Southaven High School

Southaven High School is a public secondary school located in Southaven, Mississippi. It began in the fall of 1971, when construction was completed enough so that students could start the first classes. The original school taught 6th through 12th grade. The student parking lot had not been finished, so students parked in the street and the dirt in front of the school. Students from Southaven could now attend a High School of their own, as most were forced to attend Horn Lake High several miles away. The first graduating class of Southaven voted for the school's mascot, and various other decisions were also made at this time. 1972 was the year of the first graduating class. Sadly, Southaven High and Horn Lake High could not hold all of the new students as both towns continued to grow. So, in 2004 the citizens of DeSoto County voted to pass a school bond proposal worth $115 million to help expand and replace some of the county's aging schools. Southaven High and Horn Lake High were to be replaced with the new Desoto County High facility. Ground was broken during the summer of 2005 on a plot of land directly east of the original High School. The facility was completed fall of 2006. It did not open until January 2007, to allow for a smoother student transition. The former Southaven High was transformed into Southaven Middle School, serving 6th through 8th grades. The former middle school building now houses Southaven Intermediate School, serving 3rd through 5th grades.

Fast-forward to present day and we find Desoto County High School serving students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the DeSoto County School District. It currently has an enrollment of 1,429 students and staffs 87 faculty. Shane Jones is the current principal.