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Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School

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Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School
Address

601 Bruin Pkwy Orangeburg, South Carolina 29118 United States
Coordinates	33°31′26″N 80°50′11″W / 33.5239°N 80.8364°W / 33.5239; -80.8364
Information
Type	Public
Established	1971 (53 years ago) (1971)
School district	Orangeburg County School District
Principal	Rahim El-Amin
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,073 (2022–23)^[1]
Color(s)	Maroon, orange, and white
Mascot	Bruin
Website	www.ocsdsc.org/Domain/38

Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

It is a part of the Orangeburg County School District. It is home to the Mighty Bruins/Bruinettes and also an International Baccalaureate World School.^[2]

History

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Delano Middleton, a student at Wilkinson High School, was one of those killed in the Orangeburg Massacre.

Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School was formed with the merger of Orangeburg High School and Wilkinson High School in 1971.^[3]

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In 2016, the school was featured in the six-part BBC documentary series Segregated America: A School in the South.^[4]

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Shelton Benjamin, professional wrestler signed to the WWE, was a 2x NCAA wrestling All-American at the University of Minnesota^[5]
Marianna W. Davis, professor and author who wrote about black women^[6]
Michael Hackett, professional basketball player^[7]
Jaime Harrison, politician, chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party (2013–2017)^[8] and Democratic National Committee (2021–present)^[9]
Mike O'Cain, American football coach^[10]
Eugene Robinson, newspaper columnist and an associate editor of The Washington Post^[11]
Bakari Sellers, politician ^[12]
Mike Sharperson, MLB infielder and 2x World Series champion^[13]
Herm Winningham, MLB player and 1990 World Series champion with the Cincinnati Reds^[14]
Beverly Buchanan, artist

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^ "Orangeburg Wilkinson High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

^ "EChalk". Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-02-01.

^ (June 4, 2020). Blakeney, Barney. Can Jamie Harrison Beat Lindsay Graham in South Carolina?^[usurped]. The Charleston Chronicle. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

^ Arielle Hayes (March 21, 2014). "Lt. governor candidate Bakari Sellers tells Claflin students he is ready for next step as change agent". Claflin University. Retrieved March 3, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

^ Mike Sharperson Stats. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

^ Herm Winningham Stats. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

^ "Donnie Abraham". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

^ "Alex Barron". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

^ "Woodrow Dantzler". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

^ "Arturo Freeman". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

^ "Deveron Harper". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

^ Dwayne Harper Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2020.