Georgetown High School (South Carolina)

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Georgetown High School
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Georgetown High School (South Carolina)
2500 Anthuan Maybank Drive

29440

United States
Coordinates 33°23′12″N79°18′09″W / 33.386724°N 79.30259°W / 33.386724; -79.30259
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Type Public high school
School district Georgetown County School District
PrincipalCraig Stone
Staff66.80 (FTE) [1]
Grades912
Enrollment967 (201819) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.48 [1]
Color(s)Navy and gray
  
Mascot Bulldog
Website www.ghs.gcsd.k12.sc.us

Georgetown High School is a public high school located in Georgetown, South Carolina, United States. It is one of four high schools in the Georgetown County School District.

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History

Georgetown was preceded by Winyah School for whites and Howard School for African Americans until the 1980s. [2] [3]

Academics

Georgetown High School offers seven Advanced Placement courses:

Athletics

Georgetown High School offers: baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, boys' and girls' soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. [4]

Awards

In the school year 20182019, the NJROTC Battalion housed in Georgetown High School was named the top unit within the Area 6 region. This region includes all of South and North Carolina.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Georgetown High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. "Museum around the corner: How Howard High School got its name". Georgetown Times. 6 September 2019.
  3. Nesbit, Jeff (29 March 2016). "Separate High Schools, Unequal Everything". US News.
  4. "Sports". Georgetown County School District. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.