This article is about the public high school in Chapin, South Carolina. For the public high school in El Paso, Texas, see Captain John L. Chapin High School.

Chapin High School is a public high school in Chapin, South Carolina. Nearly 1,400 students attend Chapin High School, as of the 2017–2018 school year. Chapin High School is one of four high schools in Lexington & Richland County School District Five.

Athletics

Chapin High School competes in the South Carolina High School League in Class AAAAA – Region V. Chapin has competitive teams for cheerleading, football, baseball, basketball, softball, tennis, soccer, volleyball, golf, wrestling, swimming, lacrosse, track, and cross country.[3]

State championships

  • Baseball: 1954, 1956, 1957, 1969, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2018[4]
  • Basketball - Boys: 1969, 1970[5]
  • Basketball - Girls: 1973[6]
  • Competitive Cheer: 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021[7]
  • Cross Country - Boys: 1994[8]
  • Cross Country - Girls: 1992, 1995, 2002, 2003[9]
  • Football: 1973, 1974[10]
  • Golf - Boys: 2004[11]
  • Lacrosse - Girls: 2019[12]
  • Soccer - Boys: 2002, 2003, 2017, 2018[13]
  • Soccer - Girls: 2016[14]
  • Tennis - Boys: 2010, 2011, 2012[15]
  • Tennis - Girls: 1995, [16]
  • Volleyball: 1976, 1999[17]
  • Wrestling: 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998[18]

Marching band

The Chapin High School “Pride of the Midlands” Marching Band has won state championships in 1975 (1A), 1985 (2A), 2012 (3A), 2014 (3A), 2015 (3A), and 2017 (3A).[19]

Chapin school board

In 2023, the school board of Chapin High School received complaints against a teacher who assigned Ta-Nehisi Coates's book Between the World and Me in an Advanced Placement English class. The book was assigned to help present the perspective of being "Black in America". The complaints were based on a 2021 law passed to prevent lessons from making students "feel discomfort" based on their race. Ta-Nehisi Coates himself attended the school board meeting in which the teacher was reprimanded.[20][21]

Feeder schools

The following schools feed into Chapin High School:

  • Chapin Elementary School
  • Lake Murray Elementary School
  • Ballentine Elementary School
  • Chapin Intermediate School
  • Chapin Middle School

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Chapin High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Chapin High School". South Carolina High School League. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  3. ^ "Chapin Eagles Athletics and Sports Teams - SC | MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  4. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Baseball
  5. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Basketball - Boys
  6. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Basketball - Girls
  7. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Competitive Cheer
  8. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Cross Country - Boys
  9. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Cross Country - Girls
  10. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Football
  11. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Golf - Boys
  12. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Lacrosse - Girls
  13. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Soccer - Boys
  14. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Soccer - Girls
  15. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Tennis - Boys
  16. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Tennis - Girls
  17. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Volleyball
  18. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Wrestling
  19. ^ "SCBDA Marching Champions – South Carolina Band Directors Association". Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  20. ^ Natanson, Hannah (2023-09-18). "Her students reported her for a lesson on race. Can she trust them again?". The Washington Post. Chapin, South Caroline. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  21. ^ Boucher, Joshua (2023-07-19). "A South Carolina high school told a teacher to stop using Ta-Nehisi Coates' book. Then the author showed up at a school board meeting". Fortune. Chapin, South Caroline. Retrieved 2023-09-19.