South Iredell High School
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South Iredell High School is a public school located near Troutman, North Carolina
Troutman, North Carolina
Troutman is a town in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,592 at the 2000 census. It is the home of NASCAR driver Josh Richeson.-Geography:Troutman is located at ....

 and is part of the Iredell-Statesville school system. South Iredell High is designated an Expected Growth School of Distinction by the North Carolina ABCs Accountability program. It educates students from surrounding areas including Troutman and south Statesville, North Carolina
Statesville, North Carolina
Statesville is a city located in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States and was named an All-America City in 1997 and 2009. The population was 24,633 at the 2010 census...

. The school was constructed in 1966 to replace Troutman High School. The school's enrollment was about 800 students in the 2005-2006 school year. Attendance was double that figure before 2002, when Lake Norman High School
Lake Norman High School
Lake Norman High School is located in Mooresville, North Carolina. The school is a part of the Iredell-Statesville school system. The name of the school comes from nearby Lake Norman. Lake Norman High was built to relieve over crowding at near-by South Iredell High School...

 was created to alleviate South Iredell's overcrowding.
The school's mascot is the Viking and the school colors are navy blue and gold.

Television Appearance

South Iredell High School was the set for the 1989 made-for-television movie The Ryan White Story, based on the life of 13-year old AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...

 patient Ryan White
Ryan White
Ryan Wayne White was an American teenager from Kokomo, Indiana, who became a national poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States, after being expelled from middle school because of his infection. A hemophiliac, he became infected with HIV from a contaminated blood treatment and, when diagnosed...

. Who was also a von Wilabrands Hemophilliac

Wrestling

From 1964 the team has been coached by North Carolina and National Wrestling Hall of Fame Coach Bill Mayhew. He has also won the 1997 Wrestling USA North Carolina Man of the Year, second all-time in coaching wins in North Carolina with a current total of 703 which would rank him in the top six of all time nationally . In 1998 he was featured in the Faces in the crowd after the 1998 season when he won his 500th coaching match.

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