South Mecklenburg High School is a public
secondary school
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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
Pineville.
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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 Sabres are affiliated with the
North Carolina High School Athletic Association
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(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. South Meck has had 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
* Field Hockey
* Swimming & Diving
* Basketball
* Tennis
* Track & Field
* Golf
* Lacrosse
* Volleyball
* Wrestling
* Baseball
* Softball
* Rugby
Notable alumni
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John Brannon,
NFL
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cornerback
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Ricky Berens
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, former USA
Olympic swim team member and 2x gold medalist in the freestyle
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Joy Cheek
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,
WNBA player
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Stu Cole
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Pla ...
, former
MLB player with the
Kansas City Royals
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Carlos Crawford, former MLB player with the
Philadelphia Phillies
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Walter Davis, 6x
NBA
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All-Star and member of the gold medal-winning
1976 USA men's Olympic basketball team
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Grace Glenn
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Early and personal life
Glenn was born in Nanchang, China and was adopted by Neil and Cin ...
, artistic gymnast
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Anthony Hamilton, singer/songwriter and record producer
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Vani Hari, author, activist and food critique, who
blogs as the Food Babe
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Wayne Hearn
Wayne Hearn (born August 5, 1962) is a former American professional tennis player.
Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Hearn won the North Carolina state championship in 1980 at South Mecklenburg High School. He played two seasons of collegiate te ...
, professional
tennis player
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John Hoogenakker, actor
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Bobby Jones, NBA Hall of Famer, 4x NBA All-Star and silver medalist with the
1972 USA men's Olympic basketball team
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Peter Joseph Jugis, fourth
bishop of
Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
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Lew Massey, professional
basketball player
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David Mims, former NFL offensive tackle
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Kristin Normann
Kristin Normann (born 1 May 1954) is a Norwegian judge and legal scholar.
She was born in Oslo, and took the cand.jur. degree in 1982. A 1973 graduate of South Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, she was a research fellow, asso ...
, legal scholar and judge in the
Supreme Court of Norway
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Roman Phifer, former NFL linebacker and member of three Super Bowl championship teams with the
New England Patriots
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Dan Shaver, racecar driver and entrepreneur
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Austin Yearwood
Austin Yearwood (born August 12, 1994) is an American soccer player who currently plays for New Mexico United in the USL Championship. He operates as a left back or left wing-back.
Career
College and amateur
Yearwood graduated from South Meck ...
, professional
soccer
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player
Austin Yearwood High Point Men's Soccer
''highpointpanthers.com''. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
See also
* List of high schools in North Carolina
References
External links
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Schools in Charlotte, North Carolina
Public high schools in North Carolina