Southern Guilford High School was founded in 1970 in the Sumner area of

Guilford County, North Carolina Guilford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population is 541,299, making it the third-most populous county in North Carolina. The county seat, and largest municipality, is Greensboro. Si ...

, United States. For the 2014–2015 school year, Southern had an enrollment of 1220 in grades 9–12, and 70 teachers. The school's current principal is Brian Muller. The school operates on a block, college-styled schedule (with four classes each semester), as opposed to the traditional bell schedule that has six periods year-long.

Colors and mascot

Southern Guilford's colors are maroon and gold. Its mascot is the Storm. In 2004 the Guilford County Board of Education voted to retire the school's former mascot, the Indian.

Southern Academy

In 2005 Southern Guilford was turned into a magnet school for the study of agriscience,

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, and

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. Students are able to explore the fields of pre-medicine, sports medicine,

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, and agriscience research,

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and horticulture science,

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and elementary, middle, and upper grades education. Preset course schedules not only reflect state graduation standards, but also incorporate honors and AP courses in the student-selected specialized area of the Advanced Sciences or Education strand. Fifteen credits of the total coursework are academy-designated classes required to graduate Southern Guilford's Academy. The students in the Academy also get priority, in regards to class registration, over the students who actually attend their own district school. Some students actively switch to Southern in an attempt at a higher class ranking, due to the small size of the original student body population. Currently, the academy is one of the biggest in the county, and enrolls students from high schools all over the county.

Academy strands

The Agriscience program consists of studies in botany, horticulture, biotechnology and animal science. Academy courses include agriscience applications, animal science I and II, horticulture I and II, agriscience advanced studies and horticulture landscape construction. Th Education has the smallest number of students out of the three strands. Academy courses include teacher cadet I and II, and advanced placement psychology. The Medicine strand concentrates on sports medicine, nursing and pre-medicine. Academy courses include health team relations, sports medicine I and II, medical careers I and II, anatomy/physiology, biomedicine and pharmacy tech.

Notable alumni

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, member of the

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, former NFL linebacker *

Joey Hackett Joseph Glenn Hackett (born September 29, 1958) was a tight end in the National Football League. Biography Hackett was born on September 29, 1958, in Greensboro, North Carolina. His brother Dino Hackett also played in the NFL. College career H ...

, former NFL

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* Jake Smith, winner of the

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as the top collegiate

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in 2006 *

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, former '' Survivor'' contestantJeff Varner Biography
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References

External links

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