Lamar High School (South Carolina) Explained

Lamar High School
Type:	Public, secondary
Principal:	Marlon Thomas
Teaching Staff:	23.00 (FTE)
Ratio:	11.61
Enrollment:	267 (2021–2022)^[1]
Grades:	9 - 12
Address:	216 N. Darlington Avenue
City:	Lamar, South Carolina
Province:	Darlington County
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	34.1711°N -80.0557°W
District:	Darlington County School District
Colors:	Silver, black, and white
Mascot:	Silver Foxes
Yearbook:	The Elixir

Lamar High School is a four-year public high school located in Lamar, South Carolina. Approximately 250 students attend the school.^[2]

Athletics

Lamar High School is home to the Silver Foxes. The school competes in SCHSL Division A Region 6.^[3]

State championships

• Baseball: 2003^[4]
• Football: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2015, 2017^[5]
• Track - Boys: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005^[6]
• Track - Girls: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2004, 2007^[7]

Notable alumni

• Cobie Durant, NFL defensive back^[8]
• B. J. Goodson, NFL linebacker^[9]
• John Abraham, NFL defensive end^[10]
• Marshall McFadden, NFL linebacker^[11]
• Michael Hamlin, NFL defensive back^[12]
• Levon Kirkland, NFL linebacker^[13]
• David Beasley, 113th South Carolina Governor^[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lamar High. National Center for Education Statistics. March 13, 2023.
2. Web site: Lamar High. National Center for Education Statistics. March 13, 2023.
3. https://schsl.org/a SCHSL Division A
4. https://schsl.org/archives/1424 SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Baseball
5. https://schsl.org/archives/1464 SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Football
6. https://schsl.org/archives/1488 SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Track - Boys
7. https://schsl.org/archives/1490 SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Track - Girls
8. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DuraDe01.htm Cobie Durant Stats
9. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GoodB.00.htm B.J. Goodson Stats
10. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AbraJo00.htm John Abraham Stats
11. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McFaMa00.htm Marshall McFadden Stats
12. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HamlMi99.htm Michael Hamlin Stats
13. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KirkLe00.htm Levon Kirkland Stats
14. https://www.studysc.org/node/2354 David Beasley Biography