Clinton High School (South Carolina)
Clinton High School (CHS) is a four-year public high school located in Clinton, South Carolina, United States. It is the lone high school in Laurens County School District 56 and one of two in Laurens County, South Carolina.
| Clinton High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
18132 Hwy 72 E , 29325 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34.485205°N 81.853859°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Founded | 1917 |
| School district | Laurens County School District 56 |
| Superintendent | Dr. David O'Shields |
| Principal | Dr. Martha Brothers |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 796[1] (2019–20) |
| Schedule | Monday–Friday |
| Hours in school day | 7 |
| Color(s) | Red White Black |
| Song | CHS Alma Mater |
| Fight song | CHS Fight Song (To the tune of the Victory March) |
| Sports | Football, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, tennis, golf, baseball, softball, soccer, track and field, volleyball |
| Team name | Red Devils |
| Rival | Laurens District 55 High School |
| Yearbook | Clintonian |
| Feeder schools | Clinton Middle School |
| Website | https://chs.lcsd56.org/ |
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| Location of Clinton High School |
History
Clinton High School was originally housed on North Adair Street; it opened in 1917.[2] In late 2008, construction started on a new building on Highway 72; it opened in August 2010. The North Adair Street building was partially remodeled and opened in the fall of 2015 as Clinton Middle School, replacing Bell Street Middle School as District 56's lone middle school.
Athletics
Clinton High School, nicknamed the Red Devils, is a member of South Carolina's AAA high school classification, competing in Region III. The Red Devils' main rivals are the Laurens Raiders; their annual season-opening rivalry football game attracts some 10,000 spectators each year. Clinton hosts football games off-campus at Richardson Field at Wilder Stadium (located on campus at the old high school building), as they have since 1975. As of 2018, Wilder Stadium also hosts men's and women's soccer matches; the stadium also hosted women's lacrosse until its discontinuation following the 2017 season. The Clinton High School Gymnasium hosts men's and women's basketball, as well as volleyball. Baseball and softball also play in new on-campus stadiums.
Region
The Red Devils compete in South Carolina's Region III–AAA, alongside Newberry, Woodruff, Mid-Carolina, Emerald, and Union County, the latter two of which were new for the 2018–19 school year. Two schools departed the region following the conclusion of the 2017–18 school year: Chapman and Broome.
Championships
State Championships
- Baseball: 1960, 1961
- Boys Tennis: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 2000
- Marksmanship: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
- Football: 1939, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1987, 2009
Upper State Championships
- Baseball: 1956, 1957, 1965
- Girls Tennis: 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005
- Football: 1973, 1974, 1983, 1993,1994,2005
- Volleyball: 1984
- Boys Tennis: 2017, 2018
Region Championships
- Boys Basketball: 1983, 1989, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2017
- Girls Basketball: 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2012
- Boys Track: 1978, 1994, 2006, 2007, 2009
- Girls Track: 1978, 1979, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2018
- Football: 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2007
- Boys Tennis: 1976, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Girls Tennis: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Baseball: 1974, 1994, 2016
- Volleyball: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993, 1995
- Softball: 2008
- Boys Cross Country: 2012
References
- The Clintonian, Volume 81. Clinton High School. 2020. p. 1.
- "Laurens County". Arcadia Publishing. 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2020.