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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

References

^ "History". Retrieved November 10, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Columbia High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
^ "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 October 1, 2020.

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

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