Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School

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Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School
Address
Map
601 Bruin Pkwy

29118

United States
Coordinates33°31′26″N 80°50′11″W / 33.5239°N 80.8364°W / 33.5239; -80.8364
Information
TypePublic
Established1971 (53 years ago) (1971)
School districtOrangeburg County School District
PrincipalRahim El-Amin
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,073 (2022–23)[1]
Color(s)Maroon, orange, and white
   
MascotBruin
Websitewww.ocsdsc.org/Domain/38

It is a part of the Orangeburg County School District. It is home to the Mighty Bruins/Bruinettes and also an International Baccalaureate World School.[2]

History

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Delano Middleton, a student at Wilkinson High School, was one of those killed in the Orangeburg Massacre.

Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School was formed with the merger of Orangeburg High School and Wilkinson High School in 1971.[3]

Media appearances

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In 2016, the school was featured in the six-part BBC documentary series Segregated America: A School in the South.[4]

Notable alumni

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NFL players

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References

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  1. ^ "Orangeburg Wilkinson High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "EChalk". Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
  3. ^ The origins of Wilkinson High School | The Spot | thetandd.com. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "BBC Three - Segregated America: A School in the South". BBC.
  5. ^ (Mar 20, 2005). Grant Jr., Thomas. It didn't come easy - Orangeburg's Shelton Benjamin shares his thoughts, views about life as a WWE' Superstar. thetandd.com. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "Dr. Marianna Davis dies - Davis was the founder of the Black History Teleconference". 23 September 2021.
  7. ^ Michael Hackett Player Profile, Jacksonville, NCAA Stats, Awards. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  8. ^ (June 4, 2020). Blakeney, Barney. Can Jamie Harrison Beat Lindsay Graham in South Carolina?[usurped]. The Charleston Chronicle. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "Former South Carolina Senate candidate Jaime Harrison elected DNC chair". www.cbsnews.com. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  10. ^ Coach Mike O'Cain - Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  11. ^ Eugene Robinson - South Carolina African American History Calendar. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  12. ^ Arielle Hayes (March 21, 2014). "Lt. governor candidate Bakari Sellers tells Claflin students he is ready for next step as change agent". Claflin University. Retrieved March 3, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ Mike Sharperson Stats. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  14. ^ Herm Winningham Stats. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  15. ^ "Donnie Abraham". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  16. ^ "Alex Barron". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  17. ^ "Woodrow Dantzler". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  18. ^ "Arturo Freeman". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  19. ^ "Deveron Harper". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  20. ^ Dwayne Harper Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  21. ^ Albert Huggins, Orangeburg-Wilkinson. 247Sports. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  22. ^ "Tim Jennings". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  23. ^ "Maurice Kelly". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  24. ^ "Max Runager". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  25. ^ Sielski, Mike (November 18, 2017). "Hero's life, lonely death: Max Runager suffered because he no longer had football". The Times and Democrat. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  26. ^ "Rusty Russell". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  27. ^ "Jonas Seawright". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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