Wilson High School (South Carolina) Explained

Wilson High School
Principal:Eric Robinson
Schooltype:Public
Address:1411 Old Marion Highway
City:Florence, South Carolina
Zipcode:29506
Country:United States
Enrollment:1,365 (2022–23)[1]
Teaching Staff:93.50
Ratio:14.60
Mascot:Tiger
School Colors:Royal purple and gold
Newspaper:The Purple and Gold[2]

Wilson High School is one of three high schools in Florence Public School District One in Florence, South Carolina, United States. It is the only high school in Florence County that offers the International Baccalaureate diploma.

History

Wilson School was Florence's first public school. It was opened in 1866 by the Freedmen’s Bureau as a private school for Black children, and became a public school when South Carolina’s system of free public schools was established in 1868. An early principal of what was then known as the Colored Graded School was the Methodist minister Joshua E. Wilson, and the current school is likely named for him. In 1906 the wooden-frame building was demolished, and a new Wilson High School was built on Athens Street, away from downtown in a black residential neighborhood. The school moved to North Irby Street in 1956 and to its current location on Old Marion Highway in 1982.[3]

Academics

Wilson's debate team won the annual state competition in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2010.

Wilson has won the Pee Dee Regional Academic Challenge AAA/AAAA championship eleven out of the past twelve years, and won the 2010 State Championship.

Wilson has the only Florence chapter of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP).

Athletics

Wilson competes in the AAAA classification of the South Carolina High School League and is located in Lower State, Region VI with Myrtle Beach High School, North Myrtle Beach High School, Hartsville High school, West Florence High School, and South Florence High School.

In 2002, the varsity baseball team won the AAA state championship. The boys' basketball and varsity football teams won AAA state championships in 2007.

The boys' basketball team won AAAA state championship in 2022.

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wilson High. National Center for Education Statistics. May 23, 2024.
  2. http://www.fsd1.org/schools/Wilson/PurpleandGold The Purple and Gold
  3. Web site: South Carolina Education - Florence County . Carolina.com . 13 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Hall of Fame - Wilson High School Alumni Association. 2021-09-19. www.wilsonhighalumni.com. 2021-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20210306042725/http://www.wilsonhighalumni.com/hall-of-fame. live.
  5. Web site: Justin Durant . databaseFootball.com . December 21, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130724004208/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerlog.htm?ilkid=DuranJus01&yr=2009 . July 24, 2013 .
  6. News: Pearlman. Jeff. February 6, 2008. From a Benz to a bike. ESPN. September 19, 2021. September 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212213/https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?sportCat=nfl&page=pearlman%2F080110. live.
  7. Web site: WHSAA: Wilson High School Alumni Association History . 2008-01-05 . 2007-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071219111217/http://www.wilsonhighalumni.org/halloffame.asp?MenuID=1 . live .
  8. News: July 9, 2009. Florence native performed at Michael Jackson's memorial. WIS News 10. WCSC. Florence, SC. September 19, 2021. Lorenz is a graduate of Wilson High School. September 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210921110702/https://www.wistv.com/story/10672743/florence-native-performed-at-michael-jacksons-memorial/. live.

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