# New Bern High School

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. The student-teacher ratio is approximately 14:1.

## Sports
### Athletic teams overview

The sports program consists of 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), American football (2007, 2012, 2014), boys' outdoor track (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) and boys' indoor track (2006, 2008).
The school currently competes in the Eastern Carolina 3A/4A Conference, which is made up of New Bern, Havelock, Jacksonville, Northside-Jacksonville, D.H. Conley, South Central and J.H. Rose.

### Track and field

The track team won the NCHSAA 4A Boy's State Outdoor Championship meet in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Its performance in 4×200 relay has been crowned with many successes.

### American football

NBHS Football has won 3 state championships. The school won three football state championships under its former head coach, Bobby Curlings. The school was stripped of its fourth state championship for using academically ineligible players under coach Torrey Nowell.
* On December 10, 2007, the New Bern Bears beat the Charlotte Independence High Patriots for the state 4AA championship.
* On November 30, 2012 the Bears became the North Carolina 4A State Champions by beating Porter Ridge High School (Indian Trail) 39–38.
* On December 12, 2014, won the 2014 NCHSAA State 4A Championship with a 25–13 victory over Charlotte Catholic, completing the season with a school record of 16–0.
* On October 2, 2023 the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) stripped the school of the 2022 Class 4-A State Championship and negated all wins for using several academically ineligible players. The team was placed on probation for the entire 2023 season New Bern high school will also have to pay a $38,662.77 fine to the NCHSAA for funds earned during the 2022 Class 4-A playoffs The investigation resulted in Head Coach Torrey Nowell resigning, and the suspension of Principal Jerry Simmons and School Counselor Heidi Ricks. Over 50 student athletes were prevented from attending the 2023 graduation and were required to attend summer school in order to complete the necessary courses and graduate.
The football team plays its home games at Caruso-Coates Stadium and the Bobby Curlings Field, located on campus.

## Naval JROTC

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

## AVID

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.

## Notable alumni

* Bill Bunting – basketball player
* Davon Drew – football player
* Elwood Edwards – voice of AOL's "You've got mail" sound among other greetings
* Montario Hardesty – football player
* Nathan Healy – basketball player
* Mike Hughes – football player
* Sinisa Malesevic – sociologist
* Michael R. Morgan – Associate Justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court
* Dan Neil – journalist
* Kevin Reddick – football player
* Chandler Seagle – baseball player
* Brian Simmons – football player
* Adam Warren – baseball player