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South Point High School (North Carolina)

American public school in North Carolina

Summary

American public school in North Carolina

Field	Value
name	South Point High School
logo	Red Raider, South Point High School Mascot.jpg
logo_size	150px
motto
address	906 South Point Road
city	Belmont
state	North Carolina
zipcode	28012
country	United States
coordinates
other_name
former_name	Belmont High School
type	Public high school
established
founder
closed
district	Gaston County Schools
us_nces_school_id
principal	Josh Allen
teaching_staff	51.64
grades	9–12
enrollment	983 (2023–2024)
ratio	19.04
campus_size	28.4 acres
campus_type	Suburban
colors	Red and black
athletics_conference	Big South (3A)
mascot	Red Raider
nickname	Red Raiders
accreditation
affiliation
website

South Point High School (formerly Belmont High School) is a public high school in Belmont, North Carolina, United States. It was established in 1964 and is part of the Gaston County Schools district.

History

South Point High School was completed on South Point Road in 1964 as Belmont High School, replacing a building on North Central Avenue which became Belmont Middle School, and adopted its present name in 1969 after it merged with Cramerton High School and Reid High School. It lost approximately 200 students to Stuart W. Cramer High School in nearby Cramerton (but with a Belmont address) when the latter school opened in 2013.

Mascot

The school's mascot is the Red Raiders. The origins of the mascot are in dispute, being either derived from soldiers who rubbed red clay on their faces during the Battle of Kings Mountain or adopted from the Colgate University mascot, which was formerly named the Red Raider before being recognized as racially insensitive in 2001. In 2015, a letter to the school board from a Native American tribe member complained that the Red Raiders logo promotes racism. In 2020, rival petitions to either remove or retain the mascot circulated.

Notable alumni

Emily Fortune Feimster, writer, comedian, and actress
Perry Fewell, football coach
Mitch Harris, MLB player
Sammy Johns, singer-songwriter
Devon Lowery, MLB player
Nick Muse, NFL tight end, younger brother of Tanner Muse
Tanner Muse, NFL linebacker, two-time CFP national champion with Clemson
Koren Robinson, NFL wide receiver and Pro Bowl selection in 2005
Jeffrey Springs, MLB player
Hal Stowe, MLB player

References

"History".
Stewart, Gavin. (April 19, 2021). "New middle school almost ready for move in". [[Gaston Gazette]].
https://www.gaston.k12.nc.us/spoint
(November 2, 2015). "School logos racist? Red Raiders, Warriors imagery sparks complaint". Gaston Gazette.
(July 2, 2020). "In Gaston County, petitions battle to remove or keep 'offensive' high school mascot". The Charlotte Observer.
"Mitch Harris".
"Devon Lowery".
(1955-04-15). "15 Apr 1955, Page 5 - The Gastonia Gazette at". Newspapers.com.

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