Muriel Williams Battle High School (commonly Battle) is a

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in Columbia,

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, United States. It opened for summer school on June 3, 2013, and started its first school year in August 2013. The school serves students in

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9– 12, however seniors did not attend the first year of operation. It is one of four public high schools in the

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district. Former NFL defensive linebacker,

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, worked here as a football coach.

History

Columbia's population growth was well over 20% between the 2000 and 2010 censuses. Because of this rapid growth, the city passed a 120 million dollar bond issue in April 2010, partially to fund a new high school, which would later become Battle.

Athletics

The following sports are offered to students at Battle: * Baseball (spring season) * Basketball (boys and girls) * Cross country (boys and girls) * Cheerleading * Football (11 man) * Golf (boys and girls) * Softball (fall season) * Soccer (boys and girls) * Swimming & diving (boys and girls) * Tennis (boys and girls) * Track & field (boys and girls) * Volleyball (girls) * Wrestling (boys and girls)

Performing arts

Battle has four

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. The mixed-gender "Battalion" functions as both a concert choir and a competitive

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. "Apollo" is a concert choir for tenor/bass voices, and "Siren Sound" and "Voices of Sparta" are concert treble choirs. The program also hosts its own competition every year, BattleFest.

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