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Weddington High School

Public high school in Matthews, North Carolina, USA

Summary

Public high school in Matthews, North Carolina, USA

Field	Value
name	Weddington High School
rivals	Cuthbertson High School, Marvin Ridge High School
location	4901 Monroe Weddington Road
city	Matthews, North Carolina
zipcode	28104
country	United States
coordinates
district	Union County Public Schools
ceeb	342533
principal	Kevin Beals
staff	84.29 (FTE)
ratio	22.03
enrollment	1,857 (2023–24)
type	Public
grades	9–12
slogan	"Preparing All Students to Succeed"
conference	Southern Carolina 4A
mascot	Warriors
colors	Navy and kelly green

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Weddington High School (WHS) is a public high school located east of Weddington, North Carolina (with a Matthews mailing address) as part of Union County Public Schools. As of August 2025, the school has been operating under the leadership of principal Kevin Beals. Weddington's important feeder schools, Weddington Elementary and Weddington Middle, are located on the same campus as the high school. Other feeder schools include Antioch Elementary, in Matthews/Indian Trail, and Wesley Chapel Elementary, in Monroe. WHS mainly serves Weddington, Wesley Chapel and the Union County portion of Matthews. It also has some students from western Monroe.

Academics

As of 2024, Weddington had one of the highest graduation rate of seniors in the state of North Carolina, with the graduation rate of 98%.

Weddington is an Honors School of Excellence with high growth. To be recognized as an Honors School of Excellence, a school must have 90% or above of their composite End of Course Test scores above grade level. Weddington's test scores are the highest in Union County.

Weddington High School was on Newsweek magazine's "2013 America's Best High Schools" list. Weddington ranked 470th out of 2000 national schools. There are over 18,000 high schools in the United States, placing Weddington in the top three percent.

Athletics

Weddington is a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA). Their team name are the Warriors, with their school colors being navy and kelly green. Listed below are the different sports teams at Weddington:

Baseball
Basketball
Competition Cheerleading
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Track & Field
Volleyball
Wrestling

Programs

The Weddington High School marching band's 2013–14 director, Jill Brooks, was selected as the recipient of the 2013–14 American School Band Directors Association Outstanding Potential Award. The band was also highlighted in an issue of Appleseed Magazine for showing the power of music along with the levels of hard work and enthusiasm required to exist in a marching band.

As of 2013, Weddington provides its students with a Marine Corps JROTC program. The program has won two over-all awards from Union County drill meets, along with a host of other drill awards in its first two years. In May 2017, the MJROTC Women's Athletic Team finished 3rd in the National Competition, held in San Diego, California.

Notable alumni

Ayesha Curry, actress, author, television personality
Keith Duncan, former All-American football kicker for the Iowa Hawkeyes
Darius Kilgo, former NFL defensive lineman and two-time Super Bowl champion
Malik Mustapha, NFL safety for the San Francisco 49ers
Will Shipley, NFL running back, Super Bowl LIX champion with the Philadelphia Eagles
Stephanie Watts, WNBA player

References

"Weddington High". National Center for Education Statistics.
"Principal / Dr. Kevin Beals, Principal".
"About Weddington / School Report Card".
"2013 America's Best High Schools - Newsweek".
"WHS Marching Band and Director receive Recognition". Weddington High School.
[https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/trending-topics/2018/07/05/steph-and-ayesha-curry-announce-birth-of-first-son Steph and Ayesha Curry announce birth of first son]. ''Spectrum News''. Retrieved Aug 31, 2020.
Marks, Brendan. (November 13, 2016). "How 2 former Panthers helped Weddington kicker end up at Iowa to beat Michigan". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
[https://247sports.com/Player/Darius-Kilgo-3846/ Darius Kilgo, Houston, - 247Sports.com]. Retrieved Aug 31, 2020.
(21 September 2022). "Former Weddington teammates compete this weekend".
"Clemson football recruiting: Will Shipley, No. 1 all-purpose back in 2021 class, commits to Tigers".
"Stephanie Watts".

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