Providence High School (North Carolina)
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Providence Senior High School is a Charlotte Mecklenburg School District
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is a local education agency headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina and is the public school system for Mecklenburg County. With over 133,600 students enrolled, it is the second-largest school district in North Carolina and the twentieth-largest in the nation...

 high school located off of Pineville
Pineville, North Carolina
Pineville is a suburban town in the southernmost portion of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina situated in the Waxhaws district between Charlotte, North Carolina and Rock Hill, South Carolina....

-Matthews
Matthews, North Carolina
Matthews is a large suburban town of Charlotte located in southeastern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The population was 27,198 according to the 2010 Census.- Geography :Matthews is located at ....

 Road in Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...

. Providence serves southern and southeastern Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
-Air:The county's primary commercial aviation airport is Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte.- Intercity rail :With twenty-five freight trains a day, Mecklenburg is a freight railroad transportation center, largely due to its place on the NS main line between Washington and Atlanta...

. Its mascot is the Panther
Black panther
A black panther is typically a melanistic color variant of any of several species of larger cat. Wild black panthers in Latin America are black jaguars , in Asia and Africa they are black leopards , and in North America they may be black jaguars or possibly black cougars A black panther is...

, and its colors are black and gold.

Awards

  • 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"

Notable alumni

  • Antawn Jamison
    Antawn Jamison
    Antawn Cortez Jamison is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association . He currently plays power forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers and was a member of the USA National Team for the 2006 FIBA World Championships...

     - UNC basketball alumnus; NCAA Wooden Award Winner (1998); NBA basketball player
  • Jessica Stroup
    Jessica Stroup
    Jessica Leigh Stroup is an American actress and fashion model. Stroup is best known for her role as Erin Silver on The CW television series 90210, a spin-off to the original Beverly Hills, 90210...

     - American actress and model, most notably of 90210
    90210 (TV series)
    90210 is an American teen drama television series developed by Rob Thomas, Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs, and the fourth series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise created by Darren Star. 90210 is the first series produced by CBS Productions under the company's re-launch, but is now produced by CBS...

  • Mark Freiburger
    Mark Freiburger
    Stephen Mark Freiburger is an American filmmaker. Freiburger grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, attending Providence High School and the North Carolina School of the Arts. At 22, Freiburger produced and directed his first feature, Dog Days of Summer...

     - American filmmaker
  • Sam Talbot
    Sam Talbot
    Sam Talbot is a Sicilian-American chef from Charlotte, North Carolina, best known as a semi-finalist on Season 2 of Bravo's Top Chef, eventually placing third. Talbot returned to Top Chef for the episode "Four Star All Stars" with Elia Aboumrad, Marcel Vigneron, and Ilan Hall...

     - Top Chef Semi-finalist and executive chef
  • David Mailman - Professional baseball player currently in the Boston Red Sox
    Boston Red Sox
    The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...

    organization.

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