What was the Bonds-Wilson High School? Why is our campus named after this school?

These were questions that senior, William Pugh sought to answer with his Eagle Scout Project.

For the past 6 months Pugh worked creating the Bonds Wilson Reading alongside a Bonds Wilson Alumni Committee, which was dedicated this past Friday, October 30th with a ceremony held in the Rose Marie Myers Theatre. The purpose of the room is to “serve as a place to recognize and commemorate the Bonds-Wilson High School of 1950-85.”

In addition, this room will provide context for the two schools on the Bonds-Wilson Campus, Academic Magnet and Charleston County School of the Arts. The room is home to Bonds-Wilson memorabilia, photos, trophies, newspaper clippings, and literature related to African American History and race. There are also hand-selected AMHS Thesis projects ranging from 2002-present with topics related to race, diversity, and the Liberty Hill community. This room will be open to the campus for meetings, conferences, as well as for individual use. The Bonds Wilson Reading Room will also serve as a place for students to learn the history of the Bonds-Wilson Campus in an inviting and open setting”.

The Bonds-Wilson Reading room is located in the media center and is the first room on the right as you come up the stairs.

The dedication ceremony was a great success! Bonds-Wilson Alumni,  NFL Hall of Famer and first African American NFL Coach, Art Shell, was in attendance and spoke to the crowd of over 200 Bonds -Wilson Alumni and high school football players from across the county.

Check out the reading room to learn more.