Chesterfield High School is a public high school in Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States, serving students from ninth through twelfth grades for the towns of Chesterfield and Ruby. The current Chesterfield High School opened in 1968 following the consolidation of the original Chesterfield High School (which served white students), Gary High School (which served African-Americans students), and Ruby High School.In 2007, the school was given a Palmetto Gold Award for excellence by the Palmetto Gold & Silver Program. In 2006, students at Chesterfield High scored an average of 1022 on their SATs, one point higher than the US average of 1021, in a state which ranks 49th in SAT scores nationally.In 2008, the report of a student plotting to bomb Chesterfield High School was caught before the plan was set into motion.AdministrationChesterfield is in the Chesterfield County School District under the direction of board chairmen James Sweeney. The administrative staff at Chesterfield High School consists of eight people under principal Scott Radkin. Other administration include Assistant Principal Carolyn Caldwell, guidance counselor Heather Hilderbrand, and administrative assistant Melanie Brock.AthleticsChesterfield High has won six wrestling state championships and finished as state runners-up twice . Chesterfield's most accomplished wrestlers to date are brothers Dalton and Ian Harper, who both broke the all-time South Carolina record in career wrestling wins . Dalton and Ian are the only brothers to ever win 4 state championships apiece in the history of high school wrestling in South Carolina. Ian Harper currently holds the state record for most career wins and most wins in a season and was a four-time individual state champion and was a member of four straight dual team championships. In 2012, the athletic department and administration at Chesterfield cancelled the wrestling program prior to the start of the season. Wrestling has since resumed at the school starting with the 2014-2015 season.
