Barnwell High School

Barnwell High School is a public high school in Barnwell, South Carolina. It has about 625 students.[1] The Warhorse is the school's mascot.[2]

Barnwell High School
Location

Most of the student body is African American or white. The entire student body was categorized as economically disadvantaged.[1]

Prior to desegregation there was a Barnwell High School for African American students in Barnwell. It was succeeded by Butler High School.[3]

History

In 1915, a new Barnwell High School building was planned.[4] In 1916, a photo of Barnwell High School appeared in the state school inspector's bulletin.[5]

State law established the Barnwell High School District.[6] In 1968, discrimination against Barnwell High School's African American students was documented.[7] J. Chester Floyd was principal from 1969 to 1971.[8]

From 1942 to 1965, Harold Sewell served as a teacher, school principal, and football coach. In 1967, a resolution was introduced in the South Carolina Assembly commending the school for its basketball season.[9]

In 1998, Barnwell School District 45 trustees issued a proclamation in support of a U.S. Department of Energy plutonium disassembly plant project at a Savannah River site for the job opportunities it would offer.[10] A 2009 book on school reform notes that Barnwell High School emphasized project based leaning in its science curriculum.[11]

Band

The school has a Scarlet Knights Band.[12]

Athletics

Barnwell High School has a football rivalry with Silver Bluff High School. Both teams have won state championships. Barnwell High School players have gone on to success in college and played professionally in the NFL.[13] In 2008, one of the school's football players died of heat stroke after a summer practice.[14]

The girls basketball team won a state championship in 1977.[15] The boys basketball team won two state championships with coach Clifford "Chip" Atkins.[16]

Alumni

References
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  3. Morris, H. Jerry (December 5, 1999). Barnwell County. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780752413419 – via Google Books.
  4. Education, South Carolina State Dept of (December 5, 1915). "Annual Report of the State Superintendent of Education of the State of South Carolina". State Superintendent of Education of the State of South Carolina. – via Google Books.
  5. Carolina, University of South (December 5, 1916). "Bulletin" – via Google Books.
  6. Carolina, South (December 5, 1942). "School Laws of South Carolina, 1942". The Department – via Google Books.
  7. Rights, United States Commission on Civil (December 5, 1969). "Federal Enforcement of School Desegregation: A Report". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  8. "South Carolina Legislature Online - Search". www.scstatehouse.gov.
  9. Representatives, South Carolina General Assembly House of (December 5, 1967). "Journal" – via Google Books.
  10. "Surplus Plutonium Disposition (DOE/EIS-0283) for Siting, Construction and Operation of Three Facilities for Plutonium Disposition: Environmental Impact Statement". December 5, 1999 – via Google Books.
  11. Leiding, Darlene (October 16, 2009). Reform Can Make a Difference: A Guide to School Reform. R&L Education. ISBN 9781607094081 – via Google Books.
  12. "1995-96 Bill 3829: Barnwell High School Scarlet Knights Band - South Carolina Legislature Online". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  13. Dawson, Kyle (November 24, 2021). "'It's always a big game': Bulldogs, Warhorses meet again in state semis". Post and Courier.
  14. "Barnwell High football player dies of heat stroke". www.wistv.com. September 2, 2008.
  15. "South Carolina Legislature Online - Search". www.scstatehouse.gov.
  16. "South Carolina Legislature Online - Search". www.scstatehouse.gov.
  17. McAdams, Charles A.; Perry, Richard H. (November 16, 2010). The Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble and R. Winston Morris: A 40th Anniversary Retrospective. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9781461664314 – via Google Books.
  18. Hall, Susan (January 5, 2021). The World Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Volume Four T–Z. WildBlue Press. ISBN 9781952225352 – via Google Books.
  19. "Barnwell (Barnwell, SC) Alumni Pro Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  20. Vickery, Jonathan (May 16, 2023). "Barnwell native Brian Gaines appointed new S.C. Comptroller General". The People Sentinel. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  21. "Marcus McKethan - Football". University of North Carolina Athletics.

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