- Colleton County High School
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Colleton County High School Location Walterboro, South Carolina Coordinates 32°56′20″N 80°38′22″W / 32.93889°N 80.63944°WCoordinates: 32°56′20″N 80°38′22″W / 32.93889°N 80.63944°W Information Principal Cliff Warren Assistant principals Frank Barnhill, William Hayden, Greg Kinsey, Charles Locklair, Vennie Mitchell[1] Colleton County High School is a public high school in Walterboro, South Carolina formerly name Walterboro High School.
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Student activities
Athletics
CCHS offers students the opportunity to participate in wrestling, football, basketball, baseball, softball, golf, track, soccer, and tennis.
Band of Blue
The Colleton County Band Program consists of approximately 750,000 student musicians. The beginning band consists of 200 students, the middle school band consists of 100 students and the 8th grade Junior Band consists of 75 bandsmen. The band program is an integral part of the curriculum and provides a firm foundation for the Colleton County High School Band. The Colleton County High School "Band of Blue" [2] consists of 200 bandsmen.
The "Band of Blue" has won the South Carolina State Marching Band Championships in 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995 and 1997. The "Band of Blue" has performed for one presidential inaugural and four gubernatorial inaugurals. In 1994, The Band of Blue marched in the 105th Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. In 2000, The Band of Blue marched in the 74th annual Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Band of Blue was also featured in the 2008 National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in Washington, DC. Most recently, The Band of Blue marched in the 2010 Endymion Parade in New Orleans, Louisiana, behind Tom Benson, the parade marshal and owner of the New Orleans Saints and in front of the NFL team themselves.
NJROTC
The NJROTC [3] unit at Colleton County High School (SC) began under the leadership and guidance of LCDR Charles E. Armentrout, US Navy (RET), in July 1993. Currently, there are three instructors. The other two instructors are CWO3 Roger "Gunner" Williams, USMC (RET), and MNCS Richard "Senior Chief" Spofford, US Navy (RET). Gunner Williams is the author of a children's story entitled Me Me & Me.
Yearly, the Armed, Unarmed Drill Teams, Color Guard, and Orienteering teams compete in competitions. There are also academic, athletic, and rifle teams. The Unit also has a Military Ball and AMI (Annual Military Inspection). The Ball is usually in the second semester and the AMI is in the first.
CCHS National Honor Society
The National Honor Society [4] focuses on Scholarship, Leadership, Service and Character. In order to be accepted into the honor society, a student must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.7 or its equivalent. The student must have eight units in core academic courses at the CP or higher level.This is the scholastic level of achievement for admission to candidacy for membership in this chapter. All students who can rise in scholarship to or above such level shall be admitted to candidacy for selection to membership. Their eligibility shall then be considered on their Service, Leadership, and Character.
Each student within the organization is required to exemplify these characteristics through community involvement and charity. The CCHS National Honor Society was overseen by Cherly Murdaugh who retired from teaching in the summer of 2008. The program was then overseen by Sharon Courtney until 2009, when she resigned due to conflicts of interest pertaining to moral guidelines of the society. The program is now overseen by Ann Robinson. Various activities are planned by NHS throughout the year to raise awareness in the community such as: Women's Health Day, Early Childhood Fall Festival, Math Tutoring, and much more. However, the major highlights of each year include: Christmas Party for Unprivileged Children at The Department of Social Services, the Powder Puff Charity Football Game, and Teacher Appreciation Week. The Powder Puff Charity Football Game is a game in which girls play the roll of football players and guys become cheerleaders. The game is between the Juniors and Seniors of that year. The tickets cost an approximate $3 and much of the profit comes from the food stand.
The 2010 NHS officers are: Hannah Ruegner (President), Yu Min Ni (VP), Christopher Weekley (Treasurer), Melissa Cannavo (Secretary), Danielle Haynes (Historian), and Ayannah Braye(Webmaster)[5].
The Colleton County High School National Honor Society website may be visited at www.cchsnhs.org.
CCHS Chorus
Directed by Stephanie Drawdy, the CCHS Chorus presents a Christmas Concert during the fall semester along with a trip to All State tryouts during the fall semester. The CCHS Chorus also presents a musical during the spring semester. Past spring musicals include: The Sound of Music, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, My Fair Lady, Guys and Dolls, Annie Get Your Gun, Beauty and the Beast, The King and I, and Grease. In March 2010, the CCHS Singers chorus performed a magnificent Mozart piece at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Notable alumni
Shawn Brown-A former Walterboro High School standout in Baseball and Football.He played football for Wingate University.He is the Father of Branshea Brown currently playing for Kansas State women's basketball team.[6]
Branshea Brown-Former Colleton County Basketball Standout and currently plays for Kansas State University.She is the daughter of former football standout Shawn Brown.
Garrett Carter-A former Walterboro High School standout in Baseball and Football. Played College Baseball for the University of South Carolina[7]
Sandy Fields-A former Walterboro High School and Claflin University standout. [8]
Norman Hand-A former football standout for Walterboro High School, College University of Mississippi and a Professional football player(NFL-retired) [9]
Yuself Kelly-A former Walterboro High School and College football standout Clemson University[10]
Michelle Minton-A former two sport standout for Walterboro High School and Coastal Carolina University.In 2005 she was Inducted into the Big South Conference Hall of Fame for Softball.[11]
Harom Pringle-A former Walterboro High School and College standout. Clemson University played on the 1993 team that won the Peach Bowl)[12]
Steve Riggins-A former Walterboro High School and College standout.Presbyterian College[13]
Tony Stephens-A former Walterboro High School ,college Clemson University,and professional standout football player in the National Football League(Retired)[14]
Darwin Walker-A former Walterboro High school, college University of Tennessee and retired professional football player.[15]
James Walker-A former Walterboro High School,and college standout for North Carolina State University
Jeffery Hickman- A former Walterboro High School, and college standout for Newberry College
Stephen Finley - A Colleton County High School student and football player for North Greenville University.
References
- ^ http://cchs.colleton.k12.sc.us/index_files/Page1563.htm Administration
- ^ http://bandofblue.bandlink.org/home.html Band of Blue
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20091027094608/http://geocities.com/Pentagon/8784/main.html NJROTC
- ^ http://cchsnhs.org/ NHS
- ^ http://www.cchsnhs.org/officers.php
- ^ http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3103&SPID=214&DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=1507079&Q_SEASON=2009
- ^ http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052808aab.html
- ^ http:// "CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY basketball team". USBasket.com. Eurobasket Inc.. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HANDNOR01
- ^ http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kelly_yusef00.html
- ^ http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=131004
- ^ http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/clem-m-footbl-alltimlineup.html
- ^ http://google.com/search?q=cache:hm-3vCsn7L8J:sac.athleticsite.com/pdffiles/mediaguides0506/guide-football2005-pages49-59.pdf+steve+riggins+presbyterian+college+football&cd=6&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
- ^ http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?page=blog&id=20421&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnfldraft%2fdraft%2ftracker%2fplayer%3fpage%3dblog%26id%3d20421
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/players/darwinwalker/profile?id=WAL115297
External links
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- Colleton County, South Carolina
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