Socastee High School
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Socastee High School is a large, three-story public high school with about 1,400 students located in Socastee, South Carolina
right next to Socastee Elm., USA
, in the Myrtle Beach
metro area. It is run by Horry County Schools
. The school's mascot is the Brave and the school colors are black and gold. The current principal is Dr. Paul Browning.
, and has been an IB World School since January 1997.
, athletic training, varsity cheerleading
, girl's lacrosse
, golf
, football
, girl's tennis
, swimming
, volleyball
and cross country
.
, Drama Club
and others. The full list can be found on the SHS website here
, held in Dallas, Texas
.
Socastee High is also known for its two show choirs, primarily the Socastee Singers, an advanced SATB choir, who won Superior two years running in the Festival Disney competition, as well as the Select Girls, an audition-only SSA choir, who placed Excellent in the same competition. In 2010 Socastee Singers took first place in the Heritage festival which took place in New York City.
Socastee High also has a very well know band program. In 2009 they were given the award of best high school jazz band on the east coast. The band has also received two consecutive OPA's (Outstanding Performance Award) and many consecutive superior ratings in both Jazz and Concert Band. The Marching Band competed at state finals in 2009 and will compete again in 2011.
In 2010, Socastee High School made an appearance in Newsweek magazine's list of America's Best High School.
Socastee, South Carolina
Socastee is a census-designated place in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 14,295 at the 2000 census.-History:...
right next to Socastee Elm., USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, in the Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is situated on the center of a large and continuous stretch of beach known as the Grand Strand in northeastern South Carolina. It is considered to be a major tourist destination in the...
metro area. It is run by Horry County Schools
Horry County Schools
Horry County Schools is a public school district serving Horry County, South Carolina and is the third-largest school district in South Carolina. It serves nearly 38,000 students in 46 schools around the county in nine attendance areas...
. The school's mascot is the Brave and the school colors are black and gold. The current principal is Dr. Paul Browning.
Academics
Socastee High School currently offers an IB program and several AP courses for advanced students. Socastee offers the IB Diploma ProgrammeIB Diploma Programme
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year educational programme for students aged 16–19that provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, and is recognised by universities worldwide. It was developed in the early to mid-1960s in Geneva by...
, and has been an IB World School since January 1997.
Sports
Socastee High currently sponsors these interscholastic teams through its athletic department for both young men and women: basketballBasketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, athletic training, varsity cheerleading
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
, girl's lacrosse
Women's lacrosse
Women's lacrosse, sometimes shortened to wlax or lax, is a sport played with twelve players on each team. Originally played by the indigenous peoples of the Americas, the first tribe to play it was the Hauser tribe, of the Great Plains. The modern women's game was introduced in 1890 at the St...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, girl's tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
and cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
.
Clubs and Extracurricular Activities
Socastee High currently offer a number of clubs and extracurricular activities for students to participate in which included: uiz bowl|Academic Team], Art Club, Beta ClubNational Beta Club
The National Beta Club is an organization for 5th-12th graders in the United States, recognizing academic achievement, leadership, character and service....
, Drama Club
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
and others. The full list can be found on the SHS website here
Awards and recognition
Socastee High School won the 1988 National High School Mock Trial ChampionshipNational High School Mock Trial Championship
The National High School Mock Trial Championship is an American nationwide competition of high school mock trial teams. The competition debuted in 1984 in Des Moines, Iowa, with teams representing Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin....
, held in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
.
Socastee High is also known for its two show choirs, primarily the Socastee Singers, an advanced SATB choir, who won Superior two years running in the Festival Disney competition, as well as the Select Girls, an audition-only SSA choir, who placed Excellent in the same competition. In 2010 Socastee Singers took first place in the Heritage festival which took place in New York City.
Socastee High also has a very well know band program. In 2009 they were given the award of best high school jazz band on the east coast. The band has also received two consecutive OPA's (Outstanding Performance Award) and many consecutive superior ratings in both Jazz and Concert Band. The Marching Band competed at state finals in 2009 and will compete again in 2011.
In 2010, Socastee High School made an appearance in Newsweek magazine's list of America's Best High School.
See also
- List of high schools in South Carolina
- Academy for Technology and Academics
- Academy for the Arts, Science and TechnologyAcademy for the Arts, Science and TechnologyThe Academy for the Arts, Science and Technology or The Academy is a branch school of the Horry County Schools system in Horry County, South Carolina. It is notable for its small size, focus on specialized majors and qualifying status as a Blue Ribbon School...
- Aynor High SchoolAynor High SchoolAynor High School is a public high school located in Aynor, South Carolina. As of 2006-2007, the school's enrollment was 701. The school colors are navy blue, columbia blue, and white, and its athletic teams are known as the "Blue Jackets"....
- Carolina Forest High SchoolCarolina Forest High SchoolCarolina Forest High School is located in Horry County, South Carolina, in the Carolina Forest attendance area. The school is one of ten high schools within Horry County Schools. The school serves parts of Myrtle Beach and eastern Conway. Approximately 1,843 students attend Carolina Forest High...
- Conway High SchoolConway High SchoolConway High School is a public school located in Conway, South Carolina at 2301 Church Street. As of 2010-2011, the school's enrollment was 1,592. The school's principal is Mr. Steven Fitch...
- Myrtle Beach High SchoolMyrtle Beach High SchoolMyrtle Beach High School is a public school located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The school is one of nine high schools within Horry County Schools...
- North Myrtle Beach High SchoolNorth Myrtle Beach High SchoolNorth Myrtle Beach High School is a public school located in Little River, South Carolina. The school is one of nine high schools within Horry County Schools...
- St. James High SchoolSt. James High SchoolDue to the over crowding at Socastee High, and the growth and development in the South Myrtle Beach area, Horry County School officials decided to build a new high school in the Burgess area of the county. The county wanted to open South Strand High School, but a group of students, parents and...
- Scholars AcademyScholars AcademyThe Scholars Academy is a four-year public high school institution located in Conway, South Carolina at Coastal Carolina University. The school was established as part of Horry County Schools for gifted education in 2003.-About the Program:...