Irmo High School
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6671 St. Andrews Road Columbia, South Carolina 29212 United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°4′2″N 81°10′22″W / 34.06722°N 81.17278°WCoordinates: 34°4′2″N 81°10′22″W / 34.06722°N 81.17278°W |
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| Type | Public High School |
| Motto | "In Ourselves, Our Future Lies" |
| Established | 1928 |
| School district | Lexington & Richland County School District Five |
| Principal | David Riegel |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,540 |
| Color(s) | Black and gold |
| Athletics conference | AAAAA - Region V |
| Nickname | Yellow Jackets |
| Newspaper | The Stinger |
| Website | lexrich5 |
Irmo High School is a public high school in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, the state capital. Around 1,500 students are enrolled in any single year. Irmo High School falls under the administrative jurisdiction of District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties, which encompasses Irmo, Dutch Fork, Chapin, and Spring Hill.
Irmo's sports teams compete as the Yellow Jackets and participate in the 4A division, the highest classification of the SCHSL. The school has won 66 team state championships.
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.
The Irmo Yellow Jacket football team won a state championship in 1980.
The Irmo boys' soccer team is the most successful athletic program that the school has produced. The Jackets are the most successful team in South Carolina history, with an .897 win percentage, the 4th-best overall win percentage in the nation. The Yellow Jackets have won 15 state championships and appeared in 25 state championship games since 1978, boasting 2 4-peats during this time span. They have also been crowned National Champions by the NSCAA multiple times in their history.
Champions (16): 1978, 1979, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2013
The Irmo boys' basketball team won state championship in 1991, 1994, 1995, 2011, and most recently 2013.
Champions (10): 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001
Champions (8): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004
Champions (3): 1985, 1987, 1998
Champions (5): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1992, 1998
Champions (6): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
Champions (5): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1987
Champions (1): 1999
Champions (3): 1998, 1999, 2000
Champions (2): 1997, 1999
Champions (2): 1998, 1999
Champions (1): 1980
The following middle schools feed into Irmo High School:
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