# Dorman High School

Paul M. Dorman High School is a public high school located in unincorporated Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the only comprehensive high school in Spartanburg County School District 6. It has a Roebuck post office address; neither campus is in the Roebuck census-designated place.
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, and computer labs. The campus is located at the intersection of Interstate 26 and Highway 221 in Spartanburg County.

## History
### 1985 hostage incident

On March 29, 1985, a fifteen year old freshman came to school with a loaded .38-caliber Colt revolver. Then teacher, Ms. Peggy Larson, who taught algebra, suspected one of her students of drinking and attempted to take him to the school's principal's office. The student then broke away and fled out a side door to his home. This student then returned to the school later the same day with his gun, and held four students hostage inside a classroom.
The incident lasted until a local pastor stepped into the classroom to talk down the student. The student was arrested, charged with four counts of kidnapping, and was then sent to Columbia for a psychological evaluation. After that, the student was then sent to then Spartanburg General Hospital, now called Spartanburg Regional, psychiatric's unit. After being released, the student was placed on probation until his 21st birthday, as well as being barred from being on school grounds, or intimidating the victims of this incident. Due to the student's age, as he was a minor, his name was not released.

## Athletics
### State championships

* Baseball: 1971, 2018
* Basketball - Boys: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
* Basketball - Girls: 2003, 2004, 2005
* Competitive Cheer: 2006, 2007
* Cross Country - Boys: 2002, 2008, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
* Cross Country - Girls: 2004, 2010, 2018
* Football: 2000, 2009
* Golf - Boys: 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008
* Golf - Girls: 2000, 2002, 2015
* Soccer - Boys: 2001
* Soccer - Girls: 2006
* Tennis - Boys: 2011
* Track - Boys: 2006, 2007, 2010, 2016, 2020
* Track - Girls: 2010
* Volleyball: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2021
* Wrestling: 2016

## Notable alumni

* Noah Clowney (Class of 2022) – professional basketball player
* Amber Brock (Class of 1998) – American author
* J. J. Arcega-Whiteside (Class of 2015) – NFL wide receiver
* Lee Bright (Class of 1988) – former South Carolina State Senator
* Toy Caldwell (Class of 1966) – musician and founding member of the Spartanburg-based Marshall Tucker Band
* Daja Dial (Class of 2011) – Miss South Carolina 2015
* PJ Hall (Class of 2020) – basketball player
* Terry Hughes (Class of 1967) – MLB third baseman
* Adam Humphries (Class of 2011) – NFL wide receiver
* Brian Lawson (Class of 1991) – businessman
* Shane Martin (Class of 1990) – member of the South Carolina Senate
* Charone Peake (Class of 2011) – NFL wide receiver
* Marcus Rowland (Class of 2008) – track and field sprinter, South Carolina High School 100 meter dash record holder
* Ryan Sims (Class of 1998) – NFL defensive lineman and All-American in college for the North Carolina Tar Heels
* Brandon Thomas (Class of 2009) – NFL offensive lineman
* Steven Tolleson (Class of 2002) – MLB infielder
* D. J. Trahan (Class of 1999) – professional golfer on PGA Tour