Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School

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Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School
Address
Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School
601 Bruin Pkwy

29118

United States
Coordinates 33°31′26″N80°50′11″W / 33.5239°N 80.8364°W / 33.5239; -80.8364
Information
Type Public
Established1971(54 years ago) (1971)
School districtOrangeburg County School District
PrincipalRahim El-Amin
Grades 912
Enrollment1,050 (20232024) [1]
Color(s)Maroon, orange, and white
   
MascotBruin
Website www.ocsdsc.org/Domain/38

Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

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It is a part of the Orangeburg County School District. It is home to the Mighty Bruins/Bruinettes and also an International Baccalaureate World School. [2]

History

Delano Middleton, a student at Wilkinson High School, was one of those killed in the Orangeburg Massacre.

Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School was formed with the merger of Orangeburg High School and Wilkinson High School in 1971. [3]

Media appearances

In 2016, the school was featured in the six-part BBC documentary series Segregated America: A School in the South. [4]

Notable alumni

NFL players

References

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  17. "Woodrow Dantzler". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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  22. "Tim Jennings". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  23. "Maurice Kelly". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  24. "Max Runager". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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  27. "Jonas Seawright". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved May 3, 2020.