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Mauldin High School (often referred to colloquially as "Mauldin High" or simply as "Mauldin", and often abbreviated as MHS) is a large high school in Mauldin, South Carolina, United States.

History
The idea of Mauldin High School comes from a former school that was built in the 1920s on East Butler Road. This school was destroyed by a fire in 1935. In 1973, a new high school, which was the foundation of the modern high school, was built.

Sports
Mauldin High School has several various sports teams in which the students can participate or join, including baseball, football, basketball, and volleyball. Mauldin High School's official mascot, for both sports and for the school itself, is a maverick bull. Mauldin's sports teams as a whole are referred to as the Mauldin Mavericks (or by the shortened and more colloquial form, "Mauldin Mavs"). Sometimes this title is given to the entirety of students enrolled in the school.

Official website
Mauldin High School's official website is run under a federal domain, like many websites of public high schools. The webmaster of this website is Wes Dodgens.

GoMavs
There is another website dedicated to Mauldin High School's "Booster Club" called GoMavs, but is not run by or affiliated with the high school itself. It was founded by two parents of students at the school, and is primarily run and edited by volunteers.

Newsletter
Mauldin High School has a weekly newsletter called The Stampede that is sent to subscribers via email.

Hair on fire incident
In early January of 2013, a male student was convicted of lighting another student's hair on fire with a lighter. The boy was charged with third-degree assault, school disruption, and battery. He also received a 10-day suspension.

Bomb threats
In March 17, 2015, there were three written bomb threats at Mauldin High School which caused everyone to have to exit the building and wait outside. On March 19, a suspect named Lareal Watt was detained for writing the threat. He was charged for both the threat itself and the disruption that the threat caused.

Aftermath of Mauldin Middle School incident
In late December of 2014, Daniel Archer, a physical education teacher at Mauldin Middle School, was convicted of photographing/recording and distributing child pornography of over 150 female students. After the incident, authorities showed the pornography to the students involved and their parents. The incident reflects on many alumni of the middle school who are currently students at Mauldin High School.

Notable alumni

 * Kevin Garnett - NBA player for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets
 * Orlando Jones - An actor
 * Scott Wingo - Selected in the 11th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2011 MLB Draft
 * Madison Younginer - Selected in the 9h round by the Boston Red Sox in the 2009 MLB Draft