York Comprehensive High School
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{{Infobox school
|name= York Comprehensive High School
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|streetaddress= 275 Alexander Love Highway
|city= York, South Carolina
|zipcode= 29745
|country= United States
|coordinates = {{coord|35.014638|-81.226197|format=dms|type:edu_region:US-SC|display=inline,title}}
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|district= York School District 1
|superintendent=Kelly Coxe
|principal= Dr. John Tharp
|fundingtype= Public
|schooltype= high school
|grades= 9–12
|mascot= Cougar
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|colors= Black and gray
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|enrollment= 1,525 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4503810&ID=450381001122|title=York Comprehensive High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 28, 2024}}
|rival= Clover High School
|conference= Region III–AAAA
|pushpin_map= South Carolina#USA
|website= {{URL |https://www.york.k12.sc.us/ych/}}
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York Comprehensive High School is the sole high school in York County School District 1. Dr. John Tharpe serves as principal.{{cite web|title=Christopher Black - Profile - York Comprehensive High|url=http://www.york.k12.sc.us/YCH/profile/325-Christopher-Black|access-date=13 February 2014}} The school is located in York, South Carolina.
Due to the growth and aging of the original building, a new high school was built. The new high school is on Alexander Love Highway. The new campus will accommodate grades 9–12. Ninth graders had been housed at York Junior High for several years because the old York Comprehensive could not handle a large number of students. The new campus is designed to hold 1,800 students.
Sports, clubs, and activities
York Comprehensive athletes will compete in Region IIII–AAAA. Other schools in the region are:
- Lancaster High School
- Ridge View High School
- Richland Northeast High School
- South Pointe High School
- Westwood High School
York's arch rival in sports is the Clover High School Blue Eagles. The rivalry is one of the oldest in the state.
- The school's women's basketball team won the 2001–2002 AAA state championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.schsl.org/brackets/01GBT3.htm |title=Class AAA Girls Basketball |publisher=Schsl.org |access-date=2012-03-01}}
- The women's basketball team, also led by Latta was a runner-up in the 2002–2003 AAA state championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.schsl.org/2002%20Brackets/02gbt3.htm |title=Class Aaa Girls Basketball |publisher=Schsl.org |access-date=2012-03-01}}
Controversy
In May 2015, the school became the center of a national controversy when it banned the act of flying large flags from vehicles on the school grounds. Soon after posts on social media, this ban got national attention, mostly due to the perception that this policy was an attack on the American flag itself. In response to protests and threats of litigation, the school reversed the flag ban, allowing the American flag to be flown on vehicles.{{cite web|title=York school changes American flag policy after demonstration|url=http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/local/2015/05/14/york-teen-told-to-remove-american-flag-from-vehicle-due-to-school-policy/27289405/|website=WCNC News|access-date=16 May 2015}}
Notable alumni
- Josh Davis, NFL wide receiverMcClatchy. (Feb 8, 2018). [https://www.heraldonline.com/sports/article150901832.html Josh Davis: common theme in football and firefighting is teamwork]. The Herald. Retrieved Jan 30, 2020.
- Spencer Lanning, NFL punter[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LannSp00.htm Spencer Lanning Stats]. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- Ivory Latta, WNBA player[https://goheels.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ivory-latta/7315 Ivory Latta - Women's Basketball]. University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- Beau Nunn, professional football player[https://appstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/beau-nunn/2192 Beau Nunn - #18 Football - Appalachian State]. appstatesports.com. Retrieved Jan 30, 2020.
- John Spratt, politician[https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/22064 SPRATT, John McKee, Jr.]. United States House of Representatives. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- Charles Randolph-Wright, film, television, and theater director; television producer, screenwriter, and playwright[https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/charles-randolph-wright-41 Charles Randolph-Wright's Biography]. The History Makers. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
References
External links
- {{Official website |https://www.york.k12.sc.us/ych/}}
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