South Johnston High School (also referred to as "South") is a
high school
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for grades 9â12 located in
Four Oaks, North Carolina, near
Benson. The school was built in 1969 in order to integrate the area's "all-white" and "all-black" schools. The principal is William Weaver, one of the former assistant principals at the school.
The school is located in the Southern portion of
Johnston County. Middle schools that feed into South Johnston include Benson Middle School,
Four Oaks Middle School
Four Oaks is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census it had a population of 1,921, up from 1,424 in 2000.
History
Four Oaks was one of several town ...
, and Meadow School (Kâ8).
Sports
The school mascot of South Johnston is the
Trojan
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* Of or from the ancient city of Troy
* Trojan language, the language of the historical Trojans
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* ''Les Troyens'' ('The Trojans'), an opera by Berlioz, premiered part 1863, part 189 ...
, and the school colors are green and Vegas gold.
SJHS offers a variety of sports which includes:
volleyball
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,
American football
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,
cross country,
wrestling
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, boys' and girls'
tennis
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, boys' and girls'
swimming
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,
softball
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,
baseball
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, boys' and girls'
soccer,
golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...
, boys' and girls'
indoor & outdoor track,
cheerleading
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, and boys' and girls'
basketball
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. The boys' soccer team has been conference champions in three consecutive occasions (2009â2011). In 2009, the football team were state runner-ups.
References
External links
Official Homepage
Educational institutions established in 1969
Public high schools in North Carolina
Schools in Johnston County, North Carolina
1969 establishments in North Carolina
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