White Knoll High School

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White Knoll High School
Wkseal.jpg
Address
5643 Platt Springs Road

Lexington
,
South Carolina
29073

United States
Coordinates33°54′17″N 81°13′56″W / 33.90472°N 81.23222°W / 33.90472; -81.23222Coordinates: 33°54′17″N 81°13′56″W / 33.90472°N 81.23222°W / 33.90472; -81.23222
Information
TypePublic
Established2000 (22 years ago) (2000)
School districtLexington School District 1
SuperintendentGreg Little
CEEB code411295
PrincipalTed Daughtrey
Teaching staff132.20 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,948 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.74[1]
Color(s)Navy and maroon
  
NicknameTimberwolves
Websiteschools.lexington1.net/WKHS

White Knoll High School (WKHS) is a public high school in Lexington, South Carolina that provides education for ninth through twelfth grades, serving the White Knoll, Red Bank, and part of the Oak Grove areas of Lexington, South Carolina, as well as parts of the city of West Columbia. The school opened in 2000 to alleviate overcrowding at Lexington High School. The school's mascot is the Timberwolf.

Athletics[]

The school offers a number of sports including cheerleading, cross country and track, football, swimming, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, golf, bowling, lacrosse, soccer, tennis and softball.[2]

The baseball team won the state championship in 2010.[3][4]

Notable alumni[]

  • Dylann Roof, mass murderer, attended briefly while in the 9th grade, did not graduate[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "White Knoll High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "White Knoll High School Athletics". Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  3. ^ "HJ-32 White Knoll High School Varsity Baseball Team Resolution". Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "Byrnes drops heartbreaker as White Knoll earns title". Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  5. ^ "Charleston shooting: Dylann Roof named as suspect". BBC News. June 18, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2017.

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