South Side High School (Memphis, Tennessee)

South Side High School was a public high school located in Memphis, Tennessee and was part of the Memphis City Schools system. In 2007 its location became the home of a specialized school, the South Side Health Career Academy.[1]

South side school

Notable alumni

• Abe Fortas (SSHS '26), Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• Carlton Kent, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps[2]
• Marv Throneberry, baseball player[3]

References

1. "New School Gives Students Science Frontiers To Conquer", Memphis Daily News, June 6, 2007.
2. "From South Memphis to the Pentagon: The Sergeant Major", Tri-State Defender, August 9, 2007.
3. "Throneberry was an unforgettable Met", New York Times News Service in Spartanburg Herald-Journal, June 26, 1994.