| White Oak High School | |
| Motto: | We All Row! |
| Streetaddress: | 1001 Piney Green Road |
| City: | Jacksonville, North Carolina |
| Zipcode: | 28546 |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | Public |
| District: | Onslow County Schools |
| Grades: | 9 - 12 |
| Ceeb: | 342565 |
| Principal: | Joycelyn Cassidy |
| Conference: | Coastal 3A |
| Mascot: | Vikings |
| Newspaper: | Viking Views |
| Yearbook: | The Viking Log |
| Enrollment: | 1101[1] |
| Enrollment As Of: | 2017 |
| Colors: | Green and gold |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
White Oak High School is a public high school in the city of Jacksonville, North Carolina, in Onslow County, United States, and classified as a 3A school by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association.[2] It is one of the seven high schools of Onslow County Schools.
White Oak High School opened and was accredited for the issuance of high school diplomas in August 1927. The first class graduated in the spring of 1928.[3] The original school was constructed off of present day Swansboro-Belgrade Road (Maysville, NC). The school was renamed "Tabernacle" at the end of the 1969 - 70 school year as the "new" White Oak High School was constructed on Piney Green Road (the present day location). Until the spring of 1970, the mascot for White Oak was the Red Devil and the colors were red and white. When the school moved to Piney Green Road, a rising class of students selected the Viking as the new mascot and green and gold as the new colors.
From 1927 to 1950, the school was without an official annual or yearbook. During the 1950 - 51 school year, under the leadership of teacher Mrs. Clyde Morton Ward, the first yearbook was published. The first edition was called "The WOHIAN".[4]
The White Oak annual was named "The WOHian" from 1950 to 1956, the "Wee Toc" from 1957 to 1969 and the "Viking Log" from 1970 to the present day.
White Oak High School has had 17 principals since opening in 1927.[3] The Red Devil and Viking leaders are:
'We All Row!' White Oak High School utilizes a motto based on the image of the Viking ship. The image is prominently featured on the wall of the front hall of the school.
The White Oak Vikings compete in the following sports: Volleyball, Cross Country, Track, Wrestling, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball.[5]
As of the most recent testing profile (2017), White Oak High School is ranked 47th out of 2531 schools in NC in terms of the EVAAS growth index (measuring schools for based on the amount of academic growth from one year to the next). This puts WOHS in the top 2% of schools as measured by academic growth.[6]