Ware Shoals HS, 100th anniversary

2025-2026 Bill 5230: Ware Shoals HS, 100th anniversary - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5230
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Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Gagnon, McCravy, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
Document Path: LC-0654WAB-RM26.docx
Introduced in the House on February 24, 2026
Introduced in the Senate on February 25, 2026
Adopted by the General Assembly on February 25, 2026
Summary: Ware Shoals HS, 100th anniversary
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

2/24/2026

House

Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate (
House Journal-page 13
)

2/25/2026

Senate

Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence (
Senate Journal-page 10
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/24/2026

A concurrent RESOLUTION

TO CONGRATULATE WARE SHOALS HIGH SCHOOL OF GREENWOOD
SCHOOL DISTRICT 51 UPON THE OCCASION OF ITS ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY; TO
COMMEND THE SCHOOL ON ITS MANY ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THE PAST CENTURY; AND TO WISH
ITS STUDENTS, FACULTY, ADMINISTRATORS, AND ALUMNI WELL AS THEY CONTINUE TO HOLD
HIGH THE FOUNDING STANDARDS OF WARE SHOALS HIGH SCHOOL.

W
hereas, the South
Carolina General Assembly notes with pleasure that Ware Shoals High School of
Greenwood School District 51 is commemorating a century of tradition, pride,
and community at the celebration of its one hundredth anniversary in 2026; and

W
hereas, established in
1926, Ware Shoals High was housed in a dedicated high school building
constructed to serve the growing student population. This structure remains in
use today as the core of the school's facilities. The 1926 formal establishment
of the high school reflected the town's industrial development and commitment
to education amid the textile boom in the region. Over the decades, the school
has evolved within its district, emphasizing community ties and local history;
and

W
hereas, in celebration
of the school's one hundredth anniversary, various special events will be held
from September 30 through October 3, 2026, among them a centennial rededication
ceremony, silent auction, pregame tailgate gathering, home football game,
pancake breakfast, alumni golf match, school open house, and decade reunions, as
well as an all-class reunion featuring a live concert, fireworks, and family
activities; and

W
hereas, this highly
anticipated celebration will be filled with opportunities to reconnect with
classmates, relive cherished memories while creating new ones, and honor the
strong legacy and bright future of Ware Shoals High School; and

W
hereas, grateful for
the contributions of Ware Shoals High School toward the education of South
Carolina's most precious resource, its youth, the General Assembly is pleased
to congratulate the Ware Shoals Hornets on reaching this golden milestone. The
members also look to see continually fulfilled in Ware Shoal's fine students
the confident affirmation contained in their district motto, "Learning,
Serving, Leading." Go, Hornets! Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the House
of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, congratulate Ware Shoals
High School of Greenwood School District 51 upon the occasion of its one
hundredth anniversary; commend the school on its many achievements over the
past century; and wish its students, faculty, administrators, and alumni well
as they continue to hold high the founding standards of Ware Shoals High
School.

B
e it further resolved that
a copy of this resolution be presented to Principal Maria Tyre of Ware Shoals
High School.

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