Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School

Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States.

Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School
Address
601 Bruin Pkwy

,
29118

Coordinates33.5239°N 80.8364°W / 33.5239; -80.8364
Information
TypePublic
Established1971
School districtOrangeburg Consolidated School District 5
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,045 (2016-17)[1]
Color(s)     
MascotBruin
Websiteowhigh.ocsd5schools.org

It is a part of the Orangeburg County Consolidated School District 5. It is home to the Mighty Bruins/Bruinettes and also an International Baccalaureate World School.[2]

History

Delano Middleton, a student at Wilkinson High School, was one of those killed in the Orangeburg Massacre.

Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School was formed with the merger of Orangeburg High School and Wilkinson High School in 1971.[3]

Media appearances

In 2016, the school was featured in the six-part BBC documentary series Segregated America: A School in the South.[4]

Notable alumni

NFL players

References

  1. "Orangeburg Wilkinson High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-02-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. The origins of Wilkinson High School | The Spot | thetandd.com. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  4. "BBC Three - Segregated America: A School in the South". BBC.
  5. (Mar 20, 2005). Grant Jr., Thomas. It didn't come easy - Orangeburg's Shelton Benjamin shares his thoughts, views about life as a WWE' Superstar. thetandd.com. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  6. Michael Hackett Player Profile, Jacksonville, NCAA Stats, Awards. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  7. (June 4, 2020). Blakeney, Barney. Can Jamie Harrison Beat Lindsay Graham in South Carolina?. The Charleston Chronicle. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  8. "Former South Carolina Senate candidate Jaime Harrison elected DNC chair". www.cbsnews.com. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  9. Coach Mike O'Cain - Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  10. Eugene Robinson - South Carolina African American History Calendar. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  11. Mike Sharperson Stats. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  12. Herm Winningham Stats. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  13. "Donnie Abraham". Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  14. "Alex Barron". Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  15. "Woodrow Dantzler". Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  16. "Arturo Freeman". Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  17. "Deveron Harper". Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  18. Dwayne Harper Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  19. Albert Huggins, Orangeburg-Wilkinson. 247Sports. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  20. "Tim Jennings". Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  21. "Maurice Kelly". Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  22. "Max Runager". Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  23. Sielski, Mike (November 18, 2017). "Hero's life, lonely death: Max Runager suffered because he no longer had football". The Times and Democrat. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  24. "Rusty Russell". Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  25. "Jonas Seawright". Retrieved May 3, 2020.


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