Southaven High School is a public secondary school located in Southaven

Southaven, Mississippi

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, Mississippi

Mississippi

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. It currently is serving students in grades 9

Ninth grade

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-12

Twelfth grade

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. The school is part of the DeSoto County School District

DeSoto County School District

DeSoto County Schools is a public school district based in Hernando, Mississippi . The district's boundaries parallel that of DeSoto County...

. It currently has an enrollment of 1,426 students and staffs 87 faculty. Shane Jones is the current principal.

New Campus

In 2004, the citizens of DeSoto County voted to pass a school bond proposal worth $115 million to help expand or replace some of the county's aging schools. 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 high school. The facility was completed fall of 2006. It was not opened until January 2007 because school had started when it was finished. The old high school building now houses Southaven Middle School, serving 6th through 8th grades. The former middle school building now houses Southaven Intermediate School, serving 3rd though 5th grades.

Athletics

Males and females each have separate teams for basketball, soccer, track, cross country, and golf. Only males can play football and baseball. However, volleyball, softball, and color guard are restricted to females. Marching band, tennis, and cheerleading are the only co-ed sports offered at Southaven.

Performing and visual arts

• The Southaven High School Band Program, directed by Andy Sanders, consistently receives superior ratings at marching and concert festivals. The school's marching band, the Pride of Southaven, is the two-time consecutive champion of the largest divisions of the MBA-MHSAA State Marching Championships (5A in 2008, and 6A in 2009.)
• The Southaven High School Theatre program is guided by Mary Anderson. They annually perform a play during the fall Semester and a musical during the spring Semester. Over the years, the productions have received numerous nominations and winners of the "Allie Awards" presented by the North Mississippi Theatre Alliance.
• The Southaven High School Choral Program is directed by Jabarie Glass and Claire Taylor. All choral ensembles consistently receive superior ratings at district, state, and national choral festivals. The Southaven Concert Singers were named Grand Sweepstakes Champions at the Ole Miss Choral Festival in 2007 and 2008 and the Women's Choir was named Grand Sweepstakes Champions of the 2010 festival. The Southaven Chamber Singers were also selected to perform at the 2011 MMEA/MS-ACDA State Conference in Jackson, MS.

The other performing and visual arts courses offered through Southaven High School are Class Piano, Music Appreciation, AP Studio Art, AP Art History, Ceramics, Photography, and General Art.

Administration

• Mr. Shane Jones, Principal
• Mrs. Michelle Bordwell, Assistant Principal
• Mrs. Lorie Lundy, Assistant Principal
• Mr. Matthew Smith, Assistant Principal
• Dr. Juanita Thompson, Assistant Principal
• Mr. Odis McCord, Athletic Director

External links

• Official School Website