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St. James High School is a public high school located west of Highway 17 on Highway 707 in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina approximately 6 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of ten high schools in the Horry County School District. St. James has over 1,300 students and is the home of the St. James High School Sharks. St. James Elementary, Burgess Elementary, Seaside Elementary, & St. James Middle School feed into St. James High.
| St. James High School | |
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 St. James High School Logo | |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Bring It On |
| Established | 2002 |
| School district | Horry County Schools |
| Principal | Vann Pennell |
| Faculty | 76 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,325 |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Sharks |
| Newspaper | Shark Attack |
| Yearbook | Echoes |
| Feeder schools | St. James Middle School |
| Website | http://sjh.horrycountyschools.net |
Basic Information
The high school boasts 8 computer labs, a media center with over 14,000 books, a 682 seat auditorium, gymnasium, mini gym, and a weight room. The campus has 3 lighted practice fields, and a 5,000 seat football/soccer stadium that is surrounded by an 8 lane track. It also has a softball field, baseball field, 4 tennis courts, and an on-campus cross country course. The boys golf team plays at Wicked Stick while the girls golf team plays at Blackmoor Golf Club. The St. James Fine Arts Department competes with the best in the state and our Bands, Chorus, Orchestra, Art, and Drama students, continually receive superior ratings and win state and national honors. In 2010, St. James boasts over 30 student organizations, 10 boy sports, 12 girl sports, marching band and JROTC. [1]
History
Due to the over crowding at Socastee High School, and the growth and development in the South Myrtle Beach area, Horry County School officials decided to build a new high school in the Burgess area of the county. The county wanted to open South Strand High School, but a group of students, parents and community leaders formed a committee to select the school name, colors, and mascot. St. James High School opened to students in 2003. St. James opened with 700 students, which did not include a senior class. [2] [3]
Academics
St. James offers 9 Advanced Placement classes along with a wide variety of honors classes and a dual enrollment program with Horry-Georgetown Technical College. The English Department produces the Shark Attack school newspaper, and the Echoes yearbook. [4]
Athletics
In the spring of 2006, the Girls Softball Team entered the history books as they won the first State Championship for St. James High School. Since then St. James has added 4 state track champions, 2007, 2008, 2009, 4x400 Meter Relay and in 2009, Brunson Miller won the 400 Meters. In 2011, John VanSlooten won the 140 lb. Weight Class and added the first State Championship in Wrestling. The varsity boys baseball team also won the AAA State Championship in 2011. In 2012, John VanSlooten won the 145 lb. Weight Class and his second State Championship in Wrestling, Jamie Bolduc won the 220 lb. Weight Class, and Austin Brown won the 220 lb. Weight Class. [5]
References
- ^ http://sjh.horrycountyschools.net
- ^ http://sjh.horrycountyschools.net/about_us/
- ^ "School's Name Up to Community". The Sun News. 22 Mar 2001. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ http://sjh.horrycountyschools.net/about_us/
- ^ http://www.schsl.org/
External links
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