Cheraw High School is in South Carolina. It is part of the Chesterfield County School District. It is at 649 Chesterfield Highway. Braves are the school mascot. It serves grades 9-12 with an enrollment of about 650.[1] A majority of students are African American and 100 percent of the student body is categorized as economically disadvantaged. The school's math and reading scores are below the state average.[1]
Harold Palmera became principal in 2024.[2] Chauncey Malachi served as principal.[3] David Byrd has been athletic director for more than two decades. He is also Cheraw's mayor. Andy Poole is the football team's coach.[4][5] Johnny White preceded him.[6]
In 2020 the school won its second straight 2A football championship.[7]
Wrestling coach Porter was inducted into the SCACA hall of fame.[8] Tom Brewer was a volunteer pitching coach at the school.[9]
In 1954 members of the senior class visited the U.S. Senate.[10]
History
editIn 1892 the community's first school was built. The wooden school was succeeded in 1907 by Cheraw Graded School.[11] In 1909, the school had nine grades.[12] Cheraw High School on Huger Street was built in 1924 for $46,000.[13] The 1914 school building was torn down in 1964.[11]
African American students attended Coulter Memorial Academy established 1881, Dennis High School built in 1936, and Robert Smalls School built around 1953.
Alumni
edit- Dale Hatcher, football player[14]
- Samuel Boan, state legislator
- Harry Newsome, NFL punter[15]
- Andy Hall (American football), baseball and football player
- Jaron Brown, football receiver
- Rhonda Reid Winston, judge[16]
References
edit- ^ a b "Cheraw High School". www.usnews.com.
- ^ "Palmera Named Principal of Cheraw High School beginning with the 2024-2025 School Year". www.chesterfieldschools.org. May 13, 2024.
- ^ Rowles, Courtney (April 17, 2024). "Cheraw High School principal changes cause confusion among students, community". WPDE.
- ^ ""Mayor Byrd" Begins 24th Season As Athletic Director At Cheraw High School". www.hssr.com. August 13, 2024.
- ^ Staff, WBTV Web (August 27, 2019). "Cheraw HS head football coach, assistant coach suspended for 3 games". www.wbtv.com.
- ^ "Cheraw 2014 High School Football Preview". wpde.com.
- ^ News, Shawn Singleton/Morning (December 1, 2007). "Cheraw wins second straight state title". SCNow.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ jdriggers@florencenews.com, JUSTIN DRIGGERS Morning News (April 24, 2020). "Cheraw's Porter selected for SCACA Hall of Fame". SCNow.
- ^ Faber, Charles F. (January 10, 2014). Major League Careers Cut Short: Leading Players Gone by 30. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-6209-4 – via Google Books.
- ^ Congress, United States (November 6, 1954). "Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Cheraw SC Schools Historical". www.greatpeedee.com. Archived from the original on 2006-03-03.
- ^ Education, South Carolina State Department of (November 6, 1909). "Annual Report of the State Superintendent of Education of the State of South Carolina". State Superintendent of Education of the State of South Carolina – via Google Books.
- ^ "Cheraw Timeline". Chesterfield SCGEN. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Dale Hatcher Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ "Harry Newsome Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ Affairs, United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental (November 6, 1994). Nominations of Judith Bartnoff, Zoe Alice Bush, and Rhonda Reid Winston: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, on Nominations of Judith Bartnoff, Zoe Alice Bush, and Rhonda Reid Winston to be Associate Judges, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, June 29, 1994. U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-16-046180-4 – via Google Books.