Southwind High School Explained

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
Location:	7900 East Shelby Drive
County:	(Shelby County)
Zipcode:	38125
Country:	United States
Established:	2007
Principal:	John Bush
Enrollment:	1,507 (2022–23)^[2]
Mascot:	Jaguars
Colors:	Purple and black ^[3]
Website:	https://schools.scsk12.org/southwind-hs

School incident

On 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

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.

External links

Southwind High School

Notes and References

Web site: August 16, 2007 . Day One at Southwind . August 12, 2021 . MemphisFlyer.
Web site: Southwind High. National Center for Education Statistics. July 21, 2024.
Web site: Southwind High School. 2024-03-21. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. en-US.
Web site: 2022-08-11 . Southwind student wrestled to ground by school security for reportedly wearing flip flops . 2024-03-19 . localmemphis.com . en-US.