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Hartsville High School

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Hartsville High School

Address

701 Lewellyn Drive Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 United States
Coordinates	34°21′41″N 80°05′09″W / 34.36143°N 80.08597°W / 34.36143; -80.08597
Information
Type	Public
Motto	"Preparing for the Future by learning Every Day"
Established	1961 (63 years ago) (1961)
School district	Darlington County School District
CEEB code	410995
Principal	Cory Lewis
Teaching staff	81.00 (FTE)^[1]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	1,133 (2022-2023)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.99^[1]
Campus	Suburban/rural
Color(s)	Red, black, and white
Athletics conference	4-AAAA
Mascot	Red Fox
Accreditation	Southern Association for Secondary Schools and Colleges and South Carolina Department of Education
Newspaper	Paw Prints
Yearbook	Retrospect
Website	hhs.dcsdschools.org

Hartsville High School is a public secondary school serving grades 9–12 located in Hartsville, South Carolina. 1,226 students attended Hartsville High for the 2017–2018 school year.^[2] It was founded in 1961.

Hartsville High is governed by the Darlington County School District and is accredited by the Southern Association for Secondary Schools and Colleges, as well as the South Carolina Department of Education.

Hartsville High's curriculum offers advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, honors, college preparatory, academic, and applied technology courses. Fine arts programs in band, chorus, drama, orchestra and visual arts are available, and the athletic department produces 22 varsity and junior varsity teams in 14 sports.

Demographics

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In the 2012–2013 school year, 1,254 students attended Hartsville High School. About 51% were male and about 49% were female. 52% of students at HHS were White/Caucasian, 44% were African-American, 0.4% were Asian, 0.1% were Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 0.1% were American Indian/Alaskan Native, 2% were Hispanic, and 1% were mixed (two or more races). 48% of students were considered to be a part of a minority. 55% of students were considered economically disadvantaged, with 51% receiving free lunches and 4% receiving reduced-price lunches.^[2]

In the 2012–2013 school year, there were 426 ninth-grade students, 311 tenth-grade students, 279 eleventh-grade students, and 238 twelfth-grade students.^[2]

Football player death

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In October 2012, a lineman for the school's football team collapsed twice and ultimately died at the school's homecoming football game. Ronald Rouse, 18, a senior defensive end on the top-ranked Hartsville football team, collapsed on the field during the second quarter of a homecoming game against Crestwood High School hat Kelleytown Stadium. He was revived and was able to speak after the first collapse and started walking, but could not be revived after the second collapse, and was declared dead at a nearby hospital. His jersey is framed in the entrance of the Red Fox arena.^[3]

Notable alumni

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Roderick Blakney "MooMoo" – former professional basketball player^[4]
Cam Cannarella; baseball player^[5]
Albert Haynesworth – former NFL defensive lineman^[6]
Terrance Herrington – former middle-distance ACC track champion and US Olympic athlete^[7]
Shannon Johnson, "Pee Wee" – former professional basketball player, WNBA All Star, and member of gold medal-winning USA Basketball team in the 2004 Summer Olympics^[8]
Jordan Lyles – professional baseball player for MLB's Milwaukee Brewers^[9]
Bobo Newson – former professional baseball player. He was a four-time all-star and won a ring in the 1947 World Series.
Craig Thompson – former NFL tight end^[10]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Hartsville High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hartsville High School in Hartsville, SC". US News. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
^ "Enlarged heart caused prep lineman's death". ESPN.com. 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
^ Devlin, John (March 13, 2012). "Hartsville finally reaches summit". The State. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
^ "Cam Cannarella". Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. 3 November 2022.
^ Gasque, Conan (August 24, 2010). "Haynesworth's ills a mystery to former coach, too". The Morning News. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
^ Faile, Jim (December 3, 2009). "City expected to name Byerly Park track for Hartsville Olympian Terrance Herrington". WBTW. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
^ Dixon, Oscar (August 17, 2004). "Johnson keeps high school coach close". USA Today. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
^ "Jordan Lyles". NYPost. 29 July 2019.
^ "Craig Thompson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.

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