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 buildingTechnical buildingGreenhouseGymSwimming poolFootball stadiumBaseball stadiumPractice fieldsTennis courtsSoftball fieldOutdoor track facilitiesNational Honor SocietyHonor Art SocietyNational Forensic LeagueNational Technical-Vocational Honor SocietyInternational Thespian SocietyHealth Occupational Honor SocietySpanish, French, German, and Latin Honor SocietyMu Alpha Theta Math Honor SocietyTri M Music Honor SocietyScience National Honor SocietyEnglish Language and Composition – 11th APEnglish Literature – 12th APCalculus AB and BC APStatistics APBiology II APChemistry II APEnvironmental Science APPhysics B APComputer Science APFrench Language V APGerman V APLatin V APSpanish Language VChinese APStudio Art 2D and 3DMusic Theory APArt History APHuman Geography APPsychology APUnited States Comparative Government APUnited States History APUnited States Government/Politics APWorld History APEuropean History AP1992, 1993, 1997, 2004: North Carolina Wachovia Cup for best overall athletic program in North Carolina1996: 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.
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