Hayesville High School
Hayesville High School is a school located in Hayesville, North Carolina and is part of the Clay County School District. It is the only public high school in Clay County. According to its website, the school has a current enrollment of 380 students and 37 teaching staff members. That is an average of 10.27 students per teacher. The high school moved into its current two-story brick facility in 1991. A new gymnasium was added in the late 1990s. The cafeteria was built in 1966. Athletics Hayesville's teams are known as the Yellow Jackets. The school's main rival is Murphy High School. Hayesville competes in the Smoky Mountain Conference (SMC) and its varsity sports are: Baseball Basketball Boys state champs - 2022 Cross Country Boys state champs - 2005, 2006, 2008 Girls state champs - 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Individual state champs - 1995, 2006, 2012 Football Golf Softball Soccer Track and Field Individual state champs - 1994, 1996, 1997, 2015, 2016, 2021 Volleyball History After local school teacher John Hicks was elected as the first representative from Clay County to the North Carolina General Assembly, he purchased land near Hayesville on Aug. 12, 1870, to establish a school, Hicksville