D. W. Daniel High School
| D. W. Daniel High School | |
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Blue and gold crest of D. W. Daniel High School
E Tribus Unum
one, out of three
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| Address | |
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140 Blue and Gold Boulevard (aka, 1819 Six Mile Hwy) Central, South Carolina 29630 United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°44′20.5″N 82°49′48.4″W / 34.739028°N 82.830111°WCoordinates: 34°44′20.5″N 82°49′48.4″W / 34.739028°N 82.830111°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public (government funded) |
| Opened | August 1955 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Pickens County School District (SDPC) |
| NCES District ID | 4503330 |
| Authority | South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) |
| NCES School ID | 450333000899 |
| Principal | Josh Young |
| Vice-principals | Ricky Evans Weston Lazear |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,007 (2010–11) |
| • Grade 9 | 296 |
| • Grade 10 | 255 |
| • Grade 11 | 229 |
| • Grade 12 | 227 |
| Classes | Regular and Advanced Placement |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.55 |
| Classes offered | Regular, Advanced Placement |
| Campus size | 92.78 acres (37.55 ha) |
| School color(s) |
Columbia Blue Gold |
| Athletics conference | AAA (Upper State Region 1) |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Team name | Daniel Lions |
| Accreditation | AdvancED (1966–) |
| USNWR ranking |
Silver Award #692 (USA) #3 (SC) |
| Average SAT scores | 1,620 |
| Average ACT scores | 24.2 |
| Communities served | Central, Clemson, Six Mile |
| Affiliation | South Carolina High School League |
| Website | dhs |
D. W. Daniel High School (or Daniel High School) is a comprehensive public high school serving students in grades nine through twelve in the town of Central, South Carolina, United States. It is in Pickens County and is the one of four high schools administered by the School District of Pickens County (SDPC) (or Pickens 01).
D. W. Daniel High School was named for educator David Wistar Daniel (1867–1961), who taught in public schools for nine years and then taught English for 49 years at Clemson College and eventually served as the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences there.
Daniel High was established in 1955 to consolidate three rural high schools' facilities into one: those of Central, Clemson, and Six Mile. Hence arose the school's motto of E Tribus Unum (Latin: one, out of three).
A new school building replaced the old one in 2012.
The original 64.7 acres (26.2 ha) campus site served the community until construction of new US$36,691,453 facilities that began in June 2010. The new 227,950 square feet (21,177 m2) academic facilities and its 92.78 acres (37.55 ha) campus opened for the start of the 2012–13 school year at the same campus location as the old facility. The new Daniel High School is built with administration and guidance areas, cafeteria and kitchen, media center, gymnasiums, locker rooms, auditorium and fine arts facilities designed to handle expected growth and to allow for constructing more classrooms if the projected growth occurs. A new Daniel High School Stadium was opened August 2011 on a 23 acres (9.3 ha) tract next to the original Daniel High School. The new football stadium will seat approximately 5,300 people.
The assumed course of study follows the curriculum developed the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE), which requires students to complete 24 credit units before graduation. Students engage in regular and Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams. The school is accredited by the SCDE and has been accredited by AdvancED (formerly Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) since 1966.
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