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Irmo High School

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Type
  
Public High School

Principal
  
David Riegel

Enrollment
  
1,540

Mascot
  
Yellowjacket

Established
  
1928

Grades
  
9-12

Phone
  
+1 803-476-3000

Number of students
  
1,540

Motto
  
"In Ourselves, Our Future Lies"

Address
  
6671 St Andrews Rd, Columbia, SC 29212, USA

District
  
Lexington & Richland County School District Five

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Irmo High School is a public high school in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, the state capital. Around 1,500 students are enrolled in any single year. Irmo High School falls under the administrative jurisdiction of District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties, which encompasses Irmo, Dutch Fork, Chapin, and Spring Hill.

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Athletics

Irmo's sports teams compete as the Yellow Jackets and participate in the 4A division, the highest classification of the SCHSL. The school has won 66 team state championships.

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.

Football

The Irmo Yellow Jacket football team won a state championship in 1980.

Boys' soccer

The Irmo boys' soccer team is the most successful athletic program that the school has produced. The Jackets are the most successful team in South Carolina history, with an .897 win percentage, the 4th-best overall win percentage in the nation. The Yellow Jackets have won 15 state championships and appeared in 25 state championship games since 1978, boasting 2 4-peats during this time span. They have also been crowned National Champions by the NSCAA multiple times in their history.

State championships

Champions (16): 1978, 1979, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2013

Boys' basketball

The Irmo boys' basketball team won state championship in 1991, 1994, 1995, 2011, and most recently 2013.

Boys' tennis

Champions (10): 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001

Girls' tennis

Champions (8): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004

Baseball

Champions (3): 1985, 1987, 1998

Boys' cross country

Champions (5): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1992, 1998

Girls' cross country

Champions (6): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982

Men's golf

Champions (5): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1987

Girls' golf

Champions (1): 1999

Girls' swimming

Champions (3): 1998, 1999, 2000

Girls' track and field

Champions (2): 1997, 1999

Volleyball

Champions (2): 1998, 1999

Wrestling

Champions (1): 1980

Notable alumni

  • Leeza Gibbons
  • Tom Goldstein
  • Donna Rice
  • Lilian Garcia
  • Courtney Shealy
  • AndrĂ© Bauer
  • BJ McKie
  • Bret Garnett
  • Feeder patterns

    The following middle schools feed into Irmo High School:

  • CrossRoads Middle School
  • Irmo Middle School
  • References

    Irmo High School Wikipedia