Seneca Senior High School

Seneca High School
Seneca High School
Location
100 Bobcat Ridge Seneca , Oconee County , South Carolina 29678 United States
Coordinates	34°40′31″N82°59′18″W / 34.675354°N 82.988435°W / 34.675354; -82.988435
Information
School type	Public
School district	School District of Oconee County
Principal	Ashley Ramirez
Teaching staff	57.80 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment	1,022 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.68 [1]
Color(s)	Navy and Vegas gold    [2]
Song	Boosting The Old High School
Athletics conference	South Carolina Region 1 AAA
Sports	Football, basketball, baseball, track & field, golf, volleyball, cheerleading, soccer, wrestling, tennis, cross country
Mascot	Bobcat [2]
Nickname	SHS
Yearbook	The Seneconian
Website	shs.sdoc.org

Seneca Senior High School is a high school in Seneca, South Carolina. ^[3]

Notable Alumni

• Jimmy Orr, NFL Wide Receiver ^[4]
• Bennie Cunningham, NFL Tight End and two-time First Team All-American ^[5]
• Willie Aikens, MLB First Baseman ^[6]
• John Wilson, USL soccer Left Back^{[ citation needed ]}
• Brad Glenn, Football Coach at Virginia Tech^{[ citation needed ]}
• Letitia H. Verdin, South Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice-elect ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "Seneca High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
2. "Seneca High School". South Carolina High School League. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
3. Seneca, SC, About US, retrieved April 2, 2024
4. Mangrum, Dick (October 28, 2020). "Jimmy Orr, football great from Seneca, dead at 85 - 101.7 WGOG". 101.7 WGOG. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
5. Connolly, Matt (April 23, 2018). ""Former Clemson, Steelers great Bennie Cunningham dies from cancer"". The State. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
6. Hollis, Kevin D. (June 9, 2022). "New Film About Seneca Native Willie Aikens - 94.1 - The Lake / WSNW". 94.1 - The Lake / WSNW. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
7. "To the Class of '88 (Seneca)". Anderson Independent Mail . June 2, 1998. p. 1C. Retrieved June 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "1988 high school graduation ceremony, top student roundup (Oconee County, Seneca High School)". The Greenville News . May 29, 1998. p. 2B. Retrieved June 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.