Southern High School (Kentucky)

Southern High School
Address
8620 Preston Highway
Louisville, Kentucky
United States
Coordinates 38°07′36″N 85°40′52″W / 38.12664°N 85.68121°W / 38.12664; -85.68121Coordinates: 38°07′36″N 85°40′52″W / 38.12664°N 85.68121°W / 38.12664; -85.68121
Information
Type Public secondary
Motto ... where pride promotes performance ...
Established 1951; first graduating class: 1952
Principal Dr. Tyler Shearon
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,194 (2014-15)[1]
Color(s)          
Mascot Trojan
Website jcps.jefferson.k12.ky.us

Southern High School Magnet Career Academy (MCA) was built in 1951, and the first graduating class was in 1952. Its mission is to prepare students to be "productive members of a technologically advanced society."

Unlike in many high schools, students eventually choose a "major," including business technology, telecommunications, machine tool and die technology, and transportation technology.

Starting in the 2011–12 school year, the "Freshman Academy", which is devoted to help freshmen adjust to high school, was opened. Freshmen do not have their own lunch. However, they have taken a part of the 3rd and 2nd floor to be used as the Freshman Academy area.

Starting in the 2011–2012 school year, with the new principal came a change known as "Southern 3.0 Upgrade", in which the school has become more involved and more rigorous with learning.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Southern High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
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