South Johnston High School

South Johnston High School
Address
10381 U.S. 301 Four Oaks, NC, Johnston County 27524
Coordinates	35°24′34″N 78°30′04″W / 35.4093287°N 78.5011187°W / 35.4093287; -78.5011187Coordinates: 35°24′34″N 78°30′04″W / 35.4093287°N 78.5011187°W / 35.4093287; -78.5011187
Information
Established	1969
Principal	David Pearce
Grades	9–12
Color(s)	Green and Vegas Gold
Mascot	Trojan
Website	Official Homepage

South Johnston High School (also referred to as "South") is a high school for grades 9–12 located in Four Oaks, North Carolina, near Benson. The school was built in 1969 in order to integrate the area's "all-white" and "all-black" schools. As of the 2015/2016 school year it is in its 47th year of operation. The principal is Dr. David Pearce, a former principal of Four Oaks Elementary School.

The school is located in the Southern portion of Johnston County. Middle schools that feed into South Johnston include Benson Middle School, Four Oaks Middle School, and Meadow School (K–8).

Sports

The school mascot of South Johnston is the Trojan, and the school colors are green and Vegas gold.^[1]

SJHS offers a variety of sports which includes: Volleyball, American football, Cross Country, Wrestling, women's and men's Tennis, women's and men's Swim teams, Softball, Baseball, women's and men's Soccer, Golf, women's and men's Indoor & Outdoor Track, Cheerleading, and women's and men's Basketball. The men's Soccer team has been conference champions in three consecutive occasions (2009–2011). In 2009 the football team had their best season in school history. They made a run in the playoffs and advanced to the NCHSAA 3AA State Championship. They faced South Point in the title game but eventually lost.

References

↑ "South Johnston High School Soccer". MaxPreps.com.

External links

Official Homepage

Campbell Fighting Camels basketball

Venues	Carter Gymnasium (1953–2008) Cumberland County Civic Center (alternate; 1968–1997) Cape Fear HS (alternate; 1969) South Johnston HS (alternate; 1976–1977) Harnett Central HS (alternate; 1977–1980) Raleigh Civic Center (alternate; 1978–1982) Crown Coliseum (alternate; 1997–1999) John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (2008–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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