Belton-Honea Path High School is a comprehensive

Comprehensive school

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, co-educational, public secondary school

Secondary school

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 located in Honea Path, South Carolina

Honea Path, South Carolina

Honea Path is a town in Abbeville and Anderson counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 3,504 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Honea Path is located at ....

, United States

United States

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. BHP is currently the only open public high school serving Honea Path and Belton

Belton, South Carolina

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History

Belton-Honea Path High School was completed in the summer of 1966 at a cost of $1,300.000. Renovations and additions were made to the facilities in 1967, 1987, and 2003. The school is fully accredited by the South Carolina State Department of Education and the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (SACS). It offers a variety of courses of study. Emphasis is given not only for students preparing for college, but also for those students preparing for immediate entrance into jobs or technical schools. The school colors are red, white, and blue with a Bear as the school mascot.

Sports

Varsity Football:

2004: AAA State Champions

2000 to 2006 and 2010: Region 1-AAA (Western AAA) Champions

Varsity Competitive Cheerleading:

2003: AAA State Runner-Up

2003: AAA Upperstate Champions

2003: Region 1-AAA Champions

2005: Region 1-AAA Champions

2008: AAA Upperstate Champions

2008: Region 1-AAA Champions

Junior Varsity Competitive Cheerleading

2008: AAA State Champions

Baseball:

1990: District Champions, AAA Upper State Champions, AAA State Champions

1991: District Champions, AAA Upper State Champions, AAA State Champions

2009: District Champions, AAA Upper State Champions, AAA State Champions

Band:

2004: AAA State, Twelfth

2005: AAA State, Eleventh

2006: AAA State, Sixth

2007: AAA State, Bronze Medalist (Third)

2008: AAA State, Nineth

2009: AAA State, Fifth

2010: AAA State, Nineth

Extracurriculars

Belton-Honea Path students participate in a wide range of extracurricular activities ranging from marching band

Marching band

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 and athletics to various cultural and community service clubs like Key Club

Key Club

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 and Junior Civitans. Belton-Honea Path has a strong Future Farmers of America (FFA) program.

It has the following sports teams: tennis, soccer, golf, wrestling, basketball, cross country, track and field, volleyball, baseball, competitive cheerleading, marching band, and football.

External links

• Belton-Honea Path High School website