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Columbia High School
Columbia High School
Address
	1701 Westchester Drive; Columbia, South Carolina 29210; United States
Coordinates	34°3′0″N 81°5′30″W / 34.05000°N 81.09167°W
Information
Type	College Prep public school
Founded	1884 (140 years ago)
School district	Richland County School District One
Principal	Robert Craig Washington
Staff	49.00 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	665 (2022–2023)
Student to teacher ratio	13.57
Color(s)	Maroon and gold ;
Mascot	Capital
Website	www.richlandone.org/Domain/46

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Columbia High School a public high school in the St. Andrews area of Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Columbia High School was originally housed in the former Columbia Female Academy (established 1816) at 1323 Washington Street at the corner with Marion Street. This building was leased to the Richland County Commissioners of Schools in 1884. The school became Columbia's first public high school in 1895 as the Washington Street School. The original Columbia High School building was constructed in 1915 on that site. The current building was constructed in 1975.

Activities

Athletics

Columbia High fields teams in the following sports:

Football
Volleyball
Tennis
Soccer
Basketball
Softball
Baseball
Track & field
Wrestling
Cross country
Cheerleading
Color guard

Notable alumni

Weston Adams – former United States Ambassador, managing partner of the Weston Adams Law Firm and film producer.
Kimberly Clarice Aiken – former Miss America (1994)
Joseph Bernardin – former Cardinal for the Catholic Church
DeAndrea G. Benjamin – lawyer^[3]
Bob Bowman – swimming coach, who is best known as the coach of Michael Phelps
Randy Brooks – actor
J. Michelle Childs – lawyer and jurist
Mary Lillian Ellison – former professional wrestler known by her ring name "The Fabulous Moolah"
Kirkman Finlay Jr. – former Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina
T. Patton Adams – former Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina
William Price Fox – American novelist
Angelo King – former National Football League (NFL) linebacker
Craig Melvin – journalist
Irene Krugman Rudnick, lawyer, educator, and state legislator

References

^ "History". Retrieved November 10, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Columbia High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
^ "Judge DeAndrea G. Benjamin". Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

External links

Website

Bibliography

Maxey, Russell The Columbia High School Story, Palmetto Publishing Company, Columbia, SC, 1984. ISBN 0-9613853-0-8

[founded-1] "History". Retrieved November 10, 2013.

[NCES-2] "Columbia High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 2, 2024.

[JudicialBio-3] "Judge DeAndrea G. Benjamin". Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

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 *[[Kimberly Clarice Aiken]] &ndash; former [[Miss America]] (1994)
 *[[Joseph Bernardin]] &ndash; former [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal]] for the [[Catholic Church]]
+*[[DeAndrea G. Benjamin]] &ndash; lawyer<ref name="JudicialBio">{{Cite web |title=Judge DeAndrea G. Benjamin |url=https://www.sccourts.org/circuitCourt/displaycirjudge.cfm?judgeid=2161 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107190939/https://www.sccourts.org/circuitCourt/displaycirjudge.cfm?judgeid=2161 |archive-date=November 7, 2021 |access-date=August 9, 2022}}</ref>
 *[[Bob Bowman (coach)|Bob Bowman]] &ndash; swimming coach, who is best known as the coach of [[Michael Phelps]]
 *[[Randy Brooks (actor)|Randy Brooks]] &ndash; actor
+*[[J. Michelle Childs]] &ndash; lawyer and jurist
 *[[The Fabulous Moolah|Mary Lillian Ellison]] &ndash; former professional wrestler known by her ring name "The Fabulous Moolah"
 *[[Kirkman Finlay Jr.]] &ndash; former Mayor of [[Columbia, South Carolina]]
+*[[T. Patton Adams]] &ndash; former Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina
 *[[William Price Fox]] &ndash; American novelist
 *[[Angelo King]] &ndash; former [[National Football League]] (NFL) [[linebacker]]
 *[[Craig Melvin]] &ndash; journalist
+*[[Irene Krugman Rudnick]], lawyer, educator, and state legislator
 ==References==