William Amos Hough High School
About Us
About Us
Opened in August 2010, William Amos Hough High School is a comprehensive high school serving the Lake Norman towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, and Davidson. Hough High School enrolls over 2,500 students from diverse backgrounds in grades 9 through 12. It is one of over 30 high schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School district. Hough High School is recognized as one of the top 10% of schools nationally.
Faculty & Staff
Students at Hough High School are served by a highly motivated and dedicated faculty and staff. Just over half of the faculty has earned a master's or doctorate degree and 22 of our staff have earned National Board Certification.
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175 Teachers and Assistants
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12 Guidance Counselors and Student Support Staff
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6 Administrators
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5 Facilitators and Coordinators
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5 Administration Assistants
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19 Cafeteria and Custodial Staff
School Demographics (2024-2025)
Our student body of over 2,500 students is composed of students identifying as 65% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black/African American, 5% Asian, and 4% Multi-Racial. Our student body represents a wide range of backgrounds from socio-economic, religious, cultural, and political viewpoints.
Hough Extracurriculars
Clubs & Honor Societies | Athletics | Performing Arts | ROTC |
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| Animal Awareness Club | V Football | Dance Company | Air Rifle Team |
| AP Ambassadors | JV Football | Dance Team | Archery Team |
| Architecture, Construction, and Engineering Mentorship Program | V Men's Soccer | So You Think Hough Can Dance | Drill and Ceremony Team |
| Asian Alliance | JV Men's Soccer | NCASA Dance Competition | Color Guard |
| Battle of the Books | V Field Hockey | Green Level Dance Invitational | Book Study Team |
| Best Buddies | JV Field Hockey | Educational Outreach Dance Performance Tour | CyberPatriot (Computer Security) Team |
| Bilingual Leadership | JV Women's Volleyball | Love Your Body Week | Raiders Team |
| Block H | V Women's Volleyball | Dance a Difference Week | Orienteering Team |
| Books for Change | JV Cheer | Dance Staff & Stage Management | Leadership and Academic Bowl Team |
| Bro Code | V Cheer | Dance Peer Leaders & Choreographers | Drone (Begins 2025-2026) Team |
| BSU (Black Student Union) | Women's Golf | Fall Pep Rally Dance Squad | Teen-Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) (Begins 2025-2026) |
| Ceramics Club | Women's Tennis | Fall Play | Intramural Volleyball Team |
| Chess Club | Women's Cross Country | NCTC Competition Play | Fire Prevention Instruction |
| Classroom Central | Men's Cross Country | Spring Musical & Blumey Awards | Community Service Activities |
| CLEO | Men's Indoor Track | Curtain Call Cabaret | |
| Coalition of Black Female Scholars | Women's Indoor Track | Performing Arts Stage Management Team | |
| Computer Honor Society | Men's Wrestling | Lip Sync Battle | |
| DECA | Women's Wrestling | A Cafellas (A Cappella Club) | |
| Democracy Club | V Men's Basketball | Tri M Music Honor Society | |
| Doctors Without Borders | JV Men's Basketball | Graduation (Band & Chorus) | |
| Dream On 3 | V Women's Basketball | Bailey's Glen Performance Arts Series | |
| EnGin Club | JV Women's Basketball | Music & Movement for Special Needs Students | |
| English National Honor Society | Men's Swim & Dive | United Sound | |
| ESports | Women's Swim & Dive | Battle of the Bands | |
| FBLA | V Baseball | CMS Honors Chorus | |
| FCA | JV Baseball | Mars Hill University Choral Festival | |
| Film Club | V Softball | NC Sings | |
| French Club | JV Softball | A Cappella Festival | |
| French Honor Society | V Women's Soccer | NCASA Show Choir Competition | |
| Gardening Club | JV Women's Soccer | NCASA A Cappella Competition | |
| Girl up | V Men's Lacrosse | NCMEA Honors Chorus | |
| Green Team | JV Men's Lacrosse | Show Choir Competitions (3) | |
| GSA | Women's Lacrosse | Music in the Parks (Carowinds) | |
| HALO | Men's Tennis | Town of Cornelius Veterans Day | |
| Hispanic Honor Society | Men's Golf | Town of Cornelius Memorial Day | |
| HOSA | Men's Track and Field | Light Up Cornelius (tree lighting) | |
| Hough Stands Against Cancer | Women's Track and Field | SCDBA NC All- District Band Auditions | |
| Husky Hawks | Men's Rugby | SCDBA NC All- District Band Clinic | |
| International Thespian Society | Women's Rugby | NC All State Band Auditions | |
| Italian Club | V Women's Flag Football | NC All State Band Clinic | |
| Key Club | JV Women's Flag Football | CMS Honor Band Auditions | |
| Lacrosse Outreach Club | V Men's Volleyball | CMS Honor Band Clinic | |
| MESS | JV Men's Volleyball | Music Pit Orchestra (practices & performances) | |
| Mock Trial | SCDBA NC Music Performance Adjutication(MPA) | ||
| Mu Alpha Theta | BOLD - Club Sports | Western Region Jazz Clinic | |
| National Art Honor Society | NC All State Jazz Auditions | ||
| National Honor Society | NC All State Jazz Clinic | ||
National Honor Society for Dance Arts | Marching Band (Competitions x 5, Practices) | ||
| National STEM League - Iditarod Racing | NC Orchestra MPA | ||
| National Technical Honor Society | Western Region Jazz Auditions | ||
| NCASA (Quiz Bowl, Forensics, Quill, etc.) | North Meck Holiday Parade | ||
| Outdoor Club | Cornelius Elementary Cougar Dash | ||
| Philosophy Club | Davidson Football Guest Band | ||
| Photography | UNC Charlotte Honor Band Clinic | ||
| Pickleball Club | UNCG Honor Band Clinic | ||
| Rho Kappa | UNC Marching Band Day | ||
| Science National Honor Society | UNCC Marching Band Day | ||
| Science Olympiad | Band End of Year Banquet | ||
| Sources of Strength | Theatre End-of-Year Celebration | ||
| Speech and Debate Club | Christmas in Davidson (performances) | ||
| T1 Diabetes | A Cappella Festival with Deke Sharon | ||
| Technology Student Association | Young Ambassadors in Harmony Festival | ||
| Tennis Outreach | NCMEA Western Regional Chorus Festival | ||
| The German Club | Open Mic Night (4x year) | ||
| Tri M Music Honor Society | Music Trivia Night (2x year) | ||
| Unified | |||
| United Sound | |||
| Women in STEM | |||
| Women's Wellness | |||
| Yay Day |