South Granville High School

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South Granville High School
Address
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701 N. Crescent Drive Creedmoor , North Carolina 27522 United States
Coordinates	36°07′23″N 78°40′31″W / 36.12306°N 78.67528°W / 36.12306; -78.67528Coordinates: 36°07′23″N 78°40′31″W / 36.12306°N 78.67528°W / 36.12306; -78.67528
Information
School type	Public
Founded	1962 (59 years ago) (1962)
CEEB code	340032
Principal	Lisa Tusa
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	685 (2020–2021)
Language	English
Color(s)	Columbia blue and white
Mascot	Vikings
Website	sghs.gcs.k12.nc.us

South Granville High is a high school in Creedmoor, North Carolina, and is part of the Granville County Schools system.

History[]

The school of South Granville High was built in 1962 as a replacement high school for the already existing Creedmoor High (also located in Creedmoor; later known as the Creedmoor School). The Creedmoor School built in 1909 served as the grammar school for the lower end of the county as South Granville officially became the high school. South Granville served as school for grades 9–12 up until 1970 when the Creedmoor School (a former high school) burned to the ground because of an electrical fire. South Granville soon became the leading high school in the southern part of Granville County. To replace the Creedmoor School the county built Creedmoor Elementary School in 1972. Since the Supreme Court case of Brown vs. Board of Education the schools of North Carolina worked to become integrated. In Granville County this did not become true until late 1969. The black high school of G. C. Hawley (est. 1936) located a mile away from South Granville became the junior high school in 1970 taking the grades of 5–8 and South Granville became the high school with grades of 9–12. In later years South Granville became renowned for its academic programs and organization successes. South Granville has an athletic department, with many sports. Since 1964 the South Granville athletics has had a heated rivalry with J. F. Webb High School located at the northern end of Granville County in Oxford.

The school celebrated it's 50th anniversary in 2012.

Renovations and additions[]

The school was originally a small building with about a few hundred kids in attendance, but additions were made to the school over the years, as more students moved into the Creedmoor area. A new wing was formed onto the back part of the building in the late 1980s. In 1992 the school added a new entrance to the building (containing a lobby, auditorium, band room, restrooms, and auxiliary gym). In late 1998 the county added another wing to the school on the south end of the building which housed more classrooms. This was called the 'Science Hall' because it housed the majority of the science classes. In 2004 trailers were brought in for the growing student population. Following the peak in attendance, the county decided in 2008 to add an addition to the 'Science Hall' in which they would house the mathematics department. Along with the new addition, a newer entrance was added as an administration wing. Thanks to the new addition and the opening Granville Central High School, the school was able to shed 5 of the trailers as they were no longer necessary.

Notable events[]

2005 Mercury scare[]

In October 2005, South Granville was closed for three days after two students stole mercury from an unlocked cabinet. They allegedly passed it around and took it home, potentially exposing dozens to toxic mercury vapors. Health officials conducted air quality tests. Fourteen classrooms had mercury vapor levels higher than the recommended level by the Environmental Protection Agency. The officials recovered most of the mercury from the boy's house buried in his backyard. The two students were expelled from the school for the rest of the year, and the science teacher was suspended pending on board investigations (he was found innocent and retained his job). A month later, school officials said a student found a small amount of mercury in a boys' bathroom. Teachers placed the mercury in a bottle and turned it over to emergency management officials. Officials said air quality tests conducted that night revealed "no evidence of additional mercury at the school."^[1]

Student attendance[]

• Total students (estimated) – 685
• Student Demographics: 52% White, 24% Black, 18% Hispanic, 5% Two or more Races, .8% American Indian, .2% Asian

Sports[]

The Sports Program includes

• Football
• Basketball (Men & Women)
• Cheerleading
• Baseball
• Soccer (Men & Women)
• Wrestling
• Softball
• Tennis (Men & Women)
• Cross Country
• Track & Field
• Golf (Men & Women)
• Marching Band

Notable alumni[]

• Linda L. Bray  – former U.S. Army officer known for being the first woman in the United States military to lead troops into combat
• Matt Harrison  – former Major League Baseball pitcher and All-Star in 2012
• William Jeffery Johnson  – former Major League Baseball pitcher with the New York Yankees

References[]

External links[]

• Official website