- Columbia High School (Columbia, South Carolina)
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Columbia High School Location Columbia, South Carolina, USA Coordinates 34°3′0″N 81°5′30″W / 34.05°N 81.09167°WCoordinates: 34°3′0″N 81°5′30″W / 34.05°N 81.09167°W Information Type College Prep School district Richland County School District One Principal Ms. Shenequa Coles Grades 9-12 Enrollment 879 Color(s) Maroon and Gold Mascot Capitals Affiliation Public Website http://columbia.richlandone.org/ Columbia High School is a four year public high school in the St. Andrews area of Columbia, South Carolina, and the oldest existing high school in Columbia. The school's first date as a public school is listed as December 1884. It was originally housed in the former Columbia Female Academy until a new building was built in 1915.
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Activities
Athletics
Columbia High fields teams in the following sports:
- Football
- Volleyball
- Tennis
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Softball
- Baseball
- Track & Field
- Wrestling
- Cross Country
- Cheerleading
- Color Guard
Clubs
- Art Club
- Chess Club
- Debate
- Drama
- Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)
- Math Team
- Beta Club
- FBLA
- Future Homemakers of America (FHA)
- Key Club
- Marching, Concert, & Jazz Bands
- National Honor Society (NHS)
- Students in Action for Education (SAE)
- Varsity Quiz Bowl
- Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA)
Notable alumni
- Kimberly Clarice Aiken, Miss America 1994
- Bob Bowman (Michael Phelps' Coach)
- The Fabulous Moolah (Mary Lillian Ellison)
- Doug Riley (Baseball Player)
Dareyll DeLoach Fashion Model
External links
Categories:- Columbia, South Carolina
- High schools in South Carolina
- South Carolina school stubs
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