James F. Byrnes High School

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James F. Byrnes High School was founded in the 1950s in Duncan, South Carolina, and was named after the statesman James F. Byrnes. As of 2004, enrollment was 1,800. It fits under the South Carolina High School League classification of a AAAA school. It is the 19th largest school in the state, and is three schools away from being designated as Big 16 school (Class AAAAA). Currently, the school houses a variety of athletic teams, a nationally recognized marching band, and an AFJROTC unit (SC-932). It is in Spartanburg County School District 5. The current principal is Mr. Jeff Rogers.

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[edit] Music

The Rebel Regiment is Byrnes' marching band. They have won a total of thirteen Upper State Championships, nine State Championships, and numerous awards in the Bands of America Regional championships, including a Grand Champion award in 1999. The current director, serving since 1983], is C. Phillip McIntyre. The most notable song the band plays is the "Rebel Rouser".

Byrnes also boasts a Phiharmonic Orchestra with a bluegrass quartet called the Joel Reed Expereince (JRX). The JRX has played in various settings, and have currently produced an album. The choral program at Byrnes is also beginning to become well-known, as 6 students have been selected to join the South Carolina Honor Chorus.

[edit] AFJROTC

The Byrnes AFJROTC unit was founded in 1993]. Its current director is Col. Benjamin C. Pittman, Jr. (Retired, USAF). The instructors are Chief Master Sergeant Alford and Senior Master Sergeant Sparkman. The program has performed at many community events, such as the Brave's baseball game, and other events, including parades. Byrnes AFJROTC has won various awards and is distinctively the most well-known program in the state of South Carolina.

[edit] Model United Nations

The Model United Nations (MUN)team has won many awards at local and national competitions, and is ranked among the best in the state. The Byrnes Technology Student Association has received a myriad number of state and national awards. This year, all six South Carolina TSA state officer positions are seated by students from Byrnes. The current (--Miller T. Brummett 21:41, 2 December 2006 (UTC)) teacher for MUN is Mrs. Kristin Owens

[edit] Youth In Government (YIG) Involvement

The year 2006 was the first year the Byrnes High School attended the Youth in Government (YIG) Conference. In this conference students model the legislation process. The YIG program is spondered by the YMCA and offers sponserships to students who show outstanding participation. Byrnes High School was the first school to win an award on their first year of participation. Jordan Pace (graduate class of 2007) won the Outstanding Statesman award.


[edit] Academic Clubs

The two clubs available to all students (if qualifications are met) are the National Beta Club and the National Honors Society. Byrnes also has a mathematics team, an academic team, and a science bowl team. The Math team girls recently went to the Clemson Unviversity Math Day for girls, winning the Level 1 and 2 Jeopardy games, and its team members also received individual awards.

[edit] Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement courses enable students to complete college-level work while in high school. If students pass the AP exams, they may receive college credit (see individual college/university web sites for official credit policies). In the 2005–2006 school year, Bynes had a record number of AP scholars (see Advanced Placement Scholar Awards for award descriptions). There were seven AP Scholars with Distinction, five AP Scholars with Honor, and eleven AP Scholars. AP courses offered at Byrnes include:

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[edit] Sciences

[edit] Languages

[edit] Social and political sciences

[edit] Arts and humanities

[edit] Pre-AP/Honors classes

Students in grades 9, 10, and 11 take Pre-AP/Honors classes in order to prepare for the rigors of Advanced Placement courses. As of now, there is some controversy concerning if upper-level honors classes should be offered for students not desiring to take the respective AP courses. Such questionable courses are: Differentiable Calculus, Integral Calculus, Statistics, Biology II, Chemistry II, Algebra-Based Physics, Calculus-Based Physics, English 4 (British Literature), English 5 (World Literature), U.S. History, U.S. Government and Politics, and Economics (Macro and Micro). Pre-AP/Honors classes currently offered at Byrnes include:

[edit] Mathematics

  • Algebra I Pre-AP/Honors (Grade 8 Only)
  • Algebra II Pre-AP/Honors
  • Geometry Pre-AP/Honors
  • Precalculus Pre-AP/Honors

[edit] Sciences

  • Physical Science Pre-AP/Honors
  • Biology I Pre-AP/Honors
  • Chemistry I Pre-AP/Honors

[edit] Languages

  • English I Pre-AP/Honors (Grade 8 Only)
  • English II Pre-AP/Honors
  • English III Pre-AP/Honors
  • French III Pre-AP/Honors
  • German III Pre-AP/Honors
  • Spanish III Pre-AP/Honors

[edit] Social and political sciences

  • Global Studies I (Ancient World History) Pre-AP/Honors
  • Global Studies II (Modern World History) Pre-AP/Honors

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