Irmo High School

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Irmo High School
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Address
Irmo High School
6671 St. Andrews Road

Columbia, South Carolina
29212

United States
Coordinates 34°4′2″N81°10′22″W / 34.06722°N 81.17278°W / 34.06722; -81.17278
Information
Type Public high school
Motto"In Ourselves, Our Future Lies"
Established1928(96 years ago) (1928)
School district Lexington & Richland County School District Five
PrincipalKaaren W. Hampton
Staff101.20 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,216 (2021-21) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.02 [1]
Color(s)Black and yellow gold
   [2]
Athletics conferenceAAAA – Region 4
Nickname Yellow Jackets [2]
NewspaperThe Stinger
Website www.lexrich5.org/ihs

Irmo High School is a public high school in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Irmo High School falls under the administrative jurisdiction of District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties. It is an International Baccalaureate school. [3]

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Athletics

Irmo's sports teams compete as the Yellow Jackets and participate in Class 4A SCHSL. [4] The school has won 66 team state championships. [5]

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.

Details by sport:

Marching band

The Irmo High School marching band won 5A SCBDA Marching Championships in 1991 and 1994–2003. [20]

Feeder patterns

The following middle schools feed into Irmo High School: [21]

Notable alumni

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