South Mecklenburg High School

South Mecklenburg High School
Address
8900 Park Road Charlotte , North Carolina 28210 United States
Coordinates	35°06′35″N80°51′36″W / 35.1095898°N 80.8600725°W / 35.1095898; -80.8600725
Information
Other name	"South"
Type	Public
Established	1959(66 years ago) (1959)
School district	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
CEEB code	343103
Principal	Marc Angerer
Staff	180.61 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment	3,244 [1]  (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	17.96 [1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Red, black, white
Team name	Sabres
Rivals	Myers Park High School, Charlotte Catholic High School
Website	schools.cms.k12.nc.us/southmecklenburgHS/Pages/Default.aspx

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. The attendance boundary includes nearby Pineville. ^{[2] [3]}

Faculty

Several South Meck teachers and counselors hold National Board Certification, with many more working towards certification. ^[4] The faculty teacher pages can be found on South Meck High School's web page.

Athletics

The South Mecklenburg Sabres are affiliated with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and compete in the 4A classification. South Mecklenburg is currently in the So. Meck 8 4A League conference. South Mecklenburg has had many state championship teams, as well as individual state champion athletes in a variety of sports. Below are sports that South Mecklenburg has to offer for its students:

• Football
• Cross Country
• Cheerleading
• Soccer
• Field Hockey
• 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 4×200 meter freestyle ^[5]
• John Brannon, NFL cornerback ^[6]
• Joy Cheek, WNBA player ^[7]
• Stu Cole, former MLB player with the Kansas City Royals ^[8]
• Carlos Crawford, former MLB player with the Philadelphia Phillies ^[9]
• Walter Davis, 6x NBA All-Star and member of the gold medal-winning 1976 USA men's Olympic basketball team ^[10]
• Grace Glenn, artistic gymnast ^[11]
• Ethel Darline Guest, artist ^[12]
• Anthony Hamilton, singer/songwriter and record producer ^[13]
• Vani Hari, author, activist and food critique, who blogs as the Food Babe ^[14]
• Wayne Hearn, professional tennis player ^[15]
• John Hoogenakker, actor ^[16]
• Bobby Jones, NBA Hall of Famer, 4x NBA All-Star and silver medalist with the 1972 USA men's Olympic basketball team ^[17]
• Peter Joseph Jugis, fourth bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte ^[18]
• Lew Massey, professional basketball player ^[19]
• David Mims, former NFL offensive tackle ^[20]
• Bryson Nesbit, college football tight end for the North Carolina Tar Heels ^[21]
• 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 ^[22]
• Dan Shaver, racecar driver and entrepreneur ^[23]
• Austin Yearwood, professional soccer player ^[24]

See also

• List of high schools in North Carolina

References

1. "South Mecklenburg High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
2. "Zoning Map" (PDF). Pineville. Retrieved February 18, 2023. - Zoning districts are defined on page 121/248 - See overlay districts - Compare to school district maps.
3. "South Mecklenburg High School" (PDF). Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools . Retrieved February 18, 2023.
4. "South Mecklenburg High School". U.S. News.
5. "Ricky Berens - Men's Swimming and Diving". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
6. "John Brannon Signs with Los Angeles Chargers". Western Carolina University. April 26, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
7. "Joy Cheek - 2009-10 - Women's Basketball". Duke University. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
8. "Stu Cole Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
9. "Carlos Crawford Statistics." The Baseball Cube. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
10. Beal, D. J. (April 18, 2024). "Former South Meck Basketball Legend Walter Davis Enters The Hall Of Fame". Bahakel Sports. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
11. (September 4, 2014). Local twins shine spotlight on gymnastics. WBTV. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
12. Bontemps, Alex; Fonvielle-Bontemps, Jacqueline; Driskell, David C. (1980). Forever Free : Art by African-American Women 1862–1980. Stephenson Incorporated.
13. "Anthony Hamilton – North Carolina Music Educators Association" . Retrieved January 4, 2025.
14. Food blogger hopes to get Obama's attention. wcnc.com. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
15. MTEN Individual State Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
16. Price, Mark (January 30, 2018). "South Meck High grad is the king of Super Bowl commercials – The Dilly Dilly King". The Charlotte Observer . Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
17. "Bobby Jones Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
18. Oct 21, 2003 by Catholic News Herald - issuu. Catholic News Herald. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
19. Lew Massey - Men's Basketball - Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
20. "David Mims - 2008 - Football". Virginia Union University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
21. "2021 4-star tight end recruit Bryson Nesbit joining UNC football soon". The Fayetteville Observer . May 28, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
22. "Roman Phifer Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
23. (January 4, 2007). Team Owner, Driver Dan Shaver Passes. ARCA Menards Series. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
24. Austin Yearwood High Point Men's Soccer. highpointpanthers.com. Retrieved March 6, 2019.

External links

• Official website