A.C. Flora High School

Infobox School Formal
school_name = AC Flora High School
school_
school_mascot = Falcon
school_type = Public
found_date = 1959
location_street = One Falcon Drive
location_area = Columbia, South Carolina, United States
principal = Richard McClure
vice_principal = Lillian Herrington Brian Chatman Joya Gregg
programs = Advanced Placement Program International Baccalaureate Program
class_hours = 8:15am - 3:15pm
schedule_type = A/B Day Block Scheduling
num_students = 1350
num_teachers = 87
SC_athletic_division = 3A
mascot = Falcon
newspaper = The "Falcon Flier" (The State)
rival = [Dreher High School (South Carolina)|Dreher High School]
phone = 803.738.7300
homepage = [http://flora.rcsd1.org/ | http://flora.rcsd1.org/]

AC Flora High School is an International Baccalaureate high school in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has won several athletic and academic state championships, and is consistently ranked as one of the top high schools in South Carolina.

Notable Events

* On October 4th, 2007, two students from Flora were arrested on charges of disturbing the orderly operation of a school. The students had hung a noose from a tree in a fashion similar to the events that occurred involving the Jena Six. [ [http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=54303 Lott: Two Students Hang Noose on a Tree at High School WLTX News] ] The incident occurred during lunch, and the students were promptly arrested and suspended from school, with a pending expulsion hearing. About 10 minutes before the school day ended, principal Richard McClure made a schoolwide televised announcement explaining the situation, and encouraged tolerance and peace. Regardless, the Richland County Sheriff's Department has announced that they do not intend to try the students for a hate crime. "What they did disturbed the operation of the school," said Richland County sheriff's spokesman Chris Cowan, explaining why the actions were not considered a hate crime. "We believe they did a stupid thing." [ [http://www.charlotte.com/205/story/305697.html Police: S.C. students charged with hanging noose at school] ] It is notable that one of the perpetrators was white, and one was African-American. [ [http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7170039&nav=menu36_3 A.C. Flora students arrested for hanging noose from tree] ]

Academics & Awards

* National and state award -– winning FBLA chapter
* JROTC Distinguished Honor Unit
* Flagship School of Promise
* Top literary magazine in S.C.

Math Team

* A.C. Flora's math team is distinguished at the local and national level. In recent years under the coaching of Patrick Rybarczyk, the team has received honors at The USC Math Contest [ [http://www.math.sc.edu/contest/ The USC Math Contest] ] , the Furman Wylie Math Tournament [ [http://math.furman.edu/tournament/tournament.html The Furman Wylie Math Tournament] ] , the Carolina Panthers Numbers Crunch [ [http://www.panthers.com/Common/Article.aspx?id=3122 The Carolina Panthers Numbers Crunch] ] , the Clemson Calculus Challenge [ [http://www.math.clemson.edu/ccc/CCCindex.html The Clemson Calculus Challenge] ] , the College of Charleston Math Meet [ [http://math.cofc.edu/MATHMEET/ The College of Charleston Math Meet] ] , and participated largely in the ARML Competition where the South Carolina team won the Division B team award [ [http://www.arml.com/index.php The ARML official website] ] .

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