South Central High School (North Carolina)

South Central High School
Address
570 W Forlines Road Winterville, North Carolina 28590 United States
Coordinates	35°32′28″N 77°25′42″W
Information
School type	Public
Established	2002 (2002)
Status	Active
School district	Pitt County Schools
Superintendent	Ethan Lenker
CEEB code	344096
Principal	Chena Cayton
Staff	91.86 (FTE)
Enrollment	1,675 (2022-2023)
Average class size	25
Student to teacher ratio	18.23
Schedule	Block schedule
Hours in school day	8
Color(s)	Maroon, platinum, and black
Athletics conference	4A
Sports	Basketball, Football, Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Swimming, Golf, Tennis, Volleyball, Cross Country, Cheerleading, Track and Field, Wrestling
Mascot	Falcon
Rival	JH Rose High School, D.H. Conley High School
Yearbook	The Talon
Feeder schools	A.G. Cox Middle, Hope Middle, CM Eppes Middle, E.B. Aycoc
Website	www.pitt.k12.nc.us/schs

South Central High School is a public high school in Winterville, North Carolina. It is the sixth high school in Pitt County's school system.

History

The school opened in 2002, to ease the student load of J.H. Rose and D.H. Conley.. The entire project cost approximately $28 million. The school first Principal was Mr. Art Rouse and Assistant Principal was Mrs. Singleton. The rival high schools D.H. Conley and J.H. Rose and the feeder middle schools A.G. Cox and CM Eppes helped with the naming of the school. Many subdivisions in Greenville and Winterville fall in the districts for South Central High School, including: Westhaven, Cedar Ridge, Irish Creek, Starhill Farms, Signature Place, Ashley Meadows, Augusta Trails, Barefoot Landing, Barrington Fields, Baywood, Brook Hollow, Brighton Place and Canterbury.

Academics

South Central offers many classes that other schools do not, such as Japanese, Adobe, Digital Photography and African American History.

Athletics and other extracurricular activities

South Central has a strong 4A athletic department, and are rivals with D.H. Conley and J.H. Rose. The sports department includes: Junior Varsity and Varsity teams of men's and women's basketball, soccer, tennis, swimming, cross country, track and field in addition to volleyball, wrestling, baseball, softball and cheerleading. South Central acquired a mascot during the 2011–2012 school year known as "Flash the Falcon."

The Performing Arts department consists of classes such as band, orchestra, dance, and theater. The band program is a Superior ranked band at the Musical Performance Assessment at Havelock High School. The dance studio puts on performances every fall and spring. The theater classes perform skits and larger scale dramas throughout the course of the school year.

Notable alumni

• Tareq Salameh (2012), cameraman for Mr. Beast.

External links

• South Central High Schools website