Specialized High School Programs and Early Colleges

Please join us for the 2025-2026 Special Programs Informational Nights!

November 10 - Minnie Evans's Performing Arts Center at Murray Middle School

November 12 - Roland Grise Middle School

November 13 - Holly Shelter Middle School

(These are repeat sessions, but families are encouraged to attend any and all. All sessions begin at 6:00.)

Families are also invited to attend in-house presentation nights at 6:00 p.m.*:

December 1 - Southeast Area Technical High School (SEA-Tech) (auditorium)

December 2 - Wilmington Early College High School (BB&T Auditorium)

December 3 - Laney STEM (media center)

December 4 - Hoggard International Baccalaureate (cafeteria)

December 8 - New Hanover Lyceum (cafeteria)

December 9 - Ashley Marine Science Academy (MSA classroom)

December 10 - Isaac Bear Early College High School (*Start time of 6:15, UNCW - Morton Auditorium)

December 11 - Career Readiness Academy at Mosley (media center)

Submit Application

For more information about programming or the application process, please reach out to Dr. Jean Hall, Supervisor of Innovative and Special Programs:

910-254-4235 / jean.hall@nhcs.net

New Hanover County Schools offers four Non-Traditional High Schools in addition to Signature Programs and Specialty Options at each of its traditional high schools. In offering these programs, we are committed to spirited learning, growth, development, and fun. We empower our students to ask insightful questions, explore disciplinary boundaries, and confront conventional ways of thinking.

We invite you to learn more about NHCS Signature Programs and Specialty Options and discover an education built for you. The transformative learning experiences at NHCS high school Signature Programs and Specialty Options are designed to help our students grow both in and out of the classroom.

Developed over a series of years, each high school created a focused program unique to their site to which students may apply. Our high schools have programs for students to access Cape Fear Community College and UNC-Wilmington, schools with a career technical or a career readiness focus. International Baccalaureate, STEM, Marine Science, and Lyceum are other programs offered.