Boiling Springs High School (South Carolina)
Boiling Springs High School (BSHS) is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Northern Spartanburg County. BSHS opened a brand new, state-of-the-art campus in the fall of 2019. The campus was funded through overwhelming community support for a bond referendum passed in the fall of 2016.[5]
Boiling Springs High School | |
---|---|
![]() Media Center | |
Address | |
2251 Old Furnace Road 29316 United States | |
Coordinates | 35°2′53″N 81°58′24″W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Empowering Students to Succeed |
School district | Spartanburg County School District 2 |
Superintendent | Mr. C. Lance Radford |
NCES School ID | 450351001000[1] |
Chair | Ms. Connie J. Smith |
Principal | Chuck David Gordon[2] |
Faculty | 93[3] |
Teaching staff | 99.60 (FTE)[4] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,752 (2017–18)[4] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.59[4] |
Color(s) | Red and black |
Nickname | Bulldogs |
Website | bsh |
Though BSHS is home to over 1600 students, the faculty and staff strive to build relationships that give the school a tight-knit community feel. Led by Principal Chuck Gordon, the administration at BSHS is dedicated to providing a safe, exciting and welcome environment for students and staff.
Boiling Springs High School offers a wide variety of athletic and fine arts opportunities for students to complement the rigorous and expansive academic curriculum that is available.
In 2018–19, BSHS received a rating of Excellent by the South Carolina Department of education and boasted a graduation rate of 91.8% (SC state average was 81.1%).
Extracurricular activities
Boiling Springs High School athletic department competes in many sports and has had several championship teams. Titles include the 4A State Softball Championship in 2013, the 4A State Cheerleading Championships in 2013, and the 4A State Golf Championship in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. The wrestling team has also resumed after the program was discontinued in the early 1990s. The program has had many state qualifiers for the 4A and 5A programs.
Boiling Springs High School marching band has won several regional championships and have been a consistent Bands of America Regional & Super Regional Finalist. The band has been a consistent SCBDA 4A & 5A State Marching Band Finalist and Upper State Champion. Boiling Springs Marching Band is now under the direction of Robert Cotter and Marcus Morris.
The Fine Arts Department includes chorus, honors choir, orchestra, and jazz ensemble. The Drama Department produces two large scale productions each year, with a play in the fall and a musical each spring.
Notable alumni
- Dylan Thompson, former quarterback for the University of South Carolina, San Francisco 49ers and L.A. Rams
- Brooks Foster, wide receiver for North Carolina, drafted in fifth round of 2009 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams also played for Miami Dolphins and New York Jets
Gallery
- Front entrance of Boiling Springs High School
- Boiling Springs High School Football
- Boiling Springs High School Band
References
- "Search for Public Schools - Boiling Springs High (450351001000)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- "Boiling Springs High School alum Pace Murray graduates from West Point" (PDF). Spartan Weekly News. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- "Executive Summary Boiling Springs High School". Advance Education, Inc. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- "Boiling Springs High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
- https://www.wspa.com/news/spartanburg-district-2-bond-referendum-passed-new-school-to-be-built