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. It is an International Baccalaureate school.
Awards
Athletics
Irmo's sports teams compete as the Yellow Jackets and participate in Class 5A, 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
Girls' basketball
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' soccer
Girls' swimming
Champions (3): 1998, 1999, 2000
Boys' track and field
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
- André Bauer - Former Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
- BJ McKie - American former basketball player
- Bret Garnett
Feeder patterns
The following middle schools feed into Irmo High School:
- CrossRoads Middle School
- Irmo Middle School
References
External links
- Official website
