Hartsville High School

Hartsville High School
Location
701 Lewellyn Drive
Hartsville, South Carolina
United States
Coordinates 34°21′41″N 80°05′09″W / 34.36143°N 80.08597°W / 34.36143; -80.08597
Information
Type Public
Motto "Preparing for the Future by learning Every Day"
Established 1961
School district Darlington County School District
CEEB code 410995
Principal Dr. Charlie Burry
Grades 9 to 12
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment 1,254 (2012-2013 School Year)
Campus Suburban/Rural
Color(s) Red, black and white             
Athletics conference 6 - AAAA
Mascot Red fox
Accreditation Southern Association for Secondary Schools and Colleges and South Carolina Department of Education
Newspaper Paw Prints
Yearbook Retrospect
Website Hartsville High School website

Hartsville High School is a public secondary school serving grades 9–12 located in Hartsville, South Carolina. 1,254 students attended Hartsville High for the 2012-2013 school year.[1]

Hartsville High is governed by the Darlington County School District and is accredited by the Southern Association for Secondary Schools and Colleges, as well as the South Carolina Department of Education.

Hartsville High's curriculum offers advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, honors, college preparatory, academic, and applied technology courses. Fine arts programs in band, chorus, drama, orchestra and visual arts are available, and the athletic department produces 22 varsity and junior varsity teams in 14 sports.

Demographics

For the 2012-2013 school year, there were 1,254 students that attended Hartsville High School. About 51% of these students are male and about 49% are female. 52% of students at HHS are White/Caucasian, 44% are African-American, 0.4% are Asian, 0.1% are Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 0.1% are American Indian/Alaskan Native, 2% are Hispanic, and 1% are mixed with two or more races. 48% of students are considered to be a part of a minority. 55% of students are considered economically disadvantaged with 51% receiving free lunches and 4% receiving reduced lunches.[2]

For the 2012-2013 school year, there were 426 ninth-grade students, 311 tenth-grade students, 279 eleventh-grade students, and 238 twelfth-grade students.[3]

Subjects offered at HHS

Hartsville High School offers a wide array of classes that include:

Clubs and organizations

Hartsville High also offers a vast selection of clubs and organizations which students can participate in. They include:

Ronald Rouse

In October 2012, a lineman for the school's football team, Ronald Rouse, collapsed twice and ultimately died at the school's homecoming football game (he was revived and was able to speak after the first collapse and started walking, but could not be revived after the second collapse, and was declared dead at a nearby hospital) against a rival team from Crestwood High School in Hartsville, South Carolina. An autopsy by Darlington County Coroner J. Todd Hardee revealed the ultimate cause of death as a fatal, sudden cardiac arrhythmia resulting from a congenitally enlarged heart (congenital cardiac hypertrophy). There have been other sudden, catastrophically fatal incidents of cardiac arrest similar to this at high schools and colleges recorded in the U.S. in recent years, and the issue is beginning to receive more attention.[4]

Notable alumni

References


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