Paul M. Dorman High School is a high school located in Roebuck, South Carolina, United States. The school is part of Spartanburg County School District Six. It consists of a main campus for 10th-12th graders and a separate campus for 9th graders, and a College, Career, and Fine Arts Center. The center features an auditorium, multiple classrooms, an art gallery, kitchen, student center, Subway and Papa Johns, and computer labs. The campus is located at the intersection of Interstate 26 and Highway 221 in Spartanburg County.
Athletics and extracurricular activities
The 2016-17 boys basketball team won the state championship for the large schools, Division AAAAA.
Capacity
- Stadium: 13,000
- Arena: 3,200
Traditions
Dorman has heated rivalries with cross-town Spartanburg High School as well as nearby Byrnes High School.
Every year, Dorman students celebrate "Farmers Day" to commemorate the annual football game against Spartanburg High School. The tradition originates from Dorman's more rural placement and students as opposed to Spartanburg High School's traditionally more urban and affluent students, who would refer cajolingly to Dorman students as "farmers." Students typically take their vehicles "mudding" or "mud-slinging" in the days before the game in an outward display of rural pride and proclivity and wear overalls to school to celebrate a culture rooted in farming. School officials typically accommodate the observance of these activities by, for example, providing alternate parking for muddy trucks.
In 2009, Dorman defeated Byrnes High School 28-17 for the South Carolina State Championship in football. The teams met again during the next season on October 29, 2010 in a nationally televised rematch on ESPNU. Although Dorman has lost the past two years to cross-town rival Spartanburg High school, they continue the mudding tradition to celebrate their loss.
Fine arts
The high school has three theater classrooms and five different drama courses. The Dorman High School Marching Cavaliers are ranked seventh in the state of South Carolina and one hundred-twenty-second nationally. The Dorman High School Drum Line consistently ranks fairly high in the state of South Carolina. Dorman Drumline ranks fifteenth worldwide according to the Winter Guard International (WGI) tournament.The Cove Art Hallway Is name after the Students..
Notable alumni
- Jeremy Clements - NASCAR Xfinity Series driver (Class of 2003)
- David Daniels â€" countertenor
- Daja Dial - Miss South Carolina 2015
- Adam Humphries - professional football player For the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) (Class of 2011)
- Charone Peake - professional football player for the New York Jets (NFL) (Class of 2011)
- Marcus Rowland â€" South Carolina High School 100 meter dash record holder, currently runs track at Auburn University (Class of 2009)
- Ryan Sims â€" professional football player in the NFL (Class of 1998) (Does not play)
- Brandon Thomas - professional football player in the NFL (Class of 2009) (Does not play)
- Steven Tolleson â€" professional baseball player in Major League Baseball
- D. J. Trahan â€" professional golfer, PGA Tour (Class of 1999)
- Joey West - Drummer for Disciple_(band)
- Noah Lytle - professional extreme ironer
References
External links
- Official website
- Dorman Freshman Campus
- Spartanburg County School District Six