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Fort Mill Fort Mill, also known as Fort Mill Township, is a town in York County, South Carolina, United States. It is a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina. As of 2020 census, 24,521 people live inside the town's corporate limits. Some businesses and resid ...

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, United States. It is part of the York County School District 4.

Achievements

Two-time National Blue Ribbon School – 2004, 2018

Marching Band

24 S.C. Marching Band State Championships: :Class 4A Champions—2003, 04, 05, 09, 12, 14 :Class 3A Champions—1981, 85, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99 :Class 2A Champions—1976, 77, 82, 83 3-time Bands of America Regional Champion: Akron, Ohio in 2011, Powder Springs, Georgia in 2015, and Winston-Salem, NC in 2017. 7-time Band Grand National Semi-Finalist: 1992, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2016, and 2017. Marching Band 2005 Western Carolina Tournament of Champions Champion. The Fort Mill High School Marching Band has also been featured in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, The Pasadena Rose Parade, has traveled to Dublin, Ireland to perform in the 2013 and 2023 St. Patrick's Parade, and performed at the American Military Cemetery in Normandy, France in 2016.

State championships

* Baseball: 1960, 1961, 2002 * Basketball - Boys: 1974, 2007 * Cross Country - Boys: 2006, 2021 * Cross Country - Girls: 2010 * Golf - Boys: 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988 * Lacrosse - Boys: 2011, 2014, 2019 * Lacrosse - Girls: 2012 * Soccer - Boys: 2012 * Softball: 2022 * Swimming - Boys: 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011 * Swimming - Girls: 2022 * Tennis - Boys: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 * Track - Girls: 2011

Notable alumni

* Ernest Dixon (Class of 1990), former

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linebacker *

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(Class of 2009),

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* Robert "Daddy" Potts (Class of 1917), former NFL player * Isabella Robusto (Class of 2023), racecar driver competing part-time in the

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in the No. 20 car for

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Charlie Rymer Charlie Rymer (born December 18, 1967) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nike Tour. He is currently an analyst for the Golf Channel. Amateur career Rymer was born in Cleveland, Tennessee and grew up in Fort ...

(Class of 1986), professional golfer who played on the

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, two-time

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gold medalist swimmer, co-founder of

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Vance Walker Vance Jack Walker (born April 26, 1987) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played high school football at Fort Mill High School and college football fo ...

(Class of 2005), former NFL defensive end and

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champion with the

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References

External links

* Educational institutions established in 1930 Fort Mill, South Carolina Public high schools in South Carolina Schools in York County, South Carolina 1930 establishments in South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-school-stub