Socastee High School (abbreviated SHS) is a large, three-story public high school with about 1,700 students located in Socastee, South Carolina in the

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metro area. It is run by Horry County Schools.

Academics

Socastee High School currently offers an IB program and several AP courses for advanced students. Socastee offers the

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, and has been an IB World School since January 1997.

Sports

Socastee High currently sponsors these interscholastic teams through its athletic department for both young men and women:

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, varsity cheerleading, girls' lacrosse, boys' lacrosse,

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, football, girls' tennis,

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and men's tennis.

Awards and recognition

Socastee High School won the 1988

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, held in

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. In 2010, Socastee High School made an appearance in Newsweek magazine's list of America's Best High Schools.

Notable alumni

* Kiera Cass, writer of

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, best known for ''The Selection Series'' *

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coach * Adena Leibman, Senior Advisor to the

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for

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* Wendi Nix, anchor and sports reporter for

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* Hunter Renfrow,

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wide receiver and two-time CFP National Champion with the

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* Thad Viers, former Republican South Carolina Representative for District 68 * Heather Ammons Crawford, South Carolina State Representative for District 68 *Jill Dudley, SHS 2017 Alumna, the 85th Miss South Carolina.

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