West Florence High School is a public secondary school serving grades 9 through 12 in Florence, South Carolina, United States. The school is located on the city's west side, near the intersection of Interstates 20 and 95. West Florence has an approximate enrollment of 1700 students and is one of three high schools under the jurisdiction of Florence Public School District 1. It is the largest high school in the Pee Dee region.
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History
Opened in the summer of 1970, West Florence was not built to replace McClenaghan High School, but to add an additional high school in the western part of town. McClenaghan was still operational as a high school until the last class of 1975 graduated. West Florence followed the open classroom concept that was popular during the late 1960s and early 1970s. In the school's early days, classrooms within each pod had no walls, allowing students to participate in any of several classes occurring at one time. This failed, and walls were added later.
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Athletics
West Florence competes in South Carolina High School League's Class AAAAA Region 6 along with five other high schools. The school's mascot is the Knight. West Florence offers a variety of sports for boys and girls. West Florence main athletic rivals are South Florence, Hartsville, Sumter, and Wilson.
Championships
State championships
- Baseball - 1995
- Boys' basketball - 1986
- Girls' basketball - 1976
- Boys' tennis - 1985, 1986, 2007, 2008
Lower state championships
- Baseball - 1995, 1997
- Girls' basketball - 1976
- Boys' basketball - 1986
- Football - 2003
- Softball - 2003
- Girls' soccer - 2003, 2004
- Boys' tennis - 1985, 1986, 1988, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017
Region championships
- Baseball - 1988, 1989, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006
- Boys' basketball - 1976, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1996
- Girls' basketball - 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1984, 2001, 2014
- Boys' cross country - 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- Girls' cross country - 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- Football - 1973, 2003, 2011, 2012
- Golf - 1971, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003
- Boys' soccer - 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010
- Girls' soccer - 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
- Softball - 1980, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 2002, 2003, 2004
- Boys' tennis - 1975, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
- Girls' tennis - 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2004
- Boys' track - 1976, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
- Girls' track - 1985, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
Band
On March 3, 2010, Lord Mayor of Westminster Duncan Sandys presented a formal invitation to West Florence High School Director of Bands Steve Rummage, requesting that the West Florence Marching Knights participate and perform in the city of London's 2012 New Year's Day Parade. This parade was designated as the first official event of the 2012 Olympics, hosted in London. Because of this honor, the South Carolina State Legislature introduced and adopted Senate Resolution 712, to honor and congratulate the West Florence Knights Marching Band.
References
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