Irmo High School

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]

Irmo High School
Location
6671 St. Andrews Road Columbia, South Carolina 29212 United States
Coordinates	34°4′2″N 81°10′22″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	"In Ourselves, Our Future Lies"
Established	1928 (97 years ago) (1928)
School district	Lexington & Richland County School District Five
Principal	Kaaren W. Hampton
Staff	104.67 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,268 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	12.11[1]
Color(s)	Black and yellow gold     [2]
Athletics conference	AAAAA – Region 4
Nickname	Yellow Jackets[2]
Newspaper	The Stinger
Website	www.lexrich5.org/ihs

Athletics

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]

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]