Irmo High School

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Irmo High School
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
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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
Staff107.67 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,307 (2022-2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.14 [1]
Color(s)Black and yellow gold
   [2]
Athletics conferenceAAAAA – Region 4
Nickname Yellow Jackets [2]
NewspaperThe Stinger
Website www.lexrich5.org/ihs

Irmo High School is a public high school in unincorporated Lexington County, South Carolina, United States, [3] with a Columbia postal address. Irmo High School falls under the administrative jurisdiction of District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties. It is an International Baccalaureate school. [4]

Contents

Athletics

Irmo's sports teams compete as the Yellow Jackets and participate in Class 4A SCHSL. [5] The school has won 66 team state championships. [6]

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. [21]

Feeder patterns

The following middle schools feed into Irmo High School: [22]

Notable alumni

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  3. ↑ "General Highway System Lexington County, South Carolina" (PDF). South Carolina Department of Transportation. February 2023. Retrieved 2024-10-25. - The school is not directly shown on the map, but comparing its location with the map shows it is not in the Columbia city limits nor the Irmo city limits.
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