Mount Pleasant High School
Mount Pleasant High School opened at this location in 1957. It served African American students from southern Lee County communities like Elliott, Lynchburg, St. Charles, and Wisacky and was planned to be named Lower Lee High School. Local families are believed have requested the name “Mount Pleasant” after a nearby A.M.E. church where an older Black school had been located.
Mount Pleasant High School was built with funds from the S.C. equalization program, which upgraded Black schools to preserve segregation. Lee County schools desegregated in 1970. Mount Pleasant’s first and longest-serving principal was Isaac C. Joe (1915-2018). Its mascots were the “Rams” and “Rattlers.” The high school closed in 2000. This site was later a middle school and alternative school.
Where it stands. 3075 Elliott Hwy., Elliott, Elliott
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