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.
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History
Dorman High School opened its doors to students on August 17, 1964. The then new high school consolidated Roebuck and Fairforest high schools.
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.
Stadium
Dorman High School hosts an athletic stadium named Cavalier Stadium that is owned and operated by Spartanburg County School District Six. It opened in the fall of 2002 after the relocation of the old Dorman high school onto a new 450 acre campus in a natural ravine behind the main building. The largest crowd seen at Cavalier Stadium was 15,800. In 2002 attendance reached over 10,000 for the opening game against Mauldin High School, the 2002 game against Byrnes High School, and the game against Spartanburg High School. Notable for its size, it was completed with all of its amenities at an estimated cost of US$8 million, though that number is still debated.
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
Lacrosse–Boys: 2026
Soccer–Boys: 2001
Soccer–Girls: 2006
Tennis–Boys: 2011
Track–Boys: 2006, 2007, 2010, 2016, 2020
Track–Girls: 2010
Volleyball–Girls: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
Volleyball–Boys: 2023, 2024, 2025
Wrestling: 2016
Notable alumni
J. J. Arcega-Whiteside (Class of 2015) – NFL wide receiver
Lee Bright (Class of 1988) – former South Carolina State Senator
Amber Brock (Class of 1998) – American author
Toy Caldwell (Class of 1966) – musician and founding member of the Spartanburg-based Marshall Tucker Band
Noah Clowney (Class of 2022) – professional basketball player
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
Jordan McFadden (Class of 2018) – NFL offensive lineman
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