Wilson High School (South Carolina)
Wilson High School is one of three high schools in Florence Public School District One in Florence, South Carolina, United States. It is the only high school in Florence County that offers the International Baccalaureate diploma.
| Wilson High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1411 Old Marion Highway 29506 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°13′12″N 79°43′51″W / 34.2198772°N 79.7308945°WCoordinates: 34°13′12″N 79°43′51″W / 34.2198772°N 79.7308945°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Founded | 1866 |
| Principal | Dr. Eric Robinson |
| Staff | 83.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,232 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.84[1] |
| Color(s) | Royal purple and gold |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Newspaper | The Purple and Gold[2] |
| Website | www |
History
Wilson School was Florence's first public school for children of any race. Opened on this site by the Freedmen’s Bureau in 1866, it was incorporated two years later into South Carolina’s first system of free public education. In 1906 the original wooden building was demolished to make way for this one, a substantial new brick school for black african american children, and a new Wilson High School was built on Athens Street, away from downtown in a black residential neighborhood. Today Wilson High School includes an International Baccalaureate program at its fourth location on Old Marion Highway, and alumni hold a popular annual homecoming in October.
Academics
Wilson's We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution debate team won the annual state competition in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2010.
Wilson has won the Pee Dee Regional Academic Challenge AAA/AAAA championship eleven out of the past twelve years,[when?] and won the 2010 State Championship.
Wilson has the only Florence chapter of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP).
Athletics
Wilson competes in the AAAA classification of the South Carolina High School League and is located in Lower State, Region VII with Myrtle Beach High School, North Myrtle Beach High School, Darlington High School, Hartsville High school, West Florence High School, and South Florence High School.
In 2002, the varsity baseball team won the AAA state championship. The boys' basketball and varsity football teams won AAA state championships in 2007.
Notable alumni
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- Harry Carson, (1972), Hall of Fame football player, NY Giants[3]
- Darian Durant (2000), football player, Saskatchewan Roughriders[citation needed]
- Justin Durant (2003), football player, Atlanta Falcons[4]
- Maggie Glover (1968), first black female Senator to serve in state senate[3]
- Clayton Holmes, retired football player, Dallas Cowboys[5]
- William Johnson (attended 1916–1918), painter[6]
- Jolette Law (1986), basketball assistant coach South Carolina Lady Gamecocks, former Illinois Fighting Illini head coach and Harlem Globetrotter from 1991 to 1994[3]
- Trey Lorenz (1987), singer and songwriter[7]
- Pearl Moore (1975), basketball player
- Carlos Powell (2001), basketball player, NIT MVP and Dakota Wizards forward[citation needed]
- Reggie Sanders (1985), retired baseball player, Kansas City Royals[citation needed]
- Lawrence Timmons (2004), professional football player, Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins[citation needed]
External links
- Official website
- History of Wilson
- The Purple and Gold
- Wilson High School Alumni Association
References
- ^ a b c "Wilson High". National Center for Education Statistics. from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ The Purple and Gold
- ^ a b c "Hall of Fame - Wilson High School Alumni Association". www.wilsonhighalumni.com. from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ . databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ Pearlman, Jeff (February 6, 2008). "From a Benz to a bike". ESPN. from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ "WHSAA: Wilson High School Alumni Association History". from the original on 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- ^ "Florence native performed at Michael Jackson's memorial". WIS News 10. Florence, SC: WCSC. July 9, 2009. from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
Lorenz is a graduate of Wilson High School