Lancaster High School (Lancaster, South Carolina)

Lancaster High School is located in Lancaster, South Carolina, a small city approximately 35 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The school serves students in grades 9-12 with a program that provides AP and honors classes, college preparatory classes, a vocational/technical program, and range of classes and services for students with special needs. It is operated by the Lancaster County School District. The new school building was built and opened in 1993.[2][3]

Lancaster High School
Address
617 Normandy Road

Lancaster
,
(Lancaster County)
,
South Carolina
29720

United States
Coordinates34°43′16″N 80°46′24″W
Information
School typePublic, high school
Established1923 (1923) (new campus 1993)
School districtLancaster County School District
PrincipalRosalyn Mood
Teaching staff78.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,232 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.69[1]
Color(s)Blue and gold   
MascotBruin Bear
Rival
Websitelhs.lancastercsd.com

School's recognition and awards

Lancaster High School has received the Palmetto Gold Award in 2003, 2005, and 2009. The Lancaster High School Career Center (now part of LHS) received the Gold Award in 2003-2005. The Palmetto Gold and Silver Award recognizes the state’s schools with the highest levels of student academic achievement and the fastest rates of improvement. The award criteria are based on the absolute and improvement ratings assigned to each school on the school's report card.

The Palmetto Gold and Palmetto Silver awards program was created by the Education Accountability Act of 1998. Award criteria were developed by the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.

Each winning school receives a banner, a certificate and a portion of the state lottery funds earmarked for the awards program. The financial award is determined by several factors, including the type of award received, student enrollment, student attendance, teacher attendance and dropout rates.[4]

  • Palmetto Gold Award – LHS, 2004 – 2005
  • Palmetto Gold Award – LHS, 2002 – 2003
  • Palmetto Gold Award – Career Center, 2002 – 2003
  • Palmetto Gold Award – Career Center, 2003 – 2004
  • Palmetto Gold Award – Career Center, 2004 – 2005
  • Smaller Learning Community Grant, 2004 – 2005

History

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, education in the Lancaster County area depended upon itinerant teachers and private tutors. In 1825, the Franklin Academy was formed as the first unit of what was to become the Lancaster County school system. In 1923, the educational system expanded significantly with the formation of Lancaster High School and Lancaster Training School, later known as Barr Street High School.

The year 1970 marked the integration of Barr Street High School and Lancaster High School and the current campus was established in the fall of 1993. The combined heritage of these two schools lives on here at Lancaster High. The continued support of the Lancaster community, combined with the academic strength of a dedicated faculty, demonstrate that Lancaster continues “to keep faith with its children.” [5]

Athletics

State Championships
  • Football: 1959 [6][7]
  • Girls Basketball: 2015 [8]
  • Baseball: 1989-1991[9][10]
  • Golf: 2018
  • Girls Softball: 1981

Region Championships
  • Football: 1974, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996
  • Golf: 2015-2019

County Championships (Red Rose Classic)
  • Boys' Soccer: 2010 [11]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Lancaster High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. "Welcome to the Bruin Den!". Lancaster High School.
  3. "Lancaster County School District". www.lancastercsd.com.
  4. "Lancaster High" (PDF). www.lancasterscschools.org. April 4, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03.
  5. "Our Mission, History and Beliefs". Lancaster High School. 2015-08-15. Archived from the original on 2016-02-15.
  6. "The South Carolina High School Football History Show - Lancaster". scfootballhistory.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011.
  7. Howey, Robert (November 9, 2009). "'Canes sweetest season: 1959 Lancaster High team won school's only state football crown". The Lancaster News.
  8. Bowers, Steven (March 7, 2015). "Bruin gold: Lancaster girls win SC basketball championship". The Herald.
  9. "School Championships". www.scfootballhistory.com.
  10. "Past State Champions". South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association.
  11. Rowell, Eric (March 15, 2010). "Bruins booters earn title in exciting fashion". The Lancaster News.
  12. "C.D. Pelham". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
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