Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School Explained

Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School
Address:601 Bruin Pkwy
Zipcode:29118
Country:United States
Enrollment:1,073 (2022 - 23)[1]
District:Orangeburg County School District
Principal:Rahim El-Amin
Mascot:Bruin
Colors:Maroon, orange, and white

Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

It is a part of the Orangeburg County School District. It is home to the Mighty Bruins/Bruinettes and also an International Baccalaureate World School.[2]

History

Delano Middleton, a student at Wilkinson High School, was one of those killed in the Orangeburg Massacre.

Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School was formed with the merger of Orangeburg High School and Wilkinson High School in 1971.[3]

Media appearances

In 2016, the school was featured in the six-part BBC documentary series Segregated America: A School in the South.[4]

Notable alumni

NFL players

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Orangeburg Wilkinson High. National Center for Education Statistics. July 18, 2024.
  2. Web site: EChalk . 2009-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090122201434/http://owhigh.ocsd5schools.org/ . 2009-01-22 . dead .
  3. https://thetandd.com/the_spot/the-origins-of-wilkinson-high-school/collection_f0df1d38-8c19-11e7-97f0-57209e11254a.html#:~:text=Orangeburg%2DWilkinson%20High%20School%20was,as%20Orangeburg%20Junior%20High%20School. The origins of Wilkinson High School The Spot thetandd.com
  4. Web site: BBC Three - Segregated America: A School in the South. BBC.
  5. (Mar 20, 2005). Grant Jr., Thomas. It didn't come easy - Orangeburg's Shelton Benjamin shares his thoughts, views about life as a WWE' Superstar. thetandd.com. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  6. https://www.carolinapanorama.com/news/dr-marianna-davis-dies---davis-was-the-founder-of-the-black-history-teleconference/article_07a1e782-1cc4-11ec-b118-07fb4e6b0f44.html
  7. https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Mike-Hackett/Summary/64641 Michael Hackett Player Profile, Jacksonville, NCAA Stats, Awards
  8. (June 4, 2020). Blakeney, Barney. . The Charleston Chronicle. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  9. Web site: Former South Carolina Senate candidate Jaime Harrison elected DNC chair . www.cbsnews.com . January 27, 2021 . January 22, 2021.
  10. https://clemsontigers.com/coach-mike-ocain/#:~:text=Dantzler%2C%20like%20O'Cain%2C,and%20attended%20Orangeburg%2DWilkinson%20High. Coach Mike O'Cain - Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site
  11. https://scafricanamerican.com/honorees/eugene-robinson/ Eugene Robinson - South Carolina African American History Calendar
  12. Web site: Lt. governor candidate Bakari Sellers tells Claflin students he is ready for next step as change agent . . Arielle Hayes . March 21, 2014 . March 3, 2016 .
  13. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sharpmi01.shtml Mike Sharperson Stats
  14. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/winnihe01.shtml Herm Winningham Stats
  15. Web site: Donnie Abraham . . May 3, 2020.
  16. Web site: Alex Barron . . May 3, 2020.
  17. Web site: Woodrow Dantzler . . May 3, 2020.
  18. Web site: Arturo Freeman . . May 3, 2020.
  19. Web site: Deveron Harper . . May 3, 2020.
  20. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HarpDw20.htm Dwayne Harper Stats
  21. https://247sports.com/Player/Albert-Huggins-21787/high-school-34503/ Albert Huggins, Orangeburg-Wilkinson
  22. Web site: Tim Jennings . . May 3, 2020.
  23. Web site: Maurice Kelly . . May 3, 2020.
  24. Web site: Max Runager . . May 3, 2020.
  25. News: Sielski . Mike . Hero's life, lonely death: Max Runager suffered because he no longer had football . 27 January 2021 . The Times and Democrat . November 18, 2017.
  26. Web site: Rusty Russell . . May 3, 2020.
  27. Web site: Jonas Seawright . . May 3, 2020.

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