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Ardrey Kell High School

Public school in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Ardrey Kell High School is a public high school serving grades 9–12 in the Ballantyne area of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The school is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district.

History

Established in 2006,^[2] Ardrey Kell High School was built in the growing Ballantyne area of Charlotte. Ardrey Kell was named after two prominent local families in the area known as "Lower Providence" in southern Mecklenburg County.^[3] Both families have served the community as farmers, physicians, educators, politicians and church leaders. The school is located on Ardrey Kell Road.

Notable alumni

Tessa Blanchard, professional wrestler and actress
Giuseppe Gentile, professional soccer player^[4]
Cedric Gray, college football linebacker for the North Carolina Tar Heels^[5]
Tucker Lepley, professional soccer player^[6]
Julian Okwara, NFL defensive end and younger brother of Romeo Okwara
Romeo Okwara, NFL defensive end
Andrew Pannenberg, professional soccer player^[7]
Jack Reinheimer, MLB shortstop^[8]
Mike Senatore, creator of the water bottle flip viral internet trend^[9]
Prince Shembo, NFL linebacker^[10]^[11]
Trent Thornton, MLB pitcher^[12]
Alex Wood, MLB pitcher, 2017 All-Star selection and 2020 World Series champion^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Ardrey Kell High". National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
^ About Our School - Ardrey Kell High Archived 2020-08-09 at the Wayback Machine.
^ "Naming The New High School" (PDF). CMS Board of Education. November 9, 2005.^{[dead link]}
^ Giuseppe Gentile UNC Charlotte Men's Soccer Archived 2019-03-07 at the Wayback Machine. charlotte49ers.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^ Wertz Jr., Langston. "Cedric Gray on sticking at Ardrey Kell: 'I'd rather be a big fish in a small pond.'". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
^ Tucker Lepley - Men's Soccer - UCLA Athletics Archived 2022-01-23 at the Wayback Machine. uclabruins.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
^ Andrew Pannenberg | MLSsoccer.com Archived 2022-01-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
^ "Jack Reinheimer Statistics" Archived 2019-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
^ "Video of water bottle flip makes North Carolina teen an Internet star". Archived from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
^ Glasspiegel, Ryan (May 29, 2015). "Atlanta Falcons LB Prince Shembo Allegedly Kicked and Killed Girlfriend's Dog". The Big Lead. Archived from the original on May 5, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
^ Jones, Jonathan (February 23, 2014). "Former Ardrey Kell star speaks of 2010 sex assault allegations". Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on June 27, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
^ "Trent Thornton". thebaseballcube.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
^ "Charlotte native makes MLB debut with Atlanta Braves". WCNC-TV. May 31, 2013. Archived from the original on March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.