About
Established in 1960, Wade Hampton High School (grades 9-12) is the fourth high school opened by the Greenville County School District (GCSD). For the 2022-2023 school year, the school has an enrollment of 1,823 with a staff of administrators, teachers, and support of 139.
Wade Hampton High School (WHHS) | 100 Pine Knoll Drive | Greenville, SC 29609
Principal: Dr. Carlos Grant, cgrant@greenville.k12.sc.us
Adviser: Sara Wyatt, swyatt@greenville.k12.sc.us
School Hours: 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
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Mission Statement
Hampton Herald, an online publication produced by students at Wade Hampton High School, was created to be a reliable news source for the student body, community, and general public. News is reported through a variety of mediums to provide timely updates without bias.
Submit to Hampton Herald
The Hampton Herald encourages its audience to submit story ideas, letters to the editors, or original content. To do this, please email the adviser Sara Wyatt (swyatt@greenville.k12.sc.us). All content submitted for publication will undergo the same editing process as staff members.
Publication Policies
Opinion Article Policy
As a news-oriented publication, the Hampton Herald tries to maintain an unbiased and fair representation of events in news stories. In columns and editorials, however, the opinion and voice of the reporter is expressed. These views do not represent the Hampton Herald, WHHS or GCSD as a whole. The Hampton Herald is under no obligation to seek out views that differ from staff reporters. However, the Hampton Herald will post different views if and when those opinions are submitted.
Advertising Policy
Any advertisements for businesses (local or otherwise), upcoming events, clubs or activities, etc. are accepted in the Hampton Herald, providing they do not contain vulgar or slanderous language or demeaning messages. Please contact swyatt@greenvilleschools.us for any further questions concerning advertisement. The staff of the Hampton Herald will design the ad upon request. The staff reserves the right to refuse advertising based on content appropriate for Liberty students.
Byline Policy
Articles with more than two contributors will not include a byline and will be credited to the Hampton Herald staff.
All bylined writers will be held accountable for their work and its accuracy.
All pictures, graphics, columns, articles, videos, reviews and other original material will be bylined with the producers name.
Comment Policy
The Hampton Herald values the opinion of its readers and encourages them to discuss its content.
Content containing obscene, suggestive, vulgar, profane (including letters followed by dashes or symbols), threatening, disrespectful, or defamatory language will not be published and will be reported to the administration.
Attacks on groups or individuals based on race, gender, sexual orientation, or creed will be rejected.
All threats are taken seriously. If we are worried for someone’s safety, the comment and related identifying information will be passed along to relevant authorities and/or the school administration.
The Hampton Herald is open to strong opinions and criticism of its work, but Hampton Herald does not publish comments discussing its policies and practices. Please stay on topic.
Likewise, we welcome strong opinions and criticism of our reporter's work. However, personal attacks on reporters will not be published.
If you feel strongly that something was reported poorly, or strongly disagree with an opinion, we encourage you to submit a full article or commentary on the subject: these can be emailed to swyatt@greenvilleschools.us.
Content removal policy
Requests made for the removal of content are held to a high standard and must have a legitimate reason beyond a person’s desire to no longer have a specific piece of content on the Hampton Herald and/or social media accounts. Examples of valid reasons for removal of content include, but may not be limited to: is the story or content factually false, and can this be verified? is the material vulgar? Vague reasons for the removal of content will not be considered. Any request for the removal of content will be discussed by the Hampton Herald's editors and adviser.
Corrections and Errors Policy
Grammatical and factual errors will be corrected in a timely fashion as soon as they are detected. When this is done, the Hampton Herald will indicate that a story has been updated and why it has been. If you find an error, please let the reporter know by commenting on the story or emailing Sara Wyatt at swyatt@greenvilleschools.us.
Editorial Policy
The student staff of the Hampton Herald has the option to choose topics they wish to cover with consideration of school rules, policies, and procedures. School administration may be consulted. The number of students on staff changes every school year as does the Hampton Herald editorial leadership.
Sports Policy
The Hampton Herald strives to publish current sports stats and records when available.
Social Media News Gathering Policy
The use of user-generated content via social media will be approved by the original content creator. The creator will be given credit.