Southaven High School

Infobox School
name = Southaven High School


imagesize = 250px
motto = "Providing a Path to Success"
streetaddress = 755 Rasco Rd.
city = Southaven
state = Mississippi
zipcode = 38671
country = USA
established = 1972
type = Public secondary
students = Co-Ed
grades = 9-12
accreditation = Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
district = DeSoto County School District
team_name = Chargers
mascot

school_colors = Orange and Blue
yearbook = "The Charger"
newspaper = "Charger Flash"
publication = "M/Lange" (Literary Magazine)
principal = Jeff Gilder
ceeb = 252823
homepage = http://www.desotocountyschools.org/shs/

Southaven High School is a public secondary school located in Southaven, Mississippi, United States serving students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the DeSoto County School District. It has an enrollment of 1,426 students and staffs 87 teachers. Jeff Gilder is the current principal.

New Campus

In 2004 citizens in DeSoto County voted to pass a school bond proposal worth $115 million to help expand or replace some of the county's aging schools [ [http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Extrel/news/W_Nov_17_06.html State Superintendent of Education's Weekly Column ] ] . Southaven High School was one of two high schools that was replaced with a new facility (the other being Horn Lake High). Ground was broken during the summer of 2005 on a plot of land directly east of the original school. The facility was completed fall of 2006, but was not opened until January 2007, since school had started when it was finished. The old facility is the middle school, serving sixth-eighth graders, while the old middle school became a intermediate school serving third-fifth graders.

ports

For males, there is Football, Basketball, Baseball, Tennis, Soccer, Track, Cross Country, and Golf available. For females, there is Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Cross Country, Golf, and Cheerleading.

Fine Arts

In addition to Sports, Southaven also provides fine arts. It hosts drawing, painting, ceramics, photography, and Advanced Placement (AP) Art classes. Some of the other programs offered are Concert Band, Jazz Band, Marching Band, Theater, Concert Chorale, Chamber Singers, Jazz Choir, and Concert Singers.

Notable alumni

*John Grisham - Author [cite web | url = http://library.msstate.edu/grisham_room/writer/writer.htm | title = The John Grisham Room - The Writer | work = Mississippi State University Libraries| accessdate = 2006-07-06 ]

Administration

* Jeff Gilder - Principal
* Dr. Juanita Thompson - Assistant Principal
* Chris Fleming - Assistant Principal

References

External links

* [http://www.desotocountyschools.org/shs/index.php Official School Website]