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

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, 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 – former United States Ambassador, managing partner of the Weston Adams Law Firm and film producer. * Kimberly Clarice Aiken – former

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(1994) * Joseph Bernardin – former

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* DeAndrea G. Benjamin – lawyer * Bob Bowman – swimming coach, who is best known as the coach of

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

* T. Patton Adams – former Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina * William Price Fox – American novelist * Angelo King – former

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* Craig Melvin – journalist * Irene Krugman Rudnick, lawyer, educator, and state legislator

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