About:
South Lenoir High School was built in 1926 as Deep Run School, a community-based normal school housing grades 1-12. The school colors were red and white and the mascot was the Cardinal. In 1964, the high school students from the four community schools (Deep Run, Moss Hill, Pink Hill, and Southwood) on the south side of Lenoir County were consolidated into South Lenoir High School which occupied the Deep Run School facilities. The school colors became Columbia blue and white and the mascot was the Rebel. A. R. Munn, who had been principal of Deep Run School since the 1929-30 school year, was named principal of South Lenoir.
Change again arrived in 1970 when Woodington High School and South Lenoir were integrated. At that time, Thomas Salter became the principal and the mascot became the Blue Devils. Numerous renovations and additions were made over the years. The original two-story main building added a cafeteria to the north of the building and a classroom connected by a breezeway to the south in the post-war 1940's. Another classroom building and a gym were added in 1958. Science labs and a student center were added to the rear of the main building in 1979. In 1986-88, the original two-story building was razed and the current auditorium/office/classroom complex was built along with additional classrooms across the front of the already existing classroom buildings. Other new construction began in the spring of 2000, adding new science labs, more classrooms, and an enlarged locker room area of the gym.
Mission Statement:
South Lenoir High School's mission is to create an environment that encourages all students to become competitive and productive citizens in the diverse, ever-changing, global environment of the 21st century.
