Dixie High School is a
public school
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for grades 8–12 in
Due West,
South Carolina
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, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
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, United States. It is part of the
Abbeville County School District
Abbeville County School District (ACSD) is a school district serving Abbeville County, South Carolina
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. As of 2015 it had an enrollment of 415 students.
Athletics
Dixie High School participates in 12 varsity sports. In addition, football, volleyball, boys and girls basketball, baseball, boys and girls soccer, and softball teams participate in the junior varsity programs. Dixie High School's athletic teams are known as the Hornets.
State championships
* Basketball - Boys: 1957, 1972
* Cross Country - Boys: 2016, 2020
* Cross Country - Girls: 2021
* Soccer - Boys: 2019
* Softball: 2014, 2016, 2019
* Volleyball: 1981, 1987, 1988
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Notable alumni
* Casey Ashley
Casey Ashley (born February 1, 1984), is a professional bass fisherman from Donalds, South Carolina. Ashley attended Piedmont Technical College, a two-year community college, where he earned a degree in Industrial Electronics.
Ashley started fi ...
, professional bass fisherman
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and winner of the 2015 Bassmaster Classic The Bassmaster Classic (known as the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic for sponsorship) is a tournament in the sport of professional bass fishing. It was first held in 1971 on Lake Mead, Nevada. Originally it was a fall event, (1971-1983 ...
.
* Jim Lauderdale
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, Grammy
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nominated American country, bluegrass, and Americana singer-songwriter.
See also
* List of high schools in South Carolina
This is a list of high schools in the U.S. state of South Carolina.
Abbeville County
* Abbeville High School, Abbeville
* Calhoun Falls Charter School, Calhoun Falls
* Dixie High School, Due West
Aiken County
* Midland Valley High School, ...
References
External links
School website
Public high schools in South Carolina
Schools in Abbeville County, South Carolina
Public middle schools in South Carolina
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