Fort Mill High School

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Fort Mill High School
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Fort Mill High School
215 North Highway 21 ByPass

29715

United States
Coordinates 35°00′51″N80°57′56″W / 35.01417°N 80.96556°W / 35.01417; -80.96556
Information
Other nameFMHS
Type Public high school
Established1930(94 years ago) (1930) [1]
School district York County School District 4
NCES School ID 450390001156 [2]
PrincipalZachary Beam
Teaching staff138.50 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,049(202223) [2]
Student to teacher ratio17.05 [2]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)blue and gold
  
Mascot Yellow Jacket
PublicationIllusion
NewspaperThe Loudspeaker
YearbookYejacka
Website fmhs.fortmillschools.org

Fort Mill High School (FMHS) is a public high school in Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States. It is part of the York County School District 4.

Contents

Achievements

Two-time National Blue Ribbon School 2004, 2018 [3]

Marching Band

24 South Carolina Marching Band State Championships:

Class 4A Champions—2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2014
Class 3A Champions—1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Class 2A Champions—1976, 1977, 1982, 1983

3-time Bands of America Regional Champion: Akron, Ohio in 2011, Powder Springs, Georgia in 2015, and Winston-Salem, NC in 2017. 7-time Band Grand National Semi-Finalist: 1992, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2016, and 2017. Marching Band 2005 Western Carolina Tournament of Champions Champion.

The Fort Mill High School Marching Band has also been featured in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, The Pasadena Rose Parade, has traveled to Dublin, Ireland to perform in the 2013 and 2023 St. Patrick's Parade, and performed at the American Military Cemetery in Normandy, France in 2016.

State championships

Notable alumni

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