Clinton High School (South Carolina)

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Clinton High School
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Clinton High School (South Carolina)
18132 Hwy 72 E

Clinton, South Carolina
29325

United States
Coordinates 34°29′07″N81°51′14″W / 34.4852°N 81.8539°W / 34.4852; -81.8539
Information
School type Public
Founded1917(107 years ago) (1917)
School district Laurens County School District 56
SuperintendentDavid O'Shields
PrincipalMartha Brothers
Teaching staff58.70 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment760 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.95 [1]
ScheduleMonday–Friday
Hours in school day7
Color(s)Red and white
  
SongCHS Alma Mater
Fight song CHS Fight Song
(To the tune of the Victory March)
Sports Football, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, tennis, golf, baseball, softball, soccer, track and field, volleyball [ citation needed ]
Team nameRed Devils
Rival Laurens District 55 High School
YearbookClintonian
Feeder schoolsClinton Middle School
Website chs.lcsd56.org

Clinton High School (CHS) is a four-year public high school located in Clinton, South Carolina, United States. It is the lone high school in Laurens County School District 56 and one of two in Laurens County, South Carolina.

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History

Clinton High School was originally housed on Hampton Avenue; it opened in 1917. This school was later replaced by a new building on North Adair Street, which opened in 1956. [2] In late 2008, construction started on a new building on Highway 72 and opened in August 2010. The North Adair Street building was partially remodeled and opened in the fall of 2015 as Clinton Middle School, replacing Bell Street Middle School as District 56's lone middle school.

Athletics

Clinton High School's primary athletic logo Clinton High School SC athletic logo.png
Clinton High School's primary athletic logo

Clinton High School, nicknamed the Red Devils, is a member of South Carolina's AAA high school classification, competing in Region III. The Red Devils' main rivals are the Laurens Raiders; their annual season-opening rivalry football game attracts some 10,000 spectators each year. Clinton hosts football games off-campus at Richardson Field at Wilder Stadium [3] (located on campus at the old high school building), as they have since 1975. As of 2018, Wilder Stadium also hosts men's and women's soccer matches; the stadium also hosted women's lacrosse until its discontinuation following the 2017 season. The Clinton High School Gymnasium hosts men's and women's basketball, as well as volleyball. Baseball and softball also play in new on-campus stadiums.

As of the 2020–2021 season, the Red Devils compete in South Carolina's Region III–AAA. [4]

State championships

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Clinton High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. ↑ Laurens County. Arcadia Publishing. 2007. ISBN   9780738544410 . Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Clinton High School". Clinton HS official athletic site. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  4. ↑ SCHSL Class AAA. SCHSL http://schsl.org/index.php/class-aaa/ . Retrieved 21 June 2021.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "Past State Champions". South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  6. ↑ SCHSL tennis record book. SCHSL http://schsl.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PFbte18-19.pdf . Retrieved 25 December 2020.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ History of South Carolina Football http://www.scfootballhistory.com/Champions/Table.html . Retrieved 25 December 2020.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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