South Rowan High School

Public school in China Grove, North Carolina, United States

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South Rowan High School is a public, co-educational secondary school located in China Grove, North Carolina. It is one of seven high schools in the Rowan-Salisbury School System

History

South Rowan High School opened in 1961.

In 2006, the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education made headlines when students at South Rowan started up a gay–straight alliance. In response to public complaint, led by Flip Benham of Operation Save America from neighboring Cabarrus county,^[3] the board adopted a policy banning "Sex-based student clubs" at all schools in the system.^[4]

Graduations are generally held at South Rowan's own James Donnell Stadium, on the school's campus.

Demographics

For the 2010–11 school year, South Rowan High School had a total population of 966 students and 66.15 teachers on a (FTE) basis. The student population had a gender ratio of 51.04% male to 48.96% female. The demographic group makeup of the student population was: White, 81.88%; Hispanic, 9.01%; Black, 6.42%; American Indian, 0.62%; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.31% (two or more races, 1.76%). For the same school year, 43.79% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches.^[1]

Athletics

South Rowan is a member of the 2A Central Carolina Conference.^[5]

Notable alumni

Tommy Barnhardt, former NFL punter^[6]
Daniel Hemric, current full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series and part-time NASCAR Cup Series driver for Kaulig Racing and 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion
Britt Nicole, vocalist, songwriter, and recording artist^[7]
Joseph Poole, better known by his stage name Wednesday 13, singer and musician^{[citation needed]}
Brian Smith, former MLB pitcher^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "Search for Public Schools - South Rowan High School (370405001629)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "South Rowan High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
^ Valle, Kirsten (April 8, 2006). "Group condemns high school alliance". Salisbury Post. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
^ Valle, Kirsten (April 11, 2006). "School Board bans SRHS's Gay/Straight Alliance". Salisbury Post. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
^ https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/attachments/2017-21RealignmentFinalDraft.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ Tommy Barnhardt Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
^ Scarvey, Katie (November 19, 2010). "Britt Nicole follows her dream". Salisbury Post. Archived from the original on January 23, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
^ Brian Smith - The Baseball Cube. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved September 13, 2019.