Barnwell High School Explained

Barnwell High School
Streetaddress:474 Jackson Street
City:Barnwell
State:South Carolina
County:(Barnwell County)
Zipcode:29812
Country:USA
Principal:Franklin McCormack
Staff:36.50 (FTE)
Ratio:15.45
Type:Public high school
Enrollment:564[1]
Enrollment As Of:2022-23
Campus:(Urban/Country)-->
Colors:Red and white [2]
Nickname:Warhorses
Website:https://www.bsd45.net/bhs

Barnwell High School is a public high school in Barnwell, South Carolina. It has about 625 students. The Warhorse is the school's mascot.[3]

The student body is more than half African American and about a third white. The entire student body was categorized as economically disadvantaged.[4]

Prior to desegregation there was a Barnwell High School for African American students in Barnwell. It was succeeded by Butler High School.[5]

History

In 1915, a new Barnwell High School building was planned.[6] In 1916, a photo of Barnwell High School appeared in the state school inspector's bulletin.[7]

State law established the Barnwell High School District.[8] In 1968, discrimination against Barnwell High School's African American students was documented.[9] J. Chester Floyd was principal from 1969 to 1971.[10]

From 1942 to 1965, Harold Sewell served as a teacher, school principal, and football coach. In 1967, a resolution was introduced in the South Carolina Assembly commending the school for its basketball season.[11]

In 1998, Barnwell School District 45 trustees issued a proclamation in support of a U.S. Department of Energy plutonium disassembly plant project at a Savannah River site for the job opportunities it would offer.[12] A 2009 book on school reform notes that Barnwell High School emphasized project based leaning in its science curriculum.[13]

Band

The school has a Scarlet Knights Band.[14]

Athletics

Barnwell High School has a football rivalry with Silver Bluff High School. Both teams have won state championships. Barnwell High School players have gone on to success in college and played professionally in the NFL.[15] In 2008, one of the school's football players died of heat stroke after a summer practice.[16]

The girls basketball team won a state championship in 1977.[17] The boys basketball team won two state championships with coach Clifford "Chip" Atkins.[18]

Alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barnwell High School. National Center for Education Statistics. March 20, 2024.
  2. Web site: Barnwell High School. 2024-03-20. South Carolina High School League. en-US.
  3. Web site: Barnwell (SC) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more | MaxPreps . www.maxpreps.com.
  4. Web site: Barnwell High School in Barnwell, SC . US News. 14 July 2023.
  5. Book: Morris, H. Jerry . Barnwell County . December 5, 1999 . Arcadia Publishing . 9780752413419 . Google Books.
  6. Web site: Annual Report of the State Superintendent of Education of the State of South Carolina . South Carolina State Dept of . Education . December 5, 1915 . State Superintendent of Education of the State of South Carolina. . Google Books.
  7. Web site: Bulletin . University of South . Carolina . December 5, 1916 . Google Books.
  8. Web site: School Laws of South Carolina, 1942 . South . Carolina . December 5, 1942 . The Department . Google Books.
  9. Web site: Federal Enforcement of School Desegregation: A Report . United States Commission on Civil . Rights . December 5, 1969 . U.S. Government Printing Office . Google Books.
  10. Web site: South Carolina Legislature Online - Search . www.scstatehouse.gov.
  11. Web site: Journal . South Carolina General Assembly House of . Representatives . December 5, 1967 . Google Books.
  12. Web site: Surplus Plutonium Disposition (DOE/EIS-0283) for Siting, Construction and Operation of Three Facilities for Plutonium Disposition: Environmental Impact Statement . December 5, 1999 . Google Books.
  13. Book: Leiding, Darlene . Reform Can Make a Difference: A Guide to School Reform . October 16, 2009 . R&L Education . 9781607094081 . Google Books.
  14. Web site: 1995-96 Bill 3829: Barnwell High School Scarlet Knights Band - South Carolina Legislature Online . 2021-12-05 . www.scstatehouse.gov.
  15. Web site: 'It's always a big game': Bulldogs, Warhorses meet again in state semis . Kyle. Dawson . Post and Courier. 24 November 2021 .
  16. Web site: Barnwell High football player dies of heat stroke . www.wistv.com. 2 September 2008 .
  17. Web site: South Carolina Legislature Online - Search . www.scstatehouse.gov.
  18. Web site: South Carolina Legislature Online - Search . www.scstatehouse.gov.
  19. Book: The Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble and R. Winston Morris: A 40th Anniversary Retrospective . Charles A. . McAdams . Richard H. . Perry . November 16, 2010 . Scarecrow Press . 9781461664314 . Google Books.
  20. Book: Hall, Susan . The World Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Volume Four T–Z . January 5, 2021 . WildBlue Press . 9781952225352 . Google Books.
  21. Web site: Barnwell (Barnwell, SC) Alumni Pro Stats . Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  22. Web site: Vickery . Jonathan . Barnwell native Brian Gaines appointed new S.C. Comptroller General . The People Sentinel . 6 July 2023 . en . 16 May 2023.
  23. Web site: Marcus McKethan - Football . University of North Carolina Athletics . en.

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