High school in South Carolina, United States
Philip Simmons High School 3080 River Village Drive
29492
United States
Type Public high school Principal Chris Buchholz Staff 53.20 (FTE)[ 1] Enrollment 771[ 1] Student to teacher ratio 14.49[ 1] Color(s) Purple, black and gray [ 2] Nickname Iron Horses[ 2] Website [1]
Philip Simmons High School is a high school in Charleston, South Carolina , United States. It is part of the Berkeley County School District , and is named after Philip Simmons .
Opened in 2017, it serves Daniel Island , an area of Charleston ; Thomas Island; and the Cainhoy Peninsula. These areas were previously zoned to Hanahan High School .[ 3]
Its campus has 107 acres (43 ha) of land, and the school building will have 219,000 square feet (20,300 m2 ) of space.[ 4]
Chris Buchholz is the principal.[ 5]
History
The school officially opened on August 17, 2017. Dr. James A. Spencer was the first principal,[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Feeder patterns
Its feeder schools are Daniel Island K-8, Cainhoy Elementary, Philip Simmons Elementary, and Philip Simmons Middle.[ 9]
References
^ a b c "Philip Simmons High School" . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 20, 2024 .^ a b "Philip Simmons High School" . South Carolina High School League . Retrieved March 20, 2024 .^ Lucas, Jake (June 8, 2016). "New schools on the way for Cainhoy Peninsula" . Moultrie News . Retrieved March 14, 2017 . 2016-2017 high school map Archived 2016-11-29 at the Wayback Machine , new zoning map taking effect in fall 2017 ^ "Philip Simmons High School ." Landmark Construction. Retrieved on March 14, 2017.
^ "Administration / Principal" . Retrieved August 23, 2020 .^ "Dr. James Spencer Named The First Principal Of Philip Simmons High School" . The Berkeley Observer . Retrieved March 13, 2017 .^ "Philip Simmons High School Names Brion Packett New Assistant Principal For Athletics" . The Berkeley Observer . Retrieved March 13, 2017 .^ "Dr. James Spencer named the first principal of Philip Simmons High School" . The Daniel Island News . Retrieved March 14, 2017 .^ "PSE_PMS_PSH%20Attendance%20Areas9-11-15.pdf ." Berkeley County School District . Retrieved on March 14, 2017.
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