Lexington High School is a
public high school
State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in pa ...
in
Lexington, South Carolina
Lexington is the largest town in and the county seat of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. It is a suburb of the state capital, Columbia. The population was 23,568 at the 2020 Census, and it is the second-largest municipality in th ...
that provides education for ninth through twelfth grades, serving the communities of Lexington, Lake Murray, and West Lexington. The school's athletic mascot is the Wildcat. Lexington was the first high school and only school in South Carolina to be twice selected as the Carolina First Palmetto's Finest and the first to be named a Unified School.
It is an
International Baccalaureate World School.
Band
The Lexington Wind Ensemble has performed at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic,
the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival, and awarded the Honor Band at the Grand National Adjudicators Invitational.
The Wind Ensemble has performed at the Georgia, Kentucky, and South Carolina Music Educators Association Conferences as well as the University of South Carolina Band Clinic in Columbia.
The "Cat Band" has performed at parades such as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Tournament of Roses Parade, and the London New Years Parade.
The marching band has been a Bands of America Regional and Atlanta Super Regional finalist five times and won the Bands of America Regional Class AAA Championship in Johnson City, TN in 1999.
The band has won the South Carolina State 5A Marching Band Championship five times.
Feeder patterns
The following middle schools feed into Lexington High School:
* Beechwood Middle School
* Pleasant Hill Middle School
* Lexington Middle School
via Beechwood Middle School:
* New Providence Elementary School
* Lake Murray Elementary School
* Rocky Creek Elementary School
via Pleasant Hill Middle School:
* Pleasant Hill Elementary School
* Deerfield Elementary School
via Lexington Middle School:
* Lexington Elementary School
Splits
Lexington High School split in 2000 with the opening of
White Knoll High School. The new school alleviated overcrowding and re-introduced 9th grade to Lexington's campus for the first time since 1993 when the freshman class was moved to two middle schools to accommodate for rapid growth in the Lexington area. White Knoll High School is located south of Lexington, largely serving the
White Knoll and
Red Bank communities. A rivalry has formed with teams competing annually in at least 14 sports, replacing the decades-long Lake Murray "dam rivalry" between Lexington and
Irmo High School.
In the fall of 2013, Lexington High School split again. The new school,
River Bluff High School
River Bluff High School is one of three public high schools in Lexington, South Carolina, United States. It provides education for ninth to twelfth grades for the town of Lexington and parts of Lake Murray, Oak Grove and West Columbia. It is ...
, is located in northeast Lexington serving the town of Lexington,
Oak Grove, and parts of
Lake Murray and the city of
West Columbia.
Notable alumni
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John Boozer
John Morgan Boozer (July 6, 1938 – January 24, 1986) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies (1962–64 and 1966–69). Boozer has the distinction of being one of only four Major League Baseball players to b ...
,
MLB pitcher
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Nick Ciuffo, MLB catcher
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DT Cromer, MLB first baseman
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Brett Jodie
Brett P. Jodie (born March 25, 1977) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He played in with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres. He batted and threw right-handed. He is the current manager for the Lincoln Saltdogs of the America ...
, MLB pitcher
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Lacie Lybrand
Lacie Lyn Lybrand (born June 16, 1982) is an American model and beauty queen from Lexington, South Carolina, who was the winner of the Miss United States 2003 pageant, held in New York City. Lybrand won the Miss South Carolina USA 2006 title ...
, Miss South Carolina USA 2006
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Shaq Roland, football wide receiver,
South Carolina's Mr. Football in 2011
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Floyd Spence, former U.S. congressman
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Demetris Summers,
Canadian Football League running back
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Caitlin Upton, Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2007
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Ava Max, American singer and songwriter
See also
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List of high schools in South Carolina
References
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Public high schools in South Carolina
Schools in Lexington County, South Carolina
International Baccalaureate schools in South Carolina