Brookland-Cayce High School is a public high school located in
Cayce, South Carolina
Cayce ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, along the Congaree River. The population was 12,528 at the 2010 census and rose to 13,789 in the 2020 United States Census, and it is the third-most populated municipality in Lexington Coun ...
, United States.
History
The school was built in 1932. Named for the cities of Brookland (now West Columbia) and Cayce which it originally served, the school now serves parts of
West Columbia,
Cayce,
South Congaree,
Pine Ridge, and
Gaston. It is a part of the
Lexington County School District Two. When the high school first opened it was a segregated school. Brookland and Cayce were schools for whites. Over the years the schools joined together.
It was founded in order to serve the communities across the
Congaree River
The Congaree River is a short but wide river in South Carolina in the United States; It flows for approximately 53 miles (85 km). The river serves an important role as the final outlet channel for the entire Lower Saluda and Lower Broad wate ...
from Columbia.
Notable alumni
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Kip Bouknight,
Major League pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...
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Mike Derrick, Major League baseball player
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Dakota Dozier, American football player
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Bruce Littlefield
Bruce Littlefield is an American author, businessman, actor, model, and TV contributor. He is the regarded as an American "lifestyle authority". He has been called a "Modern Day Erma Bombeck", a "Garage Sale Guru", the "Flea Market King" and is ...
, author
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Curtis Loftis, State Treasurer of South Carolina
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Ike Okoli, beach wrestler
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Jeff Twitty, Major League Baseball pitcher
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Dooley Womack, Major League Baseball pitcher
References
Mission Statement School's website.
External links
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Public high schools in South Carolina
Schools in Lexington County, South Carolina