E. E. Smith High School

E. E. Smith High School
Location
1800 Seabrook Rd.

Fayetteville, North Carolina
28301

United States
Coordinates35°05′04″N 78°53′45″W / 35.08437°N 78.89596°W / 35.08437; -78.89596
Information
TypePublic
MottoBorn of Need * Destined to Serve * Striving to Excel
Founded1927 (1927)
School districtCumberland County Schools
SuperintendentMarvin Connelly
CEEB code341305
PrincipalLarry Parker Jr.
Staff60.55 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,000 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.52[1]
LanguageEnglish
ColorsNavy blue and old gold
  
MascotGolden Bulls
Websiteeeshs.ccs.k12.nc.us

E. E. Smith High School (also Ezekiel Ezra Smith High School, E.E.S., Smith High, Smith) is a high school in Fayetteville, North Carolina. A part of Cumberland County Schools, it is named for Ezekiel Ezra Smith (1852–1933) and is home of the Golden Bulls.

High school aged dependents of personnel living on the military reservation of Fort Bragg, in Cumberland County, are zoned to E. E. Smith.[2]

History

Ezekiel Ezra Smith High School has been home of the Mighty Golden Bulls since 1927.

The school has been in four locations: Orange Street, Campbell Avenue, Washington Drive, and Seabrook Rd (Present Location). From 1927 to 1929, the Orange Street School served as the high school. The school was moved to the building on Campbell Avenue in September 1929. At that time, the school was known as the Southside High School. This building was used until 1932. In September 1932, the school was rehoused in the building on Orange Street, remaining there until January 1940. A new modern edifice was built on Washington Drive in 1941. This building served students until June 1954.[3]

In 1954, the current physical facility was erected and made ready for occupancy on September 6, 1954. This building with its beautiful and functional architecture occupies a site of twenty-eight acres. In 1932, the Fayetteville Grade School Trustees held a special meeting and voted unanimously to name the school in honor of the distinguished educator, clergyman and U.S. Ambassador, Ezekiel Ezra Smith (1852–1933), a man who left a legacy of unusually fine and constructive work. Hereafter, the school was officially designated E. E. Smith High School, trusting that the standards of the school would always be kept worthy of the name which was bestowed upon it.

To date the school has had eleven principals: Benjamin Lay, W.C. Donnell, A. J. Blackburn, E. E. Miller, W. T. Brown, John R. Griffin Jr., Lonnie McAllister, Rene' Corders, Clinton Robinson, Melody Chalmers, Donell Underdue and the current principal Larry Parker.

Today, the school plant consists of approximately 50 classrooms, housing foreign languages, science and computer labs, offices, a guidance suite, library, auditorium, music rooms, 2 gymnasiums, cafeteria, music building and a physical education building.

The D.T. Carter Athletic Field which seats approximately 5,000 persons, has a quarter mile track, and facilities for other field events. There are also six tennis courts.

Notable alumni

References

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  2. ^ "Finding A School Local School Districts" (PDF). U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved July 4, 2022. - Also stated here
  3. ^ Virginia Oswald; Ruth Little; Jim Sumner (January 1987). "Orange Street School" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "Charlie Baggett". University of Washington. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012.
  5. ^ Holland, Monica (June 3, 2022). "Fayetteville Stingers name former Duke star, E.E. Smith alum Robert Brickey head coach". The Fayette Observer. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Riley, Rachael (March 19, 2024). "Judges, actors and football players. These are some notable E.E. Smith alumni". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
  7. ^ Woolverton, Paul (April 3, 2019). "N.C. Supreme Court gets first Jewish justice". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
  8. ^ Kroi, Hrisanthi. "Fayetteville native Brian Tyree Henry on 'Jimmy Kimmel,' bragging on E.E. Smith band". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  9. ^ "Connell Maynor to Be Inducted into E.E. Smith High School Hall of Fame". Alabama A&M. May 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
  10. ^ "Anquell McCollum". Western Carolina University. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  11. ^ "Smith seniors, Junior too much for Hornets". The Durham Sun. Durham, North Carolina, US. September 1, 1990. p. 13. Retrieved February 26, 2026 – via newspapers.com.
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