Midland Valley High School (MVHS) is a four-year high school

High school

High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

 located in Graniteville, South Carolina

Graniteville, South Carolina

Graniteville is an unincorporated community in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. It lies along U.S. 1, five miles west of Aiken. The town lies in Horse Creek Valley which originates in the nearby town of Vaucluse....

, part of the Aiken County Public School District and is home of the Mustangs.

History

Midland Valley was founded in 1980 as the merger of two other schools, Langley Bath Clearwater (LBC) and Leavelle McCampbell. Those schools became middle schools. The school celebrated its first graduating class in 1981.

Overview

The mascot for Midland Valley High School is a Mustang (horse). The school's colors are orange and blue. As of 2009, there are 1,189 students enrolled at the school. The principal of Midland Valley is Mr. Carl White, taking over after the retirement of Dr. Doris Hickson.

Marching band

The Midland Valley band The Pride of the Valley, has gone to the South Carolina state marching band finals every year from 1986 to 2010 under the direction of Richard Lindell, followed by Zachary Pace, and then David Hastings.

Train accident

MVHS was affected by a train accident in downtown Graniteville on January 6, 2005. The school was closed until January 19, 2005 as a result of the subsequent chemical spill.

External links

• School website
• School District website