Sims High School was founded in 1927. Rev. A. A. Sims (1872–1965) served as principal from its establishment until 1951. In 1929, it became the first state-accredited high school for African-Americans in Upstate South Carolina. Sims was succeeded as principal by James F. Moorer from 1951 to 1969. Moorer also coached the football team and from 1946 to 1954, and recorded 93 consecutive conference wins for 8 years straight.
