Baptist Hill High School Explained

Baptist Hill High School
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Streetaddress:5117 Baptist Hill Road
State:South Carolina
Country:USA
Other Name:Baptist Hill Middle High School
Type:Public Middle High School
District:Charleston County School District
Principal:Brendan Glaze
Teaching Staff:45.00
Grades:6–12
Enrollment:552
Ratio:12.27
Colors:Maroon and gray [1]
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Mascot:Bobcat
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Baptist Hill High School is a public high school in Hollywood, South Carolina. It is part of the Charleston County School District. Most of its students are African American.[3] Bobcats are the school mascot.

The school was built circa 1953 at a cost of approximately $250,000.[4] [5] In 1954, Jet reported that a janitor at the school's new cement block building believed it was haunted by a student who drowned before receiving a diploma.[6] In 1977, the school was set on fire, causing $125,000 in damage.[7]

In 2017, the school's football team played for a state championship.[8] [9]

The school district launched a cultural competency program to address much lower scores among African American and Hispanic students than white students at its largely segregated schools.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baptist Hill High School. 2024-03-20. South Carolina High School League. en-US.
  2. Web site: Baptist Hill Bobcats Sports . Baptist Hill High School Athletics . September 9, 2021.
  3. Web site: Baptist Hill High School in Hollywood, SC . US News. 20 February 2023 . 14 July 2023.
  4. News: November 20, 1952. Savage-Glover among schools receiving building permits. 9. The Item.
  5. News: January 21, 1954. Janitor calls new S.C. school haunted. 30. Jet.
  6. Web site: Jet. Johnson Publishing. Company. January 21, 1954. Johnson Publishing Company. Google Books.
  7. News: August 17, 1977. Charlestonian charged in fires. 9–B. The Greenville News. Associated Press.
  8. Web site: A Reflection of The Lower State Football Champion Baptist Hill Bobcats. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119044727/https://www.charlestonchronicle.net/2018/01/18/a%e2%80%88reflection-of-the-lower-state-football-champion-baptist-hill-bobcats/. usurped. January 19, 2018. The Charleston Chronicle.
  9. Web site: August 14, 1954. Newsweek. Newsweek, Incorporated. Google Books.
  10. Web site: CCSD creates initiative to better serve minority students as racial gaps persist. Libby. Stanford. Post and Courier. 21 July 2021 .

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