Norcross High School is a public high school in Norcross, Georgia, United States, part of the Gwinnett County School System, and serving the cities of Norcross and Peachtree Corners. The school's mascot is the Blue Devil.
The school is also the first in the Gwinnett County Public School System to offer the IB Diploma Programme, first implemented in 1999.
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Athletics
Norcross competes in Region 7-AAAAAAA. The school's mascot is the Blue Devil. The school competes in football, baseball, softball, lacrosse, track and field, cross country, swimming and diving, wrestling, golf, soccer, tennis, volleyball, marching band, and competitive cheerleading.
Norcross varsity boys' basketball team won the Class AAAAA Georgia state championship in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2011, and the Class AAAAAA state championship 2013 and 2022. The girls won the basketball state championship in 2010, 2011, and 2022.
The Norcross football team won the 2012 and 2013 state championships.
Notable alumni
Al-Farouq Aminu (2008), former NBA basketball player
Jeff Backus, former NFL football player
Brandon Boston Jr. (2020, transferred), NBA basketball player
Brice Butler, NFL football player
Jake Camarda, NFL football player
Lorenzo Carter, former NFL football player
Jason Croom, NFL football player
Geremy Davis, NFL football player
Kaela Davis (2013, transferred), former WNBA basketball player
Diamond DeShields, WNBA basketball player
Max Garcia, NFL football player
Brandon Goodwin (2013), NBA basketball player
Larry Grant, former NFL football player
Dearica Hamby (2011), WNBA All-Star forward
Rayshaun Hammonds, basketball player who plays professionally in South Korea
Chris Herndon, NFL football player
Alvin Kamara, NFL football player
Jeremy Lamb, NBA basketball player
Gani Lawal (2007), former NBA basketball player
Lawson Luckie, college football tight end
Chandler Massey, actor
Jodie Meeks (2006), NBA basketball player
Dohnte Meyers, CFL football player
JT Thor (2020), NBA basketball player
Lajon Witherspoon, lead singer of Sevendust
Nic Stone, author
Kok Yat - former NBA G-League player for the Iowa Wolves and Texas Legends.
Other programs
In 1996, Norcross High School's band received the Legion of Honor award from the John Philip Sousa Foundation, marking their first official award from the foundation.