Columbia High School a public high school in the St. Andrews area of

Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city ...

, 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 Weston Woollard Adams (August 9, 1904 – March 19, 1973) was an American hockey executive with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Early life Adams was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. ...

– former

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, managing partner of the Weston Adams Law Firm and film producer. *

Kimberly Clarice Aiken Kimberly Clarice Aiken Cockerham (born October 11, 1974) was Miss America 1994. Pageantry Miss South Carolina 1993 She won Miss Columbia and Miss South Carolina 1993 en route to her 1994 Miss America crown. She was the first African American w ...

– former

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(1994) *

Joseph Bernardin Joseph Louis Bernardin (April 2, 1928 – November 14, 1996) was an American Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Cincinnati from 1972 until 1982, and as Archbishop of Chicago from 1982 until his death in 1996 from ...

– former

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for the

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* Bob Bowman – swimming coach, who is best known as the coach of

Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold me ...

* Randy Brooks – actor * Mary Lillian Ellison – former professional wrestler known by her ring name "The Fabulous Moolah" * Kirkman Finlay Jr. – former Mayor of

William Price Fox William Price Fox (April 9, 1926 – April 19, 2015) was an American novelist, who wrote ''Southern Fried'' and ''Doctor Golf''. Fox has contributed to publications such as ''Sports Illustrated'', the ''Los Angeles Times'', ''USA Today'' and '' At ...

– American novelist *

Angelo King Angelo King (born February 10, 1958) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions. He played college football at South Carolina State University. Early years King attended Col ...

– former

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(NFL)

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– journalist

References

External links

Website

Bibliography

*Maxey, Russell ''The Columbia High School Story'', Palmetto Publishing Company, Columbia, SC, 1984. Schools in Columbia, South Carolina Public high schools in South Carolina {{authority control