South Aiken High School

South Aiken High School is a four-year public high school located in Aiken, South Carolina, United States.

South Aiken High School
Address
232 East Pine Log Road

Aiken
,
South Carolina
29803

United States
Coordinates33°31′34″N 81°42′42″W
Information
TypeHigh school
Established1980
School districtConsolidated School District of Aiken County, Area 1
PrincipalSamuel Fuller
Staff79.80 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,443 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.08[1]
Campus size50 acres (200,000 m2)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Garnet and gold
MascotThoroughbred
Websitewww.acpsd.net/SAHS

Athletics

South Aiken has won a number of South Carolina High School League state championships. The boys' golf team won the 2004 Class AAAA golf championship.[2] The boys' soccer team won the 2005 AAAA championship[3] and the 2008 AAA championship.[4] The South Aiken Girls Soccer Team won Class AAAA Championship in 2020.

Notable alumni

Band

The South Aiken Marching Thoroughbreds first entered competitions when director Neil Nelson began at the school in the 2015 season. Since then, the band has been to the SCBDA Lower State Marching State Semifinal competition on multiple occasions, placing highest in 2018 with a ranking of 9th 0.01 points behind 8th place, barely not qualifying for the State Marching Championship Competition. The concert band has attended the South Carolina Concert Performance Assessment (SCCPA) in the spring annually since the first assessment after founding in 1980 and has received multiple Outstanding ratings. Since the opening of the school, many students have qualified for the SC state and region 2 honors bands.

References
  1. "South Aiken High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  2. "2004 Class AAAA State Boys Golf Championship". South Carolina High School League. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  3. "Class AAAA Boys Soccer". South Carolina High School League. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  4. "Class AAA Boys Soccer". South Carolina High School League. Retrieved February 26, 2017.


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