Southaven High School

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Address
Southaven High School

"Providing a Path to Success"
755 Rasco Rd. Southaven, Mississippi, 38671 USA
Information
School district	DeSoto County School District
Principal	Jeff Gilder
Students	Co-Ed
CEEB Code	252823
Type	Public secondary
Grades	9-12
Accreditation(s)	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Team name	Chargers
Yearbook	The Charger
Publication	M/Lange (Literary Magazine)
Newspaper	Charger Flash
Established	1972
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.

1 New Campus
2 Sports
3 Fine Arts
4 Notable alumni
5 Administration
6 References
7 External links

[edit] New Campus

"Future Middle School"

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 ^[1]. 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 of 2007, since school had started when it was finished. The old facility is currently undergoing the process to be come the middle school, serving sixth-eighth graders, while the old middle school will become a intermediate school serving third-fifth graders.

[edit] Sports

"Charger Mascot"

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.

[edit] 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.