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Irmo High School
Public high school in Columbia, South Carolina, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Irmo High School is a public high school in unincorporated Lexington County, South Carolina, United States,[3] with a Columbia postal address. Irmo High School falls under the administrative jurisdiction of District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties. It is an International Baccalaureate school.[4]
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Athletics
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Irmo's sports teams compete as the Yellow Jackets and participate in Class 4A SCHSL.[5] The school has won 66 team state championships.[6]
Although Irmo had been the "Yellow Jackets" for many years, in 1978 a new logo was introduced. Prior to 1978, Irmo used a yellow jacket image for a logo similar to most schools that are known as yellow jackets.
Details by sport:
- Football: The Irmo Yellow Jacket football team won a state championship in 1980.[7]
- Boys soccer: The Yellow Jackets have won 15 state championships and appeared in 25 state championship games since 1978.[8]
- State championships: 1978, 1979, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2013[8]
- Boys basketball: The Irmo boys' basketball team won state championship in 1991, 1994, 1995, 2011, 2013, and most recently 2023.[9]
- Boys tennis
- Champions (10): 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001[10]
- Girls tennis:
- Champions (8): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004 [11]
- Baseball:
- Champions (3): 1985, 1987, 1998 [12]
- Girls basketball
- Boys cross country
- Champions (5): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1992, 1998 [13]
- Girls cross country
- Champions (6): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 [14]
- Boys golf
- Champions (5): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1987[15]
- Girls golf
- Champions (1): 1999[16]
- Girls soccer
- Girls swimming
- Champions (3): 1998, 1999, 2000[17]
- Boys track and field
- Girls track and field
- Champions (2): 1997, 1999 [18]
- Volleyball
- Champions (2): 1998, 1999 [19]
- Wrestling
- Champions (1): 1980 [20]
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Marching band
The Irmo High School marching band won 5A SCBDA Marching Championships in 1991 and 1994–2003.[21]
Feeder patterns
The following middle schools feed into Irmo High School:[22]
- Crossroads Intermediate School
- Irmo Middle School
Notable alumni
- André Bauer, 87th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011
- Nick Emmanwori, college football safety for the South Carolina Gamecocks[23]
- Richard Evonitz, American serial killer, known for murdering three teenage girls in Spotsylvania County, Virginia[24]
- Lilian Garcia, ring announcer, singer and podcaster[25]
- Leeza Gibbons, American talk show host[26]
- Trajan Jeffcoat, NFL defensive end for the New Orleans Saints[27]
- Savannah McCaskill, professional soccer player[28]
- BJ McKie, professional basketball player[29]
- Zach Prince, professional soccer player[30]
- Elton Pollock, college baseball coach
- Donna Rice Hughes, activist, author, speaker and film producer[citation needed]
- Courtney Shealy, Olympic gold medalist in women's swimming at 2000 Summer Olympics[31]
- Devontae Shuler, professional basketball player[32]
- Catherine Templeton, attorney and South Carolina politician
- Bobby Weed, golf course designer[33]
- Delbert Wilkes Jr., professional wrestler known as "The Patriot"[34]
- David A. Wright, businessman, politician, and energy policy advisor[35]
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