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South Point High School (North Carolina)

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School district
  
Gaston County Schools

Principal
  
Garry Ford

Phone
  
+1 704-836-9612

Number of students
  
1,021

Staff
  
84

Category
  
Public school

Enrollment
  
1,021

District
  
Gaston County Schools

Lowest grade
  
Ninth grade

Colors
  
Black, Red

Established
  
1964 as Belmont High School, renamed South Point in 1969

Athletics
  
Football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, track and field, cross country, softball, baseball, tennis, golf, swimming, cheerleading

Address
  
906 S Point Rd, Belmont, NC 28012, USA

South Point High School is a public high school in the Gaston County Schools public school district, located in Belmont, North Carolina, United States. Its attendance range covers the southeastern portion of Gaston County and includes most of the City of Belmont as well as the community of Brown Town and the surrounding rural area. Gary Ford serves as principal. Assistant principals include Mitchell Allen, Kristin Bare, and Cindy Stewart. Kent Hyde serves as athletic director.

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History

In 1997, Gaston County transitioned from a junior high school system to middle schools. Today, the school occupies 156,485 square feet (14,537.9 m2) on a 33.7-acre (136,000 m2) campus.

Notable alumni

  • Perry Fewell, New York Giants' defensive coordinator
  • Emily Fortune Fiemstero
  • Mitch Harris, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Koren Robinson, former National Football League player (Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings)
  • Dugi Bakalli,Lead singer of Sunny Ledfurd
  • References

    South Point High School (North Carolina) Wikipedia