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Two North Carolina High Schools Are Among The Best In The Country

High School.  Those two words can evoke either smiles or shudders in people. How was your high school experience?  Except for all the bullying from my boyfriend’s (now husband), ex…

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High School.  Those two words can evoke either smiles or shudders in people. How was your high school experience?  Except for all the bullying from my boyfriend's (now husband), ex girlfriend, my high school experience was pretty awesome growing up in Shelby, North Carolina:)  So much goes into creating a truly exceptional high school and two North Carolina schools are among the best in the United States.

US News and World Report just came out with a new survey after ranking 18,000 high schools across the country.  A couple of criteria were college prepardness and school performance.  One of the high schools is relative close.  Here are the two that made the all important best high schools list:

#35 The Early College of Guilford; Greensboro

#87 STEM College at N.C. AT and T

To learn more about the study, the criteria and where the best high school are in the country.

Not sure Rydell High would make the list:

Catherine Lane is the morning show co-host and midday host on Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been with the station for the past 24 years and is a recipient of the Academy of Country Music Major Market Personality of the Year award. Catherine has been on air in both radio and television in the Queen City for 38 years. As a content creator for Country 1037, Catherine writes blogs on local events and restaurants. She also writes about great travel spots and out of the way places in the Carolinas. Anything outdoors, travel, food, animals or the many country artists from the Carolinas.