South Mecklenburg High School
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| South Mecklenburg High School | |
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8900 Park Road Charlotte , 28210 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°06′35″N 80°51′36″W / 35.1095898°N 80.8600725°WCoordinates: 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 | Marc Angerer |
| Faculty | 170.40 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 3,258 (2019–20)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.12[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, former NFL offensive tackle
- 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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "South Mecklenburg High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Carlos Crawford Statistics." The Baseball Cube. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ (September 4, 2014). Local twins shine spotlight on gymnastics. WBTV. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ^ Food blogger hopes to get Obama's attention. wcnc.com. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ Oct 21, 2003 by Catholic News Herald - issuu. Catholic News Herald. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ Lew Massey - Men's Basketball - Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ (January 4, 2007). Team Owner, Driver Dan Shaver Passes. ARCA Menards Series. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ^ Austin Yearwood High Point Men's Soccer. highpointpanthers.com. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
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- Schools in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Public high schools in North Carolina