Airport High School (South Carolina) Explained

Airport High School
Affiliation:Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), Midlands Technical College (Airport Campus)
Principal:Matt Schilit
Enrollment:1,372 (2020 - 21)[1]
Address:1315 Boston Avenue
Postcode:29170
Country:United States
Colors:Blue and gray
Athletics:Fall: Competitive Cheer, Cross Country, Football, Girls Golf, Swimming, Girls Tennis, Volleyball

Winter: Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Bowling, Wrestling

Spring: Baseball, Boys Golf, Girls Soccer, Softball, Boys Tennis, Track

Mascot:Eagle
Newspaper:The Eyrie
Yearbook:Aquila
Website:https://ahs.lex2.org/
Nickname:The Port, Flight School
Rival:Brookland-Cayce High School

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.

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Airport High. National Center for Education Statistics. January 3, 2022.
  2. http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/72473 Airport High School – West Columbia, South Carolina/SC – Public School Profile
  3. Web site: Larry Francis Lebby. South Carolina African American History Calendar. 30 November 2017.
  4. Web site: 2021-01-25. Airport High School's Duce Staley hired as Detroit Lions' new assistant head coach. 2022-02-18. westmetronews. en-US.