Spartanburg High School

Spartanburg High School began in 1897 when the Board of Trustees had erected the building known as the Converse Street High School. The faculty numbered 10 and the student body was less than 200.

In 1921 the Dean Street wing was added and the school was renamed in honor of Dr. Frank Evans, superintendent, and from 1922 to 1959, the high school was housed in the Frank Evans High School building on Dean Street. The building became a junior high school in 1959 when the new Spartanburg High School was built in its current location.[2][3]

The school's football team until 1970 were known as Crimson Tide, and their colors were red and white.[4] The basketball team prior to 1970 were known as the Red Birds.[5]

In 1970, integration of public schools was forced by the federal courts, and Carver High School, the city's black high school, closed and was merged with Spartanburg High School,[6] which chose a new team name, the Vikings, and new colors, blue and gold.[4] The Carver campus was changed to a junior high school.[7][6] A construction program at Spartanburg High School was begun immediately, and in the fall of 1974 D-wing was completed, adding 41 new classrooms, a new library-media center, and a new student center. In addition to D-wing, the A, B, and C wings were completely renovated and air-conditioned.

Since 1996, the campus has undergone many needed renovations. The athletic department facilities were remodeled and expanded to accommodate a growing program. E-wing houses facilities for JROTC, state-of-the-art information technology equipment classrooms, acoustically designed practice rooms, rehearsal rooms for chorus and orchestra, and a space for the band. An enclosed hallway links E-wing with the front lobby. Renovations were completed in 1999 for the science department A-wing, a new front entrance with an atrium, and a reconfigured front parking lot. In the fall of 2005, a state-of-the-art weight room and multi-purpose room was completed in the athletic department.

• Julie Story Byerley, Pediatrician and Vice Dean for Education for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine[8]
• Kitty Black Perkins, former Chief Designer of Fashions and Doll Concepts for Mattel's Barbie line
• Ralph Coleman, former NFL player (Carver High School)
• Stephen Davis, American football player[9]
• Art Fowler (1922–2007), pitcher and pitching coach in Major League Baseball[10]
• Steve Fuller, American football player[11]
• Trey Gowdy, Republican U.S. Congressman representing South Carolina's 4th congressional district from 2011 to present[12]
• Bud Moore, NASCAR team owner and member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
• Kris Neely, Artist and Educator
• Trip Payne, puzzlemaker
• Anthony Simmons, American football player[13]
• Laura Story, American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter
• General William Westmoreland, commanding general during the Vietnam War[14]
• Wayne Tolleson, former baseball player[15]
• Howie Williams, former NFL player (Carver High School)

• Spartanburg High School
• Spartanburg County School District No. 7