Providence Senior High School is a Charlotte Mecklenburg School District high school located off of Pineville-Matthews Road in Charlotte, North Carolina, in suburban South Charlotte. Providence serves southern and southeastern Mecklenburg County. Its mascot is the Panther, and its colors are black and gold.
Providence High School opened in August 1989.
Main building
Technical building
Greenhouse
Gym
Swimming pool
Football stadium
Baseball stadium
Practice fields
Tennis courts
Softball field
Outdoor track facilities
National Honor Society
Honor Art Society
National Forensic League
National Technical-Vocational Honor Society
International Thespian Society
Health Occupational Honor Society
Spanish, French, German, and Latin Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society
Tri M Music Honor Society
Science National Honor Society
English Language and Composition – 11th AP
English Literature – 12th AP
Calculus AB and BC AP
Statistics AP
Biology II AP
Chemistry II AP
Environmental Science AP
Physics B AP
Computer Science AP
French Language V AP
German V AP
Latin V AP
Spanish Language V
Chinese AP
Studio Art 2D and 3D
Music Theory AP
Art History AP
Human Geography AP
Psychology AP
United States Comparative Government AP
United States History AP
United States Government/Politics AP
World History AP
European History AP
1992, 1993, 1997, 2004: North Carolina Wachovia Cup for best overall athletic program in North Carolina
1996: Blue Ribbon "School of Excellence"
2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05: North Carolina "School of Distinction"
2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10: North Carolina "Honor School of Excellence"
In 2007 the Providence Panthers men's tennis team won the State of North Carolina 4-A Dual Team Championships, and posted a perfect 17-0 season.
In 2015 the Providence Panthers men's varsity baseball team won the State 4A Championship game against Millbrook with a win of 10-2.
Brian Edwards - former professional soccer goalkeeper
Ashley Fliehr - wrestler; WWE Diva under the ring name Charlotte Flair; daughter of Ric Flair
Reid Fliehr - son of Ric Flair, wrestler (deceased)
Mark Freiburger - filmmaker
Josh Hanna - 2014 Guntown Middle School Teacher of the Year
Antawn Jamison - UNC basketball alumnus; NCAA Wooden Award Winner (1998); NBA basketball player
Richie Shaffer - 2012 First Round Draft pick of the Tampa Bay Rays, former Clemson University baseball player
Jilen Siroky - 1996 Olympic swimmer
Jessica Stroup - actress and model, most notably of 90210
Sam Talbot - semi-finalist on reality competition TV show Top Chef; executive chef Lb
Paul Waggoner - guitarist for progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me
Wes Putnam - drove a Dodge Omni and dominated PE Doubles Tennis.
