Airport_High_School_(South_Carolina)

Airport High School (South Carolina)

Airport High School (South Carolina)

Public high school in West Columbia, South Carolina, United States


Airport High School in West Columbia, South Carolina, United States, is a public high school offering education for grades 9 – 12, serving the communities of West Columbia, Cayce, South Congaree, Pine Ridge, and parts of Gaston. A part of Lexington County School District 2, it derives its name from its location next to (CAE) Columbia Metropolitan Airport. Sports teams are known as the Eagles. The main athletic rival is the Brookland-Cayce High School Bearcats.

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Structure

Airport HS has a student body of around 1,400. Airport HS has a student: teacher ratio of 31:1 in core subjects. The current principal is Matt Schilit, alongside assistant principals Julie Miller, Cheryl Talton, and Chris Pumphrey .

Class breakdown is as follows:

9th – 566
10th – 484
11th – 441
12th – 454 [2]

Feeder schools

Elementary and middle schools that feed into Airport High School are Congaree Elementary School, Springdale Elementary School, Herbert A. Wood Elementary School, R.H. Fulmer Middle School, and Pine Ridge Middle School.

JROTC Drill Team

Airport's Golden Talon Drill Team is a drill team that consistently finishes as the top drill team in South Carolina, and in the top 10 drill teams in the nation.

Notable alumni


References

  1. "Airport High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. "Larry Francis Lebby". South Carolina African American History Calendar. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  3. "Airport High School's Duce Staley hired as Detroit Lions' new assistant head coach". westmetronews. January 25, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

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