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18-483: Southmont may refer to: Southmont, North Carolina , United States Southmont, Pennsylvania , United States Southmont High School , in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States See also [ edit ] South Mountain (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

36-493: Is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Davidson County , North Carolina , United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,470. It is located along North Carolina State Highway 8 on the northern shores of High Rock Lake . There is an organized effort underway to incorporate the community as "The Village of Southmont". The community was founded in 1883 as "Fairmont" with

54-712: The Central Carolina Conference. Central achieved this due to winning conference championships in the spring sports of men's and women's track and field, softball and women's soccer. The band program is made up of two concert bands (the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band), which meet daily during the school year, as well as an after-school and voluntary marching band (the Spartan Legion Marching Band). The concert bands perform around four concerts each year, and also perform at

72-745: The State Band Contest, where they regularly receive superior ratings. The Wind Ensemble was invited to perform at the North Carolina Music Educator's Convention in 2005. In 2016, the Wind Ensemble was invited to play for the Army Band in Washington, D.C. while also receiving a private lesson from the Army Band conductor. March 21, 2005, was proclaimed "Central Davidson Band Day" in North Carolina in honor of

90-618: The Trojan as the school mascot but decided on the Spartan instead. "In 1970 the Board of Education authorized the purchase of land for the new high school (our current building) and students began classes in the first phase of the building in 1973." The new location of the high school, which started construction in September 1971, was right next door to its old campus, which has since then been

108-424: The approval of a post office. The postmaster was Samuel S. Peacock from April 19, 1883, until it closed August 30, 1906. It was located in a country store operated by Mr. Hedrick near where the railroad crosses Hwy 8 today. Within 10 years, however, the community had failed to thrive and the store closed, with the post office surrendering its charter. Just after the turn of the 20th century, another store opened where

126-482: The country in the 2008 US Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll. Central was one out of only two high schools in North Carolina to be recognized nationally in fastpitch softball in 2008. On June 25, 2009, the women's softball team was given the key to the city of Lexington, North Carolina by former Mayor John Walser. For the 2011–2012 and 2012–2013 school years, Central won the Wells Fargo Cup for

144-487: The famous eight-gable hotel building, and by the early 1950s with train travel no longer being the favored means of travel, the station closed. The new Central Davidson High School opened in 1957, with students from the Southmont High School now attending CDHS. The school became grades 1-8 and by the early 1960s people began to build summer cottages at High Rock Lake. 1967 witnessed racial integration of

162-400: The home of Central Davidson Middle School. The commons areas, gym, band room, and vocational classrooms weren't completed until a few years later. Prior to that, students had to eat sandwiches in the media center, and play basketball games at the middle school's gym. In 1981 Central's new football stadium, Spartan Community Stadium, was built, and it wasn't until the late eighties that they paved

180-468: The merger of Davis-Townsend, Linwood , Southmont , and Silver Valley grades 9–12 into one high school. A site on what is now North Carolina Highway 47 was selected for the new school. The same year it opened, the Board of Education named the new consolidated high school "Central High School". Central's first class, the class of 1958, decided on the school's mascot, the Spartan, and colors of red, black, silver and white. They were originally going to choose

198-431: The previous store stood, and an attempt to reopen the post office was declined by the postmaster general. It seems that another community had claimed the name "Fairmont". The name "Southmont" was chosen instead to receive the approval of a post office with Meriles S. A. Michaels as the postmaster on March 11, 1911. A village grew up around the crossroads of where the new Winston-Salem Southbound Railway rail line had crossed

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216-706: The road to Lexington . During the 1920s the town had multiple stores, the county's first consolidated brick school, various churches, the Star Furniture Company, and the Wall Lumber Company. The hotel thrived for a time. Dr. Alvin York set up a practice in town. The Baptist churches of the area included Holloways Baptist Church, Stoners Grove Baptist Church and the First Baptist Church of Southmont. Macedonia Methodist Church

234-577: The schools. By 1972, a temporary middle school was created using an abandoned school at the Junior Order Children's Home, and the 8th grades were consolidated there creating CDJH. During a 1979 bridge repair, Hwy 8 was closed for nearly two years and much of the lake was found to have mercury contamination from a battery plant upstream. Again, businesses closed and the school closed in 1981, consolidated with Linwood near Cotton Grove, known as Southwood. The Southmont Volunteer Fire Department

252-512: The title Southmont . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southmont&oldid=1106242752 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Southmont, North Carolina Southmont

270-495: The track. Ground was broken in October 2007 for a one-story, 12-class room addition, which opened in the fall of the 2008–2009 school year. Hail, Central, Hail We proudly stand as Central Spartans, United as we share A bond that's built on love and friendship And comes from those who care. Lift your voices, shout your praises, Over hill and vail; Here's to thee, our Alma Mater, Hail, Central, Hail. Through

288-469: The years may see us wander From these hallowed halls, We will always love and honor The school within these walls. Lift your voices, shout your praises, Over hill and vail; Here's to thee, our Alma Mater, Hail, Central, Hail. Central is a member of the 3A Mid Piedmont Conference. Central's biggest rivals are North Davidson and West Davidson High Schools . The sports teams of Central are: Central's softball team finished 5th out of 25 in

306-470: Was also active by the time the lake was created. By 1926, with the creation of High Rock Lake , many of the bridges and roads changed or closed, the railroad was elevated, and the route crossing the river changed. Other roads were rerouted as the geography changed. Coupled with the Great Depression , much of the town died, but the school and churches remained. Fires claimed the two industries and

324-411: Was created in 1958. Over the past 10 years the community has again seen a resurgence of growth, with multiple small businesses, a new school, new post office, expanded churches, a new fire station, an array of other local civic and community groups, and significant population growth to the lake areas in and around Southmont. Central Davidson High School In the fall of 1957, Central opened after

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