Plymouth High School

Plymouth High School is a public high school located in Plymouth, North Carolina, United States. It is one of two high schools, along with Creswell High School, that are a part of Washington County Schools. It became Washington County High School. The student body is predominantly African American. Panthers are the school mascot. Football The Plymouth Vikings football team had an active streak of making the NCHSAA State 1-A football championship game in five consecutive years (2012–2016), and made six appearances overall. The team won championships in 2007, 2012, and 2015. Accident On July 30, 1997, ten members of the Plymouth High School marching band were killed when their vehicle was struck by a tractor trailer truck while returning to band camp from their lunch break. Notable alumni William Barber II Protestant minister and political activist Charles Bowser former NFL linebacker Don Brown author and attorney