West Florence High School
| West Florence High School | |
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221 N.Beltline Drive | |
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| Type | Public Secondary |
| Established | 1970 |
| School district | Florence Public School District 1 |
| Principal | Pam Quick |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1780 |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Athletics conference | SCHSL Region 6, 4A |
| Mascot | Knights |
| Website | http://www.fsd1.org/westflorence/ |
West Florence High School is a public secondary school serving grades 9 through 12 in Florence, South Carolina. The school is located on Florence's West side, near the intersection of Interstates 20 and 95. West Florence has an approximate enrollment of 1700 students and is one of three high schools under the jurisdiction of Florence Public School District 1. West Florence is the largest high school in the Pee Dee region.
History
Open in the summer of 1970, West Florence was not built to replace McClenaghan High School. It was built to simply add an additional high school in the western part of town. McClenaghan was still operational as a high school until the last class of 1975 graduated. At the time it was built, the school followed the open classroom concept that was popular during the late 1960s and early 1970s. In the school's early days, classrooms within each pod had not walls, allowing students to participate in any one of several classes occurring at one time.[citation needed] This failed and walls were added later.
Athletics
West Florence competes in South Carolina High School League's Class AAAA Region 6 along with five other high schools. The school's mascot is the Knights. West Florence offers a variety of sports for boys and girls. West Florence main rivals in sports are the crosstown rivals of South Florence, Hartsville, Sumter, and Wilson.
Championships
State championships
- Baseball- 1995
- Boys' Basketball- 1986
- Girls' Basketball- 1976
- Boys' Tennis- 1985, 1986, 2007, 2008
Lower State Championships
- Baseball- 1995,1997
- Girls' Basketball- 1976
- Boys' Basketball- 1986
- Football- 2003
- Softball- 2003
- Girls' Soccer- 2003-2004
- Boys' Tennis- 1985,1986,1988,2006,2007,2008
Region Championships
- Baseball- 88, 89, 95, 99, 02, 05, 89, 95, 99, 02, 05, 06
- Boys' Basketball- 76,77,84,85,92,96
- Girls' Basketball- 72,73,74,76,77,84,01,14
- Boys' Cross Country- 85,86,87,89,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,00
- Girls' Cross Country- 85,86,91,92,94,95,96,97,98,99,00
- Football- 73,03,11,12
- Golf- 71,73,74,81,89,94,95,96,97,03
- Boys' Soccer- 85,86,87,89,92,94,01,03,06,07,10
- Girls' Soccer- 96,98,99,00,02,03,04,05
- Softball- 80,81,84,88,89,02,03,04
- Boys' Tennis- 75,85,86,87,88,92,93,95,00,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12,13,14,16
- Girls' Tennis- 91,92,93,94,95,00,03,04
- Boys' Track- 76,85,86,88,94,96,97,98,99,00,01,02,03,04
- Girls' Track- 85,94,98,99,00,01,02,04
Arts and Humanities
On March 3, 2010, Lord Mayor of Westminster Duncan Sandys presented a formal invitation to West Florence Highschool Director of Bands Steve Rummage, requesting that the West Florence Marching Knights participate and perform in the city of London's 2012 New Year's Day Parade. This parade is designated as the first official event of the 2012 Olympics, which will be hosted in London.[1]
Because of this honor, the South Carolina State Legislature introduced and adopted Senate Resolution 712, to honor and congratulate the West Florence Knights Marching Band.[2]
References
- ^ Purvis, Carlton (March 2011). "West Florence High band gets official invite to London".
- ^ Leatherman, Hugh (March 2011). "2011-2012 Bill 712: West Florence High School Knights Band".