Hilton Head Island High School (shortened to Hilton Head High, HHIHS, or HHH) is a public high school within the Beaufort County School District, located in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States. The school serves students on the island in addition to some students living in Bluffton through the Beaufort County School District "school choice program".
History The school was established in 1983 when its single-story building was constructed. In 2024, a project commenced to renovate the campus and replace the majority of its classroom facilities with a three-story classroom wing.
In May 2025, a 32-year-old dance teacher at Hilton Head Island High School was charged with sexual battery of a student after being placed on leave for an affair off-campus.
Academics Hilton Head Island High School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school is partnered with the International Baccalaureate Programme.
Athletics Hilton Head Island High School competes at the Class AAAA level in the South Carolina High School League. The school fields teams for boys in football, wrestling, basketball, swimming, cross country, track & field, lacrosse, tennis, and golf; and for girls in cheerleading, volleyball, basketball, swimming, cross country, track & field, lacrosse, tennis, and golf. The Seahawks have won the S.C. Athletic Administrator Association's Carlisle Cup for eight consecutive years (up to the 2017–18 school year).
Notable alumni Poona Ford, National Football League (NFL) football player for the Seattle Seahawks Sam Gilman, professional middle- and long-distance runner Ryan Kelly, baseball player Carmen Mlodzinski, Major League Baseball (MLB) player for the Pittsburgh Pirates Gaston Moore, football player Sean O'Haire, former professional wrestler and mixed martial artist Wayne Simmons, football player Jaylen Sneed, college football player for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
See also Beaufort County School District
References
External links School website 2012 school report card by S.C. Department of Education