Airport High School (South Carolina)
| Airport High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
1315 Boston Avenue , 29170 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°57′0″N 81°6′23″W / 33.95000°N 81.10639°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1958 |
| School district | Lexington County School District Two |
| Principal | Matt Schilit |
| Teaching staff | 72.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,338 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.58[1] |
| Colors | Blue and gray |
| Athletics | Fall: Competitive Cheer, Cross Country, Football, Girls Golf, Swimming, Girls Tennis, Volleyball
Winter: Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Bowling, Wrestling Spring: Baseball, Boys Golf, Girls Soccer, Softball, Boys Tennis, Track |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Nickname | The Port, Flight School |
| Rival | Brookland-Cayce High School |
| Newspaper | The Eyrie |
| Yearbook | Aquila |
| Affiliation | Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), Midlands Technical College (Airport Campus) |
| Website | https://ahs.lex2.org/ |
Airport High School in West Columbia, South Carolina, United States, is a public high school offering education for grades 9 – 12, serving the communities of West Columbia, Cayce, South Congaree, Pine Ridge, and parts of Gaston. A part of Lexington County School District 2, it derives its name from its location next to (CAE) Columbia Metropolitan Airport. Sports teams are known as the Eagles. The main athletic rival is the Brookland-Cayce High School Bearcats.
Structure
Airport HS has a student body of around 1,400. Airport HS has a student: teacher ratio of 31:1 in core subjects. The current principal is Matt Schilit, alongside assistant principals Julie Miller, Cheryl Talton, and Chris Pumphrey .
Class breakdown is as follows:
- 9th – 566
- 10th – 484
- 11th – 441
- 12th – 454 [2]
Feeder schools
Elementary and middle schools that feed into Airport High School are Congaree Elementary School, Springdale Elementary School, Herbert A. Wood Elementary School, R.H. Fulmer Middle School, and Pine Ridge Middle School.
JROTC Drill Team
Airport's Golden Talon Drill Team is a drill team that consistently finishes as the top drill team in South Carolina, and in the top 10the nation.
Notable alumni
- Larry Francis Lebby – American painter and printmaker (1950–2019)
- Art Lown – American singer-songwriter (1949 – 1977)
- Duce Staley - Former NFL player (Super Bowl Champion: (XL) as a player and (LII) as a coach) and current assistant head coach for the Detroit Lions[3]
- Jim Stuckey - former NFL football player and a member of the Super Bowl XVI and XIX Champion San Francisco 49ers.
References
- ^ a b c "Airport High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ Airport High School – West Columbia, South Carolina/SC – Public School Profile
- ^ "Airport High School's Duce Staley hired as Detroit Lions' new assistant head coach". westmetronews. January 25, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2022.