St. James High School (South Carolina)

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St. James High School
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St. James High School (South Carolina)
10800 Highway 707

Burgess, South Carolina
29576

United States
Coordinates 33°36′54″N79°03′09″W / 33.61500°N 79.05250°W / 33.61500; -79.05250
Information
School type Public secondary
MottoSharks Move Only in One Direction, FORWARD
Established2002(22 years ago) (2002)
School district Horry County Schools
SuperintendentRick Maxey
CEEB code 411472
PrincipalRyan Poston [1]
Faculty93.50 (FTE) [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,691 (2018–19) [2]
Student to teacher ratio18.09 [2]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Blue and white
  
MascotSharks
NewspaperShark Attack
YearbookEchoes
Feeder schoolsSt. James Middle

School
St. James Intermediate

School
St. James Elementary School
Burgess Elementary School
Seaside Elementary School
Website www.horrycountyschools.net/St_James_High_School

St. James High School (SJHS) is a public high school in Burgess, South Carolina, United States, located west of Highway 17 on Highway 707 approximately six miles from the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of 13 high schools in the Horry County School District. St. James has over 1,700 students and is the home of the St. James High School Sharks. St. James Elementary, Burgess Elementary, Seaside Elementary, St. James Intermediate, and St. James Middle School feed into St. James High.

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History

Due to the rapid growth in the south beach area and overcrowding at Socastee High School, Horry County Schools began planning the construction of a new high school in the Burgess community in 2002. Although the county wanted to name the new school South Strand High School, the decision was ultimately left up to a committee formed by local students and parents to select the school's name, mascot, and colors. The name St. James High School was chosen, and the school opened to students in 2003. St. James opened with 700 students, which did not include a senior class.

In 2016, St. James won the prestigious Palmetto Finest School Award. [3] [4]

Campus

The high school has eight computer labs, a media center with over 14,000 books, a 682-seat auditorium, gymnasium, mini gym, and a weight room. Its athletic facilities include three lighted practice fields, a 5,000 seat football/soccer stadium surrounded by an eight-lane track, a softball field, baseball field, four tennis courts, and an on-campus cross country course. Additionally, the boys' golf team plays at Wicked Stick Golf Links in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the girls' golf team plays at Blackmoor Golf Club in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, and the swim team meets at Coastal Carolina University. [5]

St. James High School main entrance SJHSbuilding.jpg
St. James High School main entrance
St. James High School entrance sign SJHSsign.jpg
St. James High School entrance sign

Academics

St. James offers 19 Advanced Placement classes [6] along with Horry-Georgetown Technical College.

The English Department produces the Shark Attack school newspaper and the Echoes yearbook. [3]

A JROTC program was also implemented in 2010, with about 200 cadets annually. [7]

Athletics

St. James offers 11 fall sports, seven winter sports, 13 spring sports, and five annual sports.[ citation needed ]

State championships [8]

Fine Arts

St. James High School offers inclusive, award-winning Fine Arts Programs that consistently earn top placements at competitions, produce professional level musical theater productions, and focus on students' growth and achievement.

Alumni of St James Theatre have successfully continued with a BA/ BFA degrees in Theatre and Musical Theatre and can be seen in performance venues across the United States. [11]


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References

  1. ↑ This Is Carolina: St. James High School principal retires, leaving legacy as popular school administrator , retrieved 2023-02-24
  2. 1 2 3 "St. James High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "St. James High School / Homepage". sjh.horrycountyschools.net.
  4. ↑ "School's Name Up to Community". The Sun News. 22 Mar 2001. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "St. James High School / Homepage". sjh.horrycountyschools.net.
  6. ↑ "AP Course Audit". apcourseaudit.epiconline.org.
  7. ↑ "SJHS Army JROTC". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  8. ↑ "Past State Champions". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
  9. ↑ https://www.wmbfnews.com/2022/08/05/this-is-carolina-pride-st-james-marching-band/
  10. ↑ www.stjameshighschoolchoir.com
  11. ↑ https://www.horrycountyschools.net/domain/3137
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