South Rowan High School

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South Rowan High School is a public, co-educational secondary school located in China Grove, North Carolina. It is one of eight high schools in the Rowan-Salisbury School System.HistorySouth Rowan High School opened in 1961.In 2006, the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education made headlines when students at South Rowan started up a gay–straight alliance. In response to public complaint, led by Flip Benham of Operation Save America from neighboring Cabarrus county, the board adopted a policy banning "Sex-based student clubs" at all schools in the system.Graduations are generally held at Catawba College's Keppel Auditorium.DemographicsFor the 2010–11 school year, South Rowan High School had a total population of 966 students and 66.15 teachers on a (FTE) basis. The student population had a gender ratio of 51.04% male to 48.96% female. The demographic group makeup of the student population was: White, 81.88%; Hispanic, 9.01%; Black, 6.42%; American Indian, 0.62%; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.31% (two or more races, 1.76%). For the same school year, 43.79% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches.AthleticsSouth Rowan is a member of the 2A Central Carolina Conference.Notable alumniJordan Connell, Contemporary Christian music songwriter.Britt Nicole, Contemporary Christian music artist.Wednesday 13, frontman of horror punk band's Murderdolls and Wednesday 13