Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School

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

Orangeburg, South Carolina
29118

United States
Coordinates 33°31′26″N80°50′11″W / 33.5239°N 80.8364°W / 33.5239; -80.8364
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Type Public
Established1971(53 years ago) (1971)
School districtOrangeburg County School District
PrincipalRahim El-Amin
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1,045 (2016–17) [1]
Color(s)Maroon, orange, and white
   
MascotBruin
Website www.ocsdsc.org/Domain/38

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

Contents

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

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