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. - Zoning districts are defined on page 121/248 - See overlay districts - Compare to school district maps.
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 (NCHSAA) and are classified as an 8A school. It is a part of the Greater Charlotte 7A/8A Conference.Bryant, Joel. (March 6, 2025). Here are the new NCHSAA conferences for 2025-29. highschoolot.com. Retrieved December 17, 2025. South Mecklenburg has had many state championship teams, as well as individual state champion athletes in a variety of sports. Listed below are the different sports that South Mecklenburg offers for its students:
Football Cross Country Cheerleading Soccer Field Hockey Swimming & Diving Basketball Tennis Indoor/Outdoor 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"Carlos Crawford Statistics." The Baseball Cube. Retrieved December 1, 2018. Bo Davidson, MLB player with the San Francisco Giants Walter Davis, 6x NBA All-Star and member of the gold medal-winning 1976 USA men's Olympic basketball team Grace Glenn, artistic gymnast(September 4, 2014). Local twins shine spotlight on gymnastics. WBTV. Retrieved December 22, 2019. Ethel Darline Guest, artist Anthony Hamilton, singer/songwriter and record producer Vani Hari, author, activist and food critique, who blogs as the Food BabeFood blogger hopes to get Obama's attention. wcnc.com. Retrieved August 25, 2020. Wayne Hearn, professional tennis playerMTEN Individual State Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved January 23, 2022. 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 CharlotteOct 21, 2003 by Catholic News Herald - issuu. Catholic News Herald. Retrieved June 9, 2019. Lew Massey, professional basketball playerLew Massey - Men's Basketball - Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2020. 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 3x Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots Dan Shaver, racecar driver and entrepreneur(January 4, 2007). Team Owner, Driver Dan Shaver Passes. ARCA Menards Series. Retrieved December 22, 2019. Austin Yearwood, professional soccer playerAustin Yearwood High Point Men's Soccer. highpointpanthers.com. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
See also List of high schools in North Carolina
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