Beaufort High School

Public high school in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States

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Port Royal Elementary
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Beaufort High School is a public high school within the Beaufort County School District, located in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, on Lady's Island. The school serves students in downtown areas of Beaufort and Port Royal in addition to students living on Lady's Island and St. Helena Island.

Academics

Beaufort High School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.^[3]

In 2010, the "small schools" concept was adopted by Beaufort High School, in which learning academies were created to help foster students into their career paths. The school is split into four academies: Freshman Academy, International Studies, Arts, Communications, and Technologies, and Health Professions. In 2011, the "Everyday Math" and "Everyday English" programs were set in place for incoming freshmen students who scored in the lower third of their middle school competency exams.^{[citation needed]}

The “small schools” concept was dissolved before the 2019-2020 school year, and replaced primarily by the magnet programs of AP Capstone, PTLW classes, and MedTech 7.

Athletics

Beaufort High competes at the Class AAAA level in the South Carolina High School League. The school fields teams for boys in baseball, football, wrestling, basketball, swimming, cross country, track & field, tennis, and golf; and for girls in cheerleading, volleyball, basketball, swimming, cross country, track & field, tennis, softball and golf.

Beaufort's rival is cross-town Battery Creek High School, but due to the relegation of Battery Creek to Class AAA (as a result of declining enrollment and the opening of Whale Branch High School), the schools do not play each other at the same frequency as before.

Notable alumni

Pat Conroy, best-selling novelist with many movies made from his books. Conroy has been both a student and teacher at Beaufort High^[4]
Candice Glover, singer, American Idol season 12 winner^[5]
Boyce Green, National Football League (NFL) running back, Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs
Scott Mullen, Major League Baseball (MLB) player^[6]
Ron Parker, NFL player^[7]
Devin Taylor, linebacker for the Detroit Lions^[8]
Asher Wojciechowski, professional baseball player^[9]

References

^ "Superintendent". Beaufort County Schools. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Beaufort High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
^ "404 - South Carolina Department of Education - 8/14/21 1:52 AM" (PDF). {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
^ "The Definitive Biography".
^ Oberle, Laura (September 12, 2013). ""American Idol" Candice Glover helps raise $16,000 for Beaufort County cancer center". The State. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
^ Fastenau, Stephen (June 2, 2011). "Former Ospreys coach Mullen to take over at Beaufort High". The Island Packet. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
^ "Former Beaufort High star Parker released by Seattle Seahawks". The Island Packet. December 29, 2012. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
^ Carson, Moore (June 27, 2013). "Devin Taylor: From USC to the Detroit Lions, this local football star honors his Lowcountry roots". The Island News. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
^ Zach, Van Hart (December 8, 2006). "Beaufort High pitcher Wojciechowski gets chance next season at The Citadel". Beaufort Gazette. The Island Packet. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.