South Mecklenburg High School
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". Its mascot is the Sabre and the school colors are red, black, and white. The attendance boundary includes nearby Pineville.
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 a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association and are classified as an 8A school. It is a part of the Greater Charlotte 7A/8A 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 freestyle
- John Brannon, NFL cornerback
- Joy Cheek, WNBA player
- Stu Cole, former MLB player with the Kansas City Royals
- Carlos Crawford, former MLB player with the Philadelphia Phillies
- Walter Davis, 6x NBA All-Star and member of the gold medal-winning 1976 USA men's Olympic basketball team
- Grace Glenn, artistic gymnast
- Ethel Darline Guest, artist
- Anthony Hamilton, singer/songwriter and record producer
- Vani Hari, author, activist and food critique, who blogs as the Food Babe
- Wayne Hearn, professional tennis player
- John Hoogenakker, actor
- 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
- Lew Massey, professional basketball player
- David Mims, former NFL offensive tackle
- Bryson Nesbit, college football tight end for the North Carolina Tar Heels
- 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
- Austin Yearwood, professional soccer player