Baptist Hill High School
| Baptist Hill High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
 | |
5117 Baptist Hill Road , United States | |
| Coordinates | 32°43′40″N 80°15′43″W / 32.7279°N 80.2619°W |
| Information | |
| Other name | Baptist Hill Middle High School |
| Type | Public Middle High School |
| Established | 1948 |
| School district | Charleston County School District |
| NCES School ID | 450144000250[1] |
| Principal | Brendan Glaze |
| Teaching staff | 54.00[1] |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| Enrollment | 508 (2023-2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9.41[1] |
| Color(s) | Maroon and gray [2] |
| Sports | [3] |
| Mascot | Bobcat[2] |
| Website | www |
Baptist Hill High School is a public high school in Hollywood, South Carolina. It is part of the Charleston County School District. Most of its students are African American.[4] Bobcats are the school mascot.
The school was built circa 1953 at a cost of approximately $250,000.[5][6] In 1954, Jet reported that a janitor at the school's new cement block building believed it was haunted by a student who drowned before receiving a diploma.[7] In 1977, the school was set on fire, causing $125,000 in damage.[8]
In 2017, the school's football team played for a state championship.[9][10]
The school district launched a cultural competency program to address much lower scores among African American and Hispanic students than white students at its largely segregated schools.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Baptist Hill High (450144000250)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ a b "Baptist Hill High School". South Carolina High School League. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Baptist Hill Bobcats Sports". Baptist Hill High School Athletics. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Baptist Hill High School in Hollywood, SC". US News. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Savage-Glover among schools receiving building permits". The Item. November 20, 1952. p. 9.
- ^ "Janitor calls new S.C. school haunted". Jet. January 21, 1954. p. 30.
- ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (January 21, 1954). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Charlestonian charged in fires". The Greenville News. Associated Press. August 17, 1977. pp. 9–B.
- ^ "A Reflection of The Lower State Football Champion Baptist Hill Bobcats". The Charleston Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018.
- ^ "Newsweek". Newsweek, Incorporated. August 14, 1954 – via Google Books.
- ^ Stanford, Libby (21 July 2021). "CCSD creates initiative to better serve minority students as racial gaps persist". Post and Courier.
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