Hanahan High School is a public high school

High school

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 located in Hanahan

Hanahan, South Carolina

Hanahan is a city in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 12,937 at the 2000 census. Portions of the Naval Weapons Station Charleston, including the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston, are located in Hanahan. As defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and...

, South Carolina

South Carolina

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. It serves grades 9 through 12 and is a part of the Berkeley County School District

Berkeley County School District

The Berkeley County School District is a school district within Berkeley County, South Carolina. It is based in Moncks Corner, South Carolina and serves all of Berkeley County including the portion of the City of Charleston on Daniel Island and the Cainhoy Peninsular....

. The current principal is Richard Raycroft. The mascot

Mascot

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 of Hanahan is the hawk.

Hanahan High School participates in athletics in Region 6-AA. The school has won several state championships. In 1973, the baseball

Baseball

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 team won the Class AAA state championship. In 1997 the men's soccer team won the Class AA state championship under the guidance of Coach (now principal) Ric Raycroft. More recently, the softball

Softball

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 team won the 2008 Class AA State Championship, and the wrestling

Wrestling

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 team won the 2011 Class AA State Championship.

The Hanahan Hawks football team had a region-winning streak of 46 games. That was the second longest streak in the state of South Carolina (1st was Stratford High School

Stratford High School (Goose Creek, South Carolina)

Stratford High School is a high school located in Goose Creek, South Carolina.Stratford serves grades 9 through 12, and is a part of the Berkeley County School District. Stratford High School was originally built in 1981 and opened in 1983 with approximately 1100 students. An addition was added in...

, 51 games). The streak ended with a loss at Andrews High School

Andrews High School (South Carolina)

Andrews High School is a secondary school located in Andrews, South Carolina, USA. It was established in 1922 with grades 7-11 on a campus on Farr Avenue. In 1963, the campus was moved to Alder Street a few blocks away. It remained there for 47 years before being moved to its current location...

26-28 in 2006.

External links

• School website