D. W. Daniel High School

D. W. Daniel High School

Blue and gold crest of D. W. Daniel High School
E Tribus Unum
one, out of three
Address
140 Blue and Gold Boulevard
(aka, 1819 Six Mile Hwy)

Central, South Carolina 29630
United States
Coordinates 34°44′20.5″N 82°49′48.4″W / 34.739028°N 82.830111°W / 34.739028; -82.830111Coordinates: 34°44′20.5″N 82°49′48.4″W / 34.739028°N 82.830111°W / 34.739028; -82.830111
Information
School type Public (government funded)
Opened August 1955 (1955-08)
Status Open
School district Pickens County School District (SDPC)
NCES District ID 4503330[1]
Authority South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE)
NCES School ID 450333000899[2]
Principal Josh Young
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,007 (2010–11[2])
  Grade 9 296
  Grade 10 255
  Grade 11 229
  Grade 12 227
Classes Regular and
Advanced Placement
Student to teacher ratio 19.55[2]
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)[3]
Average SAT scores 1,620[4]
Average ACT scores 24.2[4]
Communities served Central, Clemson, Six Mile
Affiliation South Carolina High School League
Website dhs.pickens.k12.sc.us

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).

History

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.[5]

Daniel High was established in 1955 to consolidate three rural high schools' facilities into one:[6] 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.

Campus

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.[7] 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.

Academics

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.[8][9]

In 2012, D. W. Daniel High School was nationally recognized with the Silver Award by the U.S. News & World Report in its ranking of Best High Schools across the nation. Daniel was ranked the No. 3 high school in South Carolina and No. 692 in the United States.[3]

Daniel is ranked No. 1191 (2011) and No. 2027 (2013) in the nation of schools evaluated in the Challenge Index, with index scores of 1.620 and 1.062, respectively.[4]

Extracurricular activities

The Daniel High School mascot and athletic emblem is the lion with school colors of Columbia blue and gold.

Athletics

The Daniel Lions participate in various interscholastic activities in the AAA League (Upper State) administered by the South Carolina High School League SCHSL). The school athletic activities include baseball, basketball (boys/girls), competitive cheer, cross country (boys/girls), football, golf (boys/girls), soccer (boys/girls), softball, swimming and diving (boys/girls), tennis (boys/girls), track and field(boys/girls), and volleyball.[10]

The Lions have won numerous state championships and runner-up titles throughout its history, including:[10]

Clubs and traditions

Beyond athletic activities, students participate in a full range of clubs and organizations including band and ensembles, Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AF JROTC), Beta Club, Chess Club, Drama Club, German Club, Interact Club, Junior Academy of Science, Photography Club, Relay for Life, Roar (literary magazine); Spanish Club, Student Council, and Varsity Club.

Notable people

The following are notable people associated with D. W. Daniel High School. If the person was a D. W. Daniel High School student, the number in parentheses indicates the year of graduation; if the person was a faculty or staff member, that person's title and years of association are included.

Students (Athletic)

Students (Non-Athletic)

Fictional student

Faculty & Staff

References

  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Pickens 01". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for D. W. Daniel High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "2012 Best High Schools, D. W. Daniels High School". U.S. New & World Report. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "America's Most Challenging High Schools: D.W. Daniel High School". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  5. Brochure distributed at the inauguration of the new school building, 2012.
  6. "2011 SC Annual Report Card Summary, D. W. Daniel High School" (PDF). September 11, 2012.
  7. "Facts About The New DHS" (PDF). School District of Pickens County. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  8. "School Profile, D W Daniel High School". AdvancED. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  9. "D. W. Daniel High School". South Carolina Department of Education. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  10. 1 2 "South Carolina High School League". SCHSL.org. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  11. "D W Daniel High School Announces Inaugural Class for Athletic Hall of Fame" (PDF). D. W. Daniels High School. Retrieved October 4, 2013.

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