Baptist Hill High School

Baptist Hill High School is a public high school in Hollywood, South Carolina. It is part of the Charleston County School District. Most of its students are African American.[4] Bobcats are the school mascot.

Baptist Hill High School
Address
Map
5117 Baptist Hill Road

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United States
Coordinates32°43′40″N 80°15′43″W / 32.7279°N 80.2619°W / 32.7279; -80.2619
Information
Other nameBaptist Hill Middle High School
TypePublic Middle High School
Established1948 (1948)
School districtCharleston County School District
NCES School ID450144000250[1]
PrincipalBrendan Glaze
Teaching staff48.00[1]
Grades6–12
Enrollment552 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.50[1]
Color(s)Maroon and gray     [2]
Sports [3]
MascotBobcat[2]
Websitewww.ccsdschools.com/baptisthill

The school was built circa 1953 at a cost of approximately $250,000.[5][6] In 1954, Jet reported that a janitor at the school's new cement block building believed it was haunted by a student who drowned before receiving a diploma.[7] In 1977, the school was set on fire, causing $125,000 in damage.[8]

In 2017, the school's football team played for a state championship.[9][10]

The school district launched a cultural competency program to address much lower scores among African American and Hispanic students than white students at its largely segregated schools.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Baptist Hill High (450144000250)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Baptist Hill High School". South Carolina High School League. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  3. ^ "Baptist Hill Bobcats Sports". Baptist Hill High School Athletics. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Baptist Hill High School in Hollywood, SC". US News. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Savage-Glover among schools receiving building permits". The Item. November 20, 1952. p. 9.
  6. ^ "Janitor calls new S.C. school haunted". Jet. January 21, 1954. p. 30.
  7. ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (January 21, 1954). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "Charlestonian charged in fires". The Greenville News. Associated Press. August 17, 1977. pp. 9–B.
  9. ^ "A Reflection of The Lower State Football Champion Baptist Hill Bobcats". The Charleston Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "Newsweek". Newsweek, Incorporated. August 14, 1954 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Stanford, Libby (21 July 2021). "CCSD creates initiative to better serve minority students as racial gaps persist". Post and Courier.