Georgetown High School (South Carolina) Explained

Georgetown High School
Address:	2500 Anthuan Maybank Drive
Zipcode:	29440
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	33.3867°N -79.3026°W
Grades:	9 - 12
Enrollment:	967 (2018 - 19)^[1]
Staff:	66.80 (FTE)
Ratio:	14.48
Principal:	Craig Stone
Colors:	Navy and gray

Georgetown High School is a public high school located in Georgetown, South Carolina, United States. It is one of four high schools in the Georgetown County School District.

History

Georgetown was preceded by Winyah School for whites and Howard School for African Americans until the 1980s.^[2] ^[3]

Academics

Georgetown High School offers seven Advanced Placement courses:

AB Calculus
Biology
Human Geography
Macroeconomics
US Government & Politics
US History
World History

Athletics

Georgetown High School offers: baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, boys' and girls' soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.^[4]

Awards

In the school year 2018 - 2019, the NJROTC Battalion housed in Georgetown High School was named the top unit within the Area 6 region. This region includes all of South and North Carolina.

Notes and References

Web site: Georgetown High. National Center for Education Statistics. June 7, 2020.
Web site: Museum around the corner: How Howard High School got its name . 6 September 2019 . Georgetown Times.
Web site: Separate High Schools, Unequal Everything . Nesbit . Jeff . 29 March 2016 . US News.
Web site: Sports . Georgetown County School District . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017072928/http://www.ghs.gcsd.k12.sc.us/?PageName=%27Sports%27 . 17 October 2013.