): 26–29.
  8. ^ a b "Green Level High". SchoolDigger. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  9. ^ "Green Level High School: Advanced Placement (AP) Courses". Wake County Public School System. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  10. ^ "Explore Green Level High School". Niche. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  11. ^ a b c "Green Level High School". Wake County Athletic Zone. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  12. ^ "Extracurriculars". greenlevelband.org. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  13. ^ "Ensembles | Green Level High School Chorus". GLHS Chorus. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  14. ^ "The Gator's Eye". The Gator's Eye. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  15. ^ "Green Level High School Yearbook". Wake County Public School System. Retrieved July 20, 2022.