Mauldin High School
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Mauldin High School in Mauldin, South Carolina
, United States
, was established in 1927. With an enrollment of 2164 in the 2009-2010 school year, it is the second-largest high school in the Greenville County School District
. Its rivals are the Hillcrest High School
Rams, and its mascot is a Maverick.
In 2007 the girls cross country team won state for the third time in a row.
In 2010, the Varsity girls softball team won AAAA State Championships for the first time in 28 years.
In Fall of 2010 the Varsity Girls Tennis team won AAAA State Championship.
In Fall of 2010 the Varsity Cheerleading team won AAAA State Championship.
Mauldin, South Carolina
Mauldin is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 15,224 at the 2000 census. It is a principal city of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, United States
United States
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, was established in 1927. With an enrollment of 2164 in the 2009-2010 school year, it is the second-largest high school in the Greenville County School District
Greenville County School District
Greenville County School District is a public school district in Greenville County, South Carolina . It is the largest school district in the state of South Carolina and the 50th largest in the US. Greenville CSD also takes students from some areas of Spartanburg and Laurens counties.Led by...
. Its rivals are the Hillcrest High School
Hillcrest High School (Simpsonville, South Carolina)
Hillcrest High School, abbreviated HHS, is a public high school in Simpsonville, South Carolina, the largest high school in the Greenville County School District...
Rams, and its mascot is a Maverick.
Sports
The school has won state championships in sport. The Mavericks have won three state championships in baseball (1993, 2000, and 2004).In 2007 the girls cross country team won state for the third time in a row.
In 2010, the Varsity girls softball team won AAAA State Championships for the first time in 28 years.
In Fall of 2010 the Varsity Girls Tennis team won AAAA State Championship.
In Fall of 2010 the Varsity Cheerleading team won AAAA State Championship.
Speech and debate
In 2008, the Speech and Debate team claimed the state championship for the fourth consecutive year and had three national qualifiers. In 2009, they claimed their 5th consecutive 4A Championship, and had 5 members qualify to the National Tournament in Alabama.Band
In January 2011 the band went to New Orleans to play at the Sugar Bowl and compete against 19 other bands from across the nation, and won Grand Champions.Notable alumni
- Orlando JonesOrlando JonesOrlando Jones is an American comedian and film and television actor. He is notable for being one of the original cast members of the sketch comedy series MADtv and for his role as the 7 Up spokesman from 1999-2002.-Early life:...
- actor - Adam Bullard - former minor league pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
- Dave Marchbanks - former minor league pitcher for the Florida Marlins
- Ryan Bordenick - former minor league catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
- Madison Younginer - minor league pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
- Scott WingoScott WingoScott Wingo is a baseball second baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.Wingo attended Mauldin High School in Mauldin, South Carolina. He then attended the University of South Carolina, where he played for the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team...
- Selected in the 11th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2011 MLB Draft