Socastee High School | |
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Address | |
4900 Socastee Boulevard Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29588 United States |
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Information | |
Funding type | Public |
Status | Active |
School district | Horry County Schools |
Superintendent | Dr. Cindy Elsberry |
CEEB code | 411470 |
Principal | Dr. Paul Browning |
Faculty | 85 |
Grades | 9-12 |
Gender | Coed |
Enrollment | 1,443 |
Student to teacher ratio | 17:1 |
Campus type | Suburban |
School colour(s) |
Black Gold |
Slogan | "Once a Brave always a Brave" |
Nickname | Braves |
Team name | SHS Braves |
Publication | Spindles Literary Magazine |
Yearbook | The Chief |
Feeder schools | Forestbrook Middle School Forestbrook Elementary Lakewood Elementary Socastee Elementary |
Website | http://sh.horrycountyschools.net/ |
Socastee High School (abbreviated SHS) is a large, three-story public high school with about 1,400 students located in Socastee, South Carolina right next to Socastee Elm., USA, in the Myrtle Beach metro area. It is run by Horry County Schools. The school's mascot is the Brave and the school colors are black and gold. The current principal is Dr. Paul Browning.
Socastee High School currently offers an IB program and several AP courses for advanced students. Socastee offers the IB Diploma Programme, and has been an IB World School since January 1997.
Socastee High currently sponsors these interscholastic teams through its athletic department for both young men and women: wrestling, basketball, athletic training, varsity cheerleading, girls' lacrosse, boys' lacrosse, golf, football, girls' tennis, swimming, volleyball, baseball, cross country and men's tennis.
Socastee High currently offer a number of clubs and extracurricular activities for students to participate in which included: Academic Team, Art Club, Beta Club, Drama Club and others. The full list can be found on the SHS website here
Socastee High School won the 1988 National High School Mock Trial Championship, held in Dallas, Texas.