Wade Hampton High School (Greenville, South Carolina)

Wade Hampton High School is a public high school in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. The school primarily serves the communities of Wade Hampton and Taylors, South Carolina. The school was opened in the fall of 1960, consolidating former high schools Paris Mountain and Taylors and some students who formerly attended Greenville Senior High School. The original buildings were torn down and the new building campus re-opened in January 2006 on the same site.


Wade Hampton High School
Address
100 Pine Knoll Drive

Greenville
,
South Carolina
29609

United States
Coordinates34°53′10″N 82°21′21″W
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1960 (1960)
School districtGreenville County Schools
PrincipalCarlos Grant[1]
Teaching staff93.40 (FTE) (2018–19)[2]
Grades9–12[2]
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment1,797 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio19.24 (2018–19)[2]
Campus typeSuburban[2]
Websitewww.greenville.k12.sc.us/whhs/

Namesake

Wade Hampton High School takes its name from Wade Hampton III who was one of the largest slave owners in the country, and went on to serve in the confederate army and as the governor of South Carolina.[3] He later was elected as a U.S. Senator from the state. His campaign as governor was marked by extensive violence by the Red Shirts, a paramilitary group that served the Democratic Party by disrupting elections and suppressing black and Republican voting in the state. They contributed to the Democrats regaining control of the state government in this period.[4]

The name has garnered mild controversy in the community, but so far there is no real push to get the name changed, despite efforts from students and other members of the community.[5]

The school was opened in the fall of 1960, a time when it was not uncommon to name schools after confederate generals and other historical figures, that would deter African American attendance at their schools.[6]

Academics

Wade Hampton consistently scores higher than both the national and state averages on tests such as the SAT, ACT, and EOC.[7] The school's campus is also home to The Fine Arts Center of Greenville.

Athletics

The 1968 football team finished with a 10–1 record and met the Greenwood High School Emeralds for the first South Carolina state 4A championship, resulting in a loss. The Sandlappers defeated the North Carolina team 21–7. The boys basketball team won state championships in 1970, 1972 and 2011.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Administration". Wade Hampton High School. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. "Search for Public Schools - Wade Hampton High (450231000566)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  3. Editors, History com. "Wade Hampton". HISTORY. Retrieved September 29, 2019.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  4. "Red Shirts". South Carolina Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  5. Hyde, Paul. "Speakers urge school board to change the name of Wade Hampton High School". The Greenville News. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  6. Little, Becky. "Not Just Monuments: Schools Named After Confederates Are Rebranding". HISTORY. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  7. "WHHS State Report Card". Retrieved March 10, 2019.
Additional references
  • Ackerman, Robert K. Wade Hampton III. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2007. ISBN 978-1-57003-667-5.
  • Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
  • Jarrell, Hampton M. Wade Hampton and the Negro: The Road Not Taken. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1969. OCLC 2774253.
  • Andrew, Rod, Jr. Wade Hampton: Confederate Warrior to Southern Redeemer (2008)
  • Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas
  • Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4.
  • Tagg, Larry. The Generals of Gettysburg, Campbell, CA: Savas Publishing, 1998. ISBN 1-882810-30-9.
  • Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9.
  • Wells, Edward L. Hampton and Reconstruction. Columbia, SC: The State Co., 1907. OCLC 2339541.

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