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, United States. The school primarily serves the communities of

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and

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. The school was opened in the fall of 1960, consolidating former high schools Paris Mountain and Taylors and some students who formerly attended Greenville Senior High School. The original buildings were torn down and the new building campus re-opened in January 2006 on the same site.

Namesake

Wade Hampton High School takes its name from

Wade Hampton III Wade Hampton III (March 28, 1818April 11, 1902) was an American military officer who served the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War and later a politician from South Carolina. He came from a wealthy planter family, and ...

who was one of the largest slave owners in the country, and went on to serve in the confederate army and as the governor of South Carolina. He later was elected as a U.S. Senator from the state. His campaign as governor was marked by extensive violence by the Red Shirts, a paramilitary group that served the Democratic Party by disrupting elections and suppressing black and Republican voting in the state. They contributed to the Democrats regaining control of the state government in this period. The name has garnered mild controversy in the community, but so far there is no real push to get the name changed, despite efforts from students and other members of the community. The school was opened in the fall of 1960, a time when it was not uncommon to name schools after confederate generals and other historical figures, that would deter African American attendance at their schools.

Academics

Wade Hampton consistently scores higher than both the national and state averages on tests such as the

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, ACT, and EOC. The school's campus is also home to The Fine Arts Center of Greenville.

Athletics

The 1968 football team finished with a 10–1 record and met the Greenwood High School Emeralds for the first South Carolina state 4A championship, resulting in a loss. The Sandlappers defeated the North Carolina team 21–7. The boys basketball team won state championships in 1970, 1972 and 2011.

Notable alumni

Jim DeMint James Warren DeMint (born September 2, 1951) is an American political advocate, businessman, author, and retired politician who served as a United States Senator from South Carolina and as president of the Heritage Foundation. DeMint is a member ...

– former member U.S House of Representatives, former U. S. Senator *

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– 1974 & 1975

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– retired

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– television news personality

References

;Additional references * Ackerman, Robert K. ''Wade Hampton III''. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2007. . * Eicher, John H., and

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, ''Civil War High Commands.'' Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. . * Jarrell, Hampton M. ''Wade Hampton and the Negro: The Road Not Taken''. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1969. . * Andrew, Rod, Jr. ''Wade Hampton: Confederate Warrior to Southern Redeemer'' (2008) * Shrine Bowl of the Carolina

* Sifakis, Stewart. ''Who Was Who in the Civil War.'' New York: Facts On File, 1988. . * Tagg, Larry
''The Generals of Gettysburg''
Campbell, CA: Savas Publishing, 1998. . * Ezra J. Warner (historian), Warner, Ezra J. ''Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders.'' Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. . * Wells, Edward L
''Hampton and Reconstruction''.
Columbia, SC: The State Co., 1907. .

External list

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wade Hampton High School Public high schools in South Carolina 1960 establishments in South Carolina Schools in Greenville County, South Carolina Educational institutions established in 1960