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E. E. Smith High School
E. E. Smith High School
Address
	1800 Seabrook Rd.; Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301; United States
Coordinates	35°05′04″N 78°53′45″W / 35.08437°N 78.89596°W
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Born of Need * Destined to Serve * Striving to Excel
Founded	1927 (97 years ago)
School district	Cumberland County Schools
Superintendent	Marvin Connelly
CEEB code	341305
Principal	Larry Parker Jr.
Staff	62.80 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	936 (2017–18)
Student to teacher ratio	14.90
Language	English
Color(s)	Navy blue and old gold;
Mascot	Golden Bulls
Feeder schools	Spring Lake Middle,; Max Abbott Middle,; Albritton Middle,; Nick Jeralds Middle, ; Shughart Middle
Website	eeshs.ccs.k12.nc.us

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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 and is home of the Golden Bulls.

High school aged dependents of personnel living on the military reservation of Fort Liberty, 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 different 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, 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

Charlie Baggett, former NFL coach and college football coach
Robert Brickey, basketball coach^[4]
Harold Floyd "Tina" Brooks, hard bop, blues, funk tenor saxophonist and composer
Aaron Curry, NFL linebacker
Mark Allen Davis, jurist and former NC Supreme Court Judge
Russell Davis, NFL defensive tackle and Super Bowl XLII champion with the New York Giants
J. Harrison Ghee, Tony Award-winning Broadway actor known for Kinky Boots and Some Like It Hot
Bishop Harris, former college football coach and NFL coach
Joe Harris, NFL linebacker and member of Georgia Tech Hall of Fame
Patricia D. Horoho, retired U.S Army Lieutenant General and was 43rd U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command. The first female and first Nurse Corps Officer to hold those appointments.
Brian Tyree Henry, Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor in Causeway, best known for his role as "Paper Boi" in the FX series Atlanta, also played in other major acting and voice roles, including Jefferson Davis in the movie Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse^[5]
Jason Hunter, NFL defensive end
Lil' Mo (Cynthia Karen Loving), R&B singer, radio personality, songwriter, and record producer
Connell Maynor, college football head coach
Mary E. McAllister, Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the 43rd House district
Anquell McCollum, former professional basketball player and college coach^[6]
Victoria "Porkchop" Parker, drag performer^[7]
Jimmy Raye II, former NFL player and current coach
Larry Tearry, NFL center
Cressie Thigpen, lawyer and jurist who served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals
Tank Tyler, NFL defensive tackle
Dimitrius Underwood, NFL defensive end
Doug Wilkerson, NFL offensive lineman and 3x Pro Bowl selection

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "EE Smith High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
^ "Finding A School Local School Districts" (PDF). U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved July 4, 2022. - Also stated here
^ 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.
^ Robert Brickey Basketball Archived December 16, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. brickeybasketball.com. Retrieved Dec 16, 2019.
^ Kroi, Hrisanthi. "Fayetteville native Brian Tyree Henry on 'Jimmy Kimmel,' bragging on E.E. Smith band". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
^ Anquell McCollum Bio - Western Carolina Archived December 16, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. catamountsports.com. Retrieved Dec 16, 2019.
^ Victor Bowling - IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved Dec 16, 2019.

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External links

Official website

[NCES-1] "EE Smith High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 7, 2020.

[Countylist-2] "Finding A School Local School Districts" (PDF). U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved July 4, 2022. - Also stated here

[nrhpinv-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] Robert Brickey Basketball Archived December 16, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. brickeybasketball.com. Retrieved Dec 16, 2019.

[5] Kroi, Hrisanthi. "Fayetteville native Brian Tyree Henry on 'Jimmy Kimmel,' bragging on E.E. Smith band". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved April 22, 2020.

[6] Anquell McCollum Bio - Western Carolina Archived December 16, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. catamountsports.com. Retrieved Dec 16, 2019.

[7] Victor Bowling - IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved Dec 16, 2019.

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-'''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]].  The school is named for [[Ezekiel Ezra Smith|Dr. Ezekiel Ezra Smith]] and is home of the Golden Bulls.
+'''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]] and is home of the Golden Bulls.
+High school aged dependents of personnel living on the military reservation of [[Fort Liberty]], in Cumberland County, are zoned to E. E. Smith.<ref name=Countylist>{{cite web|url=https://bragg.armymwr.com/application/files/9215/0479/6883/brgg-slo-findingaschool-localschooldistricts.pdf|title=Finding A School Local School Districts|publisher=[[U.S. Department of Defense]]|accessdate=2022-07-04}} - [https://bragg.armymwr.com/application/files/7515/6925/8052/brgg-slo-local_school_summary.PDF Also stated here]</ref>
 ==History==
+{{more citations needed section|date=August 2021}}
 Ezekiel Ezra Smith High School has been home of the Mighty Golden Bulls since 1927.
-The school has been in four different 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.<ref name = nrhpinv>{{Cite web |author1=Virginia Oswald |author2=Ruth Little |author3=Jim Sumner | title =Orange Street School| work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date =January 1987| url = http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/nr/CD0162.pdf | format = pdf | publisher = North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office | accessdate = August 1, 2014}}</ref>
+The school has been in four different 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.<ref name = nrhpinv>{{Cite web |author1=Virginia Oswald |author2=Ruth Little |author3=Jim Sumner | title =Orange Street School| work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date =January 1987| url = https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/CD0162.pdf | publisher = North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office | accessdate = August 1, 2014}}</ref>
 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, 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 ten 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, and the current principal Melody Chalmers.
+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.
-In the words of C. Reid Ross, former city school superintendent, "The sole justification for this modern school plant is that it be used to provide better educational opportunities for the youth of the community."
 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.
-In its 83 years, this school has bestowed diplomas on more than 14,000 graduates.  This is not the story of a completed task; rather it should bring before us the responsibility for the vast number of youth, whose lives can be enriched by the school’s program.
-The alumni roster bears the names of many distinguished citizens of the nation as well as other worthy individuals who daily contribute significantly to a better quality of life in their local communities.
 ==Notable alumni==
 {{alumni|date=May 2017}}
 * [[Charlie Baggett]], former [[NFL]] coach and college football coach
+* [[Robert Brickey]], [[basketball]] coach<ref>[http://brickeybasketball.com/about.php Robert Brickey Basketball] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216224205/http://brickeybasketball.com/about.php |date=December 16, 2019 }}. ''brickeybasketball.com''. Retrieved Dec 16, 2019.</ref>
 * [[Tina Brooks|Harold Floyd "Tina" Brooks]], hard bop, blues, funk tenor saxophonist and composer
 * [[Aaron Curry (American football)|Aaron Curry]], NFL linebacker
+* [[Mark A. Davis|Mark Allen Davis]], jurist and former NC Supreme Court Judge
 * [[Russell Davis (defensive tackle)|Russell Davis]], NFL defensive tackle and [[Super Bowl XLII]] champion with the [[New York Giants]]
+* [[J. Harrison Ghee]], Tony Award-winning Broadway actor known for [[Kinky Boots (musical)|Kinky Boots]] and [[Some Like It Hot (musical)|Some Like It Hot]]
 * [[Bishop Harris]], former college football coach and NFL coach
 * [[Joe Harris (American football)|Joe Harris]], NFL linebacker and member of Georgia Tech Hall of Fame
 * [[Patricia Horoho|Patricia D. Horoho]],  retired U.S Army Lieutenant General and was 43rd U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command. The first female and first Nurse Corps Officer to hold those appointments.
+*[[Brian Tyree Henry]], Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor in ''[[Causeway (film)|Causeway]]'', best known for his role as "Paper Boi" in the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] series ''[[Atlanta (TV series)|Atlanta]]'', also played in other major acting and voice roles, including [[Jefferson Davis (comics)|Jefferson Davis]] in the movie [[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse|Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fayobserver.com/news/20190108/fayetteville-native-brian-tyree-henry-on-jimmy-kimmel-bragging-on-ee-smith-band|title=Fayetteville native Brian Tyree Henry on 'Jimmy Kimmel,' bragging on E.E. Smith band|last=Kroi|first=Hrisanthi|website=The Fayetteville Observer|language=en|access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref>
 * [[Jason Hunter (American football)|Jason Hunter]], NFL defensive end
+* [[Lil' Mo]] (Cynthia Karen Loving),  R&B singer, radio personality, songwriter, and record producer
 * [[Connell Maynor]], college football head coach
 * [[Mary E. McAllister]], Democratic member of the [[North Carolina General Assembly]] representing the 43rd House district
+* [[Anquell McCollum]], former professional basketball player and college coach<ref>[http://www.catamountsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12100&ATCLID=211733810 Anquell McCollum Bio - Western Carolina] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216224420/http://www.catamountsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12100&ATCLID=211733810 |date=December 16, 2019 }}. ''catamountsports.com''. Retrieved Dec 16, 2019.</ref>
+* [[Victoria "Porkchop" Parker]], drag performer<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3384959/ Victor Bowling - IMDb]. ''IMDb''. Retrieved Dec 16, 2019.</ref>
 * [[Jimmy Raye II]], former NFL player and current coach
 * [[Larry Tearry]], NFL center
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 * [[Dimitrius Underwood]], NFL defensive end
 * [[Doug Wilkerson]], NFL offensive lineman and 3x [[Pro Bowl]] selection
-* [[Lil' Mo]] (Cynthia Karen Loving),  R&B singer, radio personality, songwriter, and record producer
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 * {{official website| http://www.eeshs.ccs.k12.nc.us}}
-* [http://www.eesmithalumni.org/ "E. E. Smith Alumni"]
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