Columbia High School (Columbia, South Carolina)
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Columbia High School is a four year public high school in the St. Andrews area of Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...

, 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.

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
    FBLA-PBL
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  • Future Homemakers of America (FHA)
  • Key Club
    Key Club
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  • Marching, Concert, & Jazz Bands
  • National Honor Society
    National Honor Society
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     (NHS)
  • Students in Action for Education (SAE)
  • Varsity Quiz Bowl
  • Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA)

Notable alumni

  • Kimberly Clarice Aiken
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    , Miss America 1994
  • Bob Bowman
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     (Michael Phelps' Coach)
  • The Fabulous Moolah
    The Fabulous Moolah
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     (Mary Lillian Ellison)
  • Doug Riley
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    (Baseball Player)


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