Strom Thurmond High School
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Strom Thurmond High School | |
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Location | |
1131 Columbia Road Johnston, South Carolina | |
Coordinates | 33°48′27″N 81°51′51″W / 33.80750°N 81.86417°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Invincible Spirit |
Established | 1961 |
School district | Edgefield County School District |
Principal | Robert Grimm [1] |
Grades | 9 to 12 |
Enrollment | 836 (2017-18)[3] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.72[2] |
Color(s) | Red, white, and navy blue |
Team name | Rebels |
Website | Strom Thurmond High School |
Strom Thurmond High School is located in Johnston, a town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. It is named for Strom Thurmond, who served as Governor of South Carolina (1947–1951), and was an eight-term senator from South Carolina (1954–1956 and 1956–2003).
Football championships
- 2005 Football State Champions
- 2008 Regional Champions (undefeated the entire season)
- 2011 Regional Champions (undefeated the entire season)
Band Awards
- 2005 SCBDA 3A Lower State Marching Band Champion
- 2010 SCBDA 2A State Marching Band Bronze Medalist
- 2012 SCBDA 2A Lower State Marching Band Champion
- 2012 SCBDA 2A State Marching Band Champion
- 2013 SCBDA 2A Lower State Marching Band Runner Up
- 2015 SCBDA 2A Lower State Marching Band Runner Up
- 2016 SCBDA 2A Lower State Marching Band Runner Up
- 2017 SCBDA 2A Lower State Marching Band Runner Up
- 2017 SCBDA 2A State Marching Band Champion
- 2019 SCBDA 2A Lower State Marching Band Champion
- 2019 SCBDA 2A State Marching Band Bronze Medalist
- 1973-74 SCBDA Outstanding Performance Award Recipient
- 1976-77 SCBDA Outstanding Performance Award Recipient
- 2011-12 SCBDA Outstanding Performance Award Recipient
- 2015-16 SCBDA Outstanding Performance Award Recipient
- 2016-17 SCBDA Outstanding Performance Award Recipient
- 2017-18 SCBDA Outstanding Performance Award Recipient
- 2018-19 SCBDA Outstanding Performance Award Recipient
Mock trial
The school has one of South Carolina's longest and award-winning mock trial programs. The Strom Thurmond Mock Trial Team has won eight SC state championships, six state runners-up titles, and over 30 region championships. The most recent accolades for the program are:
- 2011 Piedmont Region Champion (#1 seed in the state)
- 2011 South Carolina High School Mock Trial State Runner-Up
- 2012 Piedmont Region Runner-Up
- 2012 South Carolina High School Mock Trial State Champion
- 2012 Team South Carolina at the National Championship
- 2013 Piedmont Region Champion
- 2013 South Carolina High School Mock Trial 2nd Runner-Up
- 2013 Team South Carolina 2 at the National Championship
- 2014 Piedmont Region Champion (#1 seed in the state)
- 2014 South Carolina High School Mock Trial State Runner-Up
- 2015 Piedmont Region Champion (#1 seed in the state)
- 2015 South Carolina High School Mock Trial State Champion
- 2015 Team South Carolina at the National Championship - as Team SC, STHSMT placed 21st overall in the nation.
- 2017 South Carolina High School Mock Trial State Champion
- 2019 South Carolina High School Mock Trial State Champion
- 2019 Team South Carolina at the National Championship - as Team SC, STHSMT placed 5th overall in the nation.
- 2020 South Carolina High School Mock Trial State Champion
Notable alumni
- Antonio Hamilton, NFL player
- Jakar Hamilton, NFL player
References
- ^ "[1]". Strom Thurmond High School. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- ^ "Strom Thurmond High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2011-03-26. "Total Students: 903 (2008-2009)"
- ^ "Strom Thurmond High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 25, 2019.