Fort Mill High School

Fort Mill High School
Address
Map
215 North Highway 21 ByPass

Fort Mill, South Carolina
29715

United States
Coordinates35°00′51″N 80°57′56″W / 35.01417°N 80.96556°W / 35.01417; -80.96556
Information
Other nameFMHS
TypePublic high school
Established1930 (95 years ago) (1930)[1]
School districtYork County School District 4
NCES School ID450390001156[2]
PrincipalZachary Beam
Teaching staff138.50 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,049(2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio17.05[2]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)blue and gold
  
MascotYellow Jacket
PublicationIllusion
NewspaperThe Loudspeaker
YearbookYejacka
Websitefmhs.fortmillschools.org

Fort Mill High School (FMHS) is a public high school in Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States. It is part of the York County School District 4.

Achievements

Two-time National Blue Ribbon School – 2004, 2018[3]

Marching Band

24 South Carolina Marching Band State Championships:

Class 4A Champions—2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2014
Class 3A Champions—1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Class 2A Champions—1976, 1977, 1982, 1983

3-time Bands of America Regional Champion: Akron, Ohio in 2011, Powder Springs, Georgia in 2015, and Winston-Salem, NC in 2017. 7-time Band Grand National Semi-Finalist: 1992, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2016, and 2017. Marching Band 2005 Western Carolina Tournament of Champions Champion.

The Fort Mill High School Marching Band has also been featured in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, The Pasadena Rose Parade, has traveled to Dublin, Ireland to perform in the 2013 and 2023 St. Patrick's Parade, and performed at the American Military Cemetery in Normandy, France in 2016.

State championships

  • Baseball: 1960, 1961, 2002[4]
  • Basketball – Boys: 1974, 2007[5]
  • Cross Country – Boys: 2006, 2021[6]
  • Cross Country – Girls: 2010, 2023[7]
  • Golf – Boys: 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988[8]
  • Lacrosse – Boys: 2011, 2014, 2019[9]
  • Lacrosse – Girls: 2012[10]
  • Soccer – Boys: 2012[11]
  • Softball: 2022[12]
  • Swimming – Boys: 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2023[13]
  • Swimming – Girls: 2022, 2023[14]
  • Tennis – Boys: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999[15]
  • Track – Girls: 2011[16]
  • Wrestling: 2023, 2024[17]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ Morse, LeAnne. (August 15, 2016). Fort Mill Schools: A history of firsts. The Herald. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Fort Mill High (450390001156)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "List of National Blue Ribbon Schools".
  4. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest – Baseball
  5. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest – Basketball – Boys
  6. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest – Cross Country – Boys
  7. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest – Cross Country – Girls
  8. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest – Golf – Boys
  9. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest – Lacrosse – Boys
  10. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest – Lacrosse – Girls
  11. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest – Soccer – Boys
  12. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest – Softball
  13. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest – Swimming – Boys
  14. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest – Swimming – Girls
  15. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest – Tennis – Boys
  16. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest – Track – Girls
  17. ^ South Carolina Wrestling – State Champions
  18. ^ Bollinger, Cristina (May 2, 2019). "Miss North Carolina USA, a Charlotte lawyer, takes the crown. She's the new Miss USA". News Observer.
  19. ^ Noden, Merrell (July 6, 1992). "Great Expectations: Melvin Stewart's Journey From the World of the PTL Ministry to his Life as the World's Best Butterflyer Has Been Well, Dickensian". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 20, 2021.


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