Sullivan South High School (Tennessee)

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Sullivan South High School

Established	1981
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Greg Harvey
Faculty	60
Students	approximately 1,000
Grades	9–12
Location	Kingsport, Tennessee USA
Oversight	Sullivan County School System
Colors	Blue & Silver Grey
Mascot	Rebels
Newspaper	Death Valley News
Website	http://www.scde.k12.tn.us/shs/

Sullivan South High School (commonly known as SSHS or Sullivan South) is a public high school(grades 9-12) located in Kingsport, Tennessee in Sullivan County. The school has a student body of approximately 1,000 students.

Greg Harvey is the school's principal.

The school had a 79% graduation rate in 2004, well short of the state goal of 90%. [1]. The average ACT scores of students is a 21.6. 82.6% of students attended either a two-year or four-year university [2]. It is also accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the TSSAA.

1 Curriculum
2 Athletics
3 Statistics
4 Notable Alumni
5 Contact
6 External links

[edit] Curriculum

Sullivan South implements a block schedule with four 90-minute periods a day. Students register for new classes each semester, allowing for 8 credits to be taken each academic year.

Sullivan South offers a variety of "Accelerated," AP, and Technical/Vocational courses:

Accelerated courses offered include:

Algegra I & II
Biology
English I, II, & III
Geometry

Advanced Placement courses offered include:

Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
English
Physics
US History

Technical/Vocational courses offered include:

CAD I & II
Carpentry I & II
Cosmetology I, II, & III
Co-op
Culinary Arts I & II
Graphic Design I, II, & III
Engineering Design I & II
Entrepreneurship
Leisure Craft I & II
Marketing I & II
Sports/Entertainment Marketing
Visual Art Design

+Note: Sullivan South participates in the Jumpstart program with Northeast State Community College. This program allows seniors to take classes for both high school and college credit in the areas of English IV and Humanities/Psychology.

Sullivan South also has an Air Force JROTC Program.

Sullivan south has no valedictorians, with all students with a 4.0 GPA being ranked as #1.

[edit] Athletics

Sullivan South High School has athletics programs in the following sports:

[edit] Statistics

As of the 2003-2004 school year[3], 97.5% of the student's 1,104 students is listed as White, with African Americans, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, and Pacific Islander populations each under 1%.

Sullivan South was rated as having an attendance rate of 94.9% in both 2003 and 2004.

Sullivan South is also the home of the best cafeteria ladies in Sullivan County, TN. An article was written by Caleb Gregory in Death Valley News noting their significant effort and quality to the public of SSHS.