McCormick High School

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Black History Month Expo! We would also like to shoutout to Mrs. Valerie Yarbough-Jones for for putting together such a powerful event!
~Mrs. Rapp

Congratulations to Sydney McNally for winning the DAR Citizenship Award!

Congratulations to the Chiefs for defeating North High School on Tuesday night and advancing to the 2nd round of the state playoffs.  The Chiefs will now travel to CA Johnson on Saturday (2/21/26) and play at 7 pm.

Congratulations to the Lady Chiefs for defeating CA Johnson and advancing to the 2nd round of the state playoffs.  The Lady Chiefs will host Hunter-Kinard-Tyler (HKT) on Friday (2/20/26) at 6 pm.  Admission will be $8 (Cash only).

Basketball Playoffs-The Lady Chiefs will host CA Johnson on Monday (2/16/26) at 6 pm and the Chiefs will host North on Tuesday (2/17/26) at 7 pm. Only those individuals with a SCHSL pass will get in free. All tickets will be $8 (cash only).

The rock was painted to honor the Education Foundation Founding Members' service. Thank you for your dedication to serving our community.

McCormick County School District celebrated and honored the outgoing Board of Directors of the McCormick County Education Foundation, who were also founding members and have tirelessly served on the Education Foundation since 2019.

Nena DeArment- Board Chair of Education Foundation, 2019-2026
Fletcher Pierce-Vice Chair of Education Foundation, 2019-2026
Claude Cartledge- Secretary of Education Foundation, 2019-2026

Please help me congratulate Cadet Aiden Freeman for being selected as our cadet of the month for February.
~Command Sergeant Conner

Congratulations to Silas Brown for completing his Microburst EmployAbility Certification!

McCormick High School Announces Prom 2026

April 25, 2026
7-9:30pm
MMS GYM

See flyer for more details

The Chiefs varsity boys basketball team will travel to Calhoun Falls tomorrow (2-13-26) at 6 pm to play a tiebreaker game for 3rd place in the region.

​Congratulations to the Lady Chiefs and the Chiefs varsity basketball teams. They both advanced to the first round of the state playoffs which will begin on Monday (2-16-26). We also would like to congratulate Coach Crawford for being named Region Coach of the Year and leading our Lady Chiefs to an undefeated season in region play. Times, dates and location of the playoffs will be shared with you once it has been determined.

Help me congratulate some more students who completed their Microburst EmployAbility Certification. I am so proud of these students' achievements. Thank you, Ms. Ferdinand, for your direction in helping these students reach their goals.
Some students did not want to be pictured.
~Mrs. Rapp

Students who completed:
Izabella Blalock
Natalie Castillo- Cervantes
Kayleigh Freeman
Zayden Harrison
Jesse Hendley
Akeira Jennings
Tylan McGrier

Help me congratulate Ty'Derick Ecton and Aiden Freeman. These young men completed their Microburst EmployAbility Certification. Way to Go!
~Mrs. Rapp

​The JV boys basketball game that was scheduled today (2-3-26) at Abbeville has been postponed and will be played at Abbeville next Tuesday (2-10-26) at 5 pm.

The JV and varsity basketball games that were scheduled to be played at Ware Shoals on Tuesday (1-27-26) will now be played starting at 4:45 pm on Wednesday (1-28-26).

Thanks to Dr. Tomiko T. Smalls for visiting the Writing Across Disciplines classes to discuss reflective journaling and strategies for completing successful scholarship applications. Students were provided with their own journals and began several writing prompts. They were challenged to think about what they are thinking (Metacognition) and to thoroughly review scholarship criteria and rubric, when provided. Thanks to Ms. Bradshaw and Ms. Ouzts for allowing Dr. Smalls to collaborate with their classes throughout the semester.
~Ms. Martin

Due to the possibility of some wintry precipitation the basketball game at Dixie will now be played on Thursday (1-22-26) starting at 5 pm with the JV boys followed by the varsity teams.

Congratulations, to MHS students who were celebrated today for completing Microburst, OSHA 10, and Television Broadcasting 1 Certifications. The students were treated to a pizza party. Thank you Ms. Marie Ferdinand for your help with setting up for the party. Thank you to the teachers who supported and encouraged these students to complete their certification. You all rock! Keep up the good work.
~Mrs. Rapp