South Mecklenburg High School
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| South Mecklenburg High School | |
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8900 Park Road , 28210 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°06′35″N 80°51′36″W / 35.1095898°N 80.8600725°W |
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| Other name | "South" |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1959 |
| School district | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools |
| CEEB code | 343103 |
| Principal | Glenn Starnes II |
| Faculty | 161.10 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 3,125 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.40[1] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red, black, white |
| Team name | Sabres |
| Rivals | Myers Park High School, Charlotte Catholic High School |
| Website | schools |
South Mecklenburg High School is a public secondary school located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is part of the Charlotte Mecklenburg School District. Locally it is known as "South Meck" (or simply just “South”). Its mascot is the Sabre and the school colors are red, black, and white.
Faculty
Several South Meck teachers and counselors hold National Board Certification, with many more working towards certification. The faculty teacher pages can be found on South Meck High School's web page.
Athletics
The South Mecklenburg Sabre's are affiliated with the NCHSAA and compete in the 4A division, which is North Carolina's highest classification. Currently South Meck is in the So. Meck 8 4A League conference. Throughout the years South Meck has produced many State Championship teams, as well as Individual State Champion athletes. Below are sports that South Meck has to offer for its students.
- Football
- Cross Country
- Cheerleading
- Soccer
- Swimming & Diving
- Basketball
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Baseball
- Softball
- Rugby
Notable alumni
- Ricky Berens, former USA Olympic swim team member and 2x gold medalist in the 4x200 m freestyle
- Patrick Cannon, former Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina
- Joy Cheek, WNBA player
- Stu Cole, former MLB player with the Kansas City Royals
- Carlos Crawford, former MLB player with the Philadelphia Phillies[2]
- Walter Davis, 6x NBA All-Star and member of the gold medal winning 1976 USA men's Olympic basketball team
- Grace Glenn, artistic gymnast[3]
- Anthony Hamilton, singer/songwriter and record producer
- Vani Hari, author, activist and food critique, who blogs as the Food Babe[4]
- Bobby Jones, NBA Hall of Famer, 4x NBA All-Star and silver medalist with the 1972 USA men's Olympic basketball team
- Peter Joseph Jugis, fourth bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte[5]
- Lew Massey, professional basketball player[6]
- David Mims, professional football player in the NFL
- Kristin Normann, legal scholar and judge in the Supreme Court of Norway
- Roman Phifer, former NFL linebacker and member of three Super Bowl championship teams with the New England Patriots
- Dan Shaver, racecar driver and entrepreneur[7]
- Austin Yearwood, professional soccer player[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "South Mecklenburg High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ "Carlos Crawford Statistics." The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ (Sep 4, 2014). Local twins shine spotlight on gymnastics. WBTV. Retrieved Dec 22, 2019.
- ^ Food blogger hopes to get Obama's attention. wcnc.com. Retrieved Aug 25, 2020.
- ^ Oct 21, 2003 by Catholic News Herald - issuu. Catholic News Herald. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ Lew Massey - Men's Basketball - Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ (Jan 4, 2007). Team Owner, Driver Dan Shaver Passes. ARCA Menards Series. Retrieved Dec 22, 2019.
- ^ Austin Yearwood High Point Men's Soccer. highpointpanthers.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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