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Southwind High School (SHS) is a public high school located in the Southwind, Memphis gated community in unincorporated Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. It is operated by the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. It was established in 2007.[1]
The school was 2012–2013 TSSAA Basketball State Champion.
| Southwind High School | |
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| Location | |
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7900 East Shelby Drive , , 38125 United States | |
| Information | |
| Established | 2007 |
| School district | Memphis-Shelby County Schools |
| Principal | John Bush |
| Enrollment | 1,507 (2022–23)[2] |
| Color(s) | Purple and black [3] |
| Mascot | Jaguars[3] |
| Website | [1] |
School incident
editOn August 9, 2022, a student was in an altercation with a security guard, due to the violation of a school dress code. Because of this, three security guards slammed the student down to the ground. However, the student was wearing sandals, and it was also caught on video by another student.[4]
Notable alumni
edit- Jarnell Stokes, former basketball player for the University of Tennessee and the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies who now plays for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.
References
edit- ^ "Day One at Southwind". MemphisFlyer. August 16, 2007. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "Southwind High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "Southwind High School". Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Southwind student wrestled to ground by school security for reportedly wearing flip flops". localmemphis.com. August 11, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
External links
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