Cape Fear High School is a public secondary school in the eastern region of Cumberland County in the unincorporated community of Vander, North Carolina, to the east of Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Cape Fear school attendance area is the largest in the county by area size.
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Athletics
Cape Fear has varsity teams in 17 sports (13 boys teams, 14 girls teams) and junior varsity teams in 8 sports (6 boys teams, 4 girls teams):
Baseball (boys)
Basketball
Bowling (no JV)
Cheerleading (only girls Varsity)
Cross country (no JV)
Football (boys)
Golf (no JV)
Indoor track and field (no JV)
Lacrosse (no JV)
Soccer
Softball (girls)
Swimming (no JV)
Tennis (no girls JV)
Track and field (no JV)
Wrestling (boys)
Volleyball (girls)
State Championships
Cape Fear has won the following NCHSAA team state championships:
Baseball – 1994 (3A)
Softball – 1978 (All Classes)
Girls' Tennis Dual Team – 2021 (3A), 2022 (3A)
Wrestling State Tournament Team – 1984 (All Classes)
Academy of Natural Sciences
The Natural Science Academy is a program located at Cape Fear that acknowledges students for completing 7 or more sciences throughout their high school career while maintaining a 3.0 unweighted GPA average in these courses.
Extracurricular organizations
Marching band
In 2014, the Cape Fear marching band placed 3rd (regardless of class) in the Bands of America Winston-Salem Regional Championship.
Winter guard
The Cape Fear winter guard placed 18th in the Scholastic World division of the Winter Guard International Color Guard World Championship Semi-finals in 2017 and 20th in 2018.
NJROTC
In 2016, the Cape Fear NJROTC placed 15th in the NJROTC Nationals Drill Championship.
Shooting
In October 2011, 15-year-old Catilyn Abercrombie, was shot in the neck with a rifle by fellow student, 15-year-old Charles Underwood, at Cape Fear High School. She was hospitalized for two months in a serious condition. Underwood was arrested and charged with attempted murder. He was convicted of attempted first-degree murder and sentenced to fifteen years in prison. Abercrombie was not believed by prosecutors and police to be the intended victim, as the round was meant for someone whom Underwood had a beef with. Abercrombie had settled with a North Carolina court for $2 million.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 1,422 students enrolled in 2020–2021 was as follows:
Male – 51.2%
Female – 48.8%
Native American/Alaskan – 3.4%
Asian – 0.8%
Black – 26.8%
Hispanic – 10.2%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander – 0.4%
White – 51.5%
Multiracial – 6.9%
51.2% of the students were male, and 48.8% were female. 49.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.
Administration
Jason Jordan, the current principal of Cape Fear High School, has also served as the principal of Massey Hill Classical High School. He is the sixth principal of Cape Fear.
Notable alumni
David R. Lewis, member of the North Carolina General Assembly
Gavin Williams, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians
Seth Williams, American football defensive back