White Knoll High School
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.
| White Knoll High School | |
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| Address | |
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5643 Platt Springs Road 29073 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°54′17″N 81°13′56″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2000 |
| School district | Lexington School District 1 |
| Superintendent | Greg Little |
| CEEB code | 411295 |
| Principal | Ted Daughtrey |
| Teaching staff | 132.20 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,948 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.74[1] |
| Color(s) | Navy and maroon |
| Nickname | Timberwolves |
| Website | schools |
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] The softball team won the first State Championship in school history and first for any women’s sport in history of the school in 2018.
Notable alumni
- Dylann Roof, mass murderer, attended briefly while in the 9th grade, did not graduate[5]
References
- "White Knoll High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- "White Knoll High School Athletics". Retrieved November 10, 2013.
- "HJ-32 White Knoll High School Varsity Baseball Team Resolution". Retrieved November 10, 2013.
- "Byrnes drops heartbreaker as White Knoll earns title". Retrieved November 10, 2013.
- "Charleston shooting: Dylann Roof named as suspect". BBC News. June 18, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2017.