Columbia High School a public high school in the St. Andrews area of Columbia, South Carolina, United States, which was built in 1975. 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.ActivitiesAthleticsColumbia High fields teams in the following sports: FootballVolleyballTennisSoccerBasketballBowlingSoftballBaseballTrack & fieldWrestlingCross countryCheerleadingColor guardClubsArt ClubChess ClubDebateDramaHealth Occupations Students of America Math TeamBeta ClubFBLAFuture Homemakers of America Key ClubMarching, Concert, and Jazz BandsNational Honor Society Students in Action for Education Varsity Quiz BowlVocational Industrial Clubs of America Notable alumniWeston Adams - former United States Ambassador, managing partner of the Weston Adams Law Firm and film producer.Kimberly Clarice Aiken- former Miss America (1994)Joseph Bernardin - former Cardinal for the Catholic ChurchBob Bowman - swimming coach, who is best known as the coach of Michael PhelpsDareyll DeLoach - former fashion modelKirkman Finlay - former Mayor of Columbia, South CarolinaAngelo King- former NFL linebackerCraig Melvin - JournalistMary Lillian Ellison - former professional wrestler known by her ring name "The Fabulous Moolah" William Price Fox - former American novelist
