Student Achievements

School-Wide Awards

Flagship School of Promise Award (2000)
Palmetto's Finest Finalist (2001)
Palmetto Silver Award (2002-2003,2007-2008)
Palmetto Gold Award (2003-2004, 2005-2006)
Red Carpet Award (2003-2004)

AFJROTC:

Air Force JROTC Unit earned Commander's Outstanding Unit Award for each year of eligibility (2002-2003,2005-2006)
Air Force JROTC Unit earned Distinguished Unit* (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) *with Merit (2007, 2014)

Band:

National Semi-Finalist (1997, 2000, 2001, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022)
AAA State Marching Band Champion (1983, 1988)
AAAA State Marching Band Champion (1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006)
AAAAA State Marching Band Champion (2016, 2018)
Upper State Champions (1990, 1992, 1993,1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Color Guard State Champions (2022)

Basketball:

Boys AAA State Champions (1976,1990)
Boys AAAA State Champions (2016)
Boys AA State Runner Up (1961,1962)
Boys AAA State Runner Up (1969,1977,1983)
Boys AAAA State Runner Up (1978,1993)
Girls AA State Champions (1960,1961,1962,1965)
Girls AAA State Runner Up (1982,1984)
Girls AAAA State Runner Up (1980)

Baseball:

AAA State Runner Up (1975)
AAAA State Runner Up (2010, 2011, 2012)

C.A.T.E. Department

SC Program of Excellence- Industrial Technology Department (2000)

Cross Country:

Boys State Champions (2001,2002)

Dance:

Upper State Qualifiers, Top Three (2019, 2020)

English Department

Exemplary Writing Award (2000-2001)

Ethics Bowl

State Champions (2022)

Football:

AAA State Champions (1976, 1982)
AAAA Division II State Champions (1986, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
AAAA Division I State Champions (2007, 2008, 2010,2011)
AAAA Division II State Runner Up (1985)
AAAA Division II State Runner Up (2009)

Softball:

AAA Softball State Champions (1991)
AAAA Softball State Champions (2005, 2014)
AAAAA Softball State Champions (2017, 2021)
AAAA State Runner Up (2006, 2007, 2015)
AAAAA State Runner Up (2019)

Theatre:

State Theatre Championship (2011, 2012, 2013, 2019)

Track:

Boys AAAAA State Champions (2019)

Volleyball:

AAA State Volleyball Champions (1982)
AAAA State Champions (1979, 1986, 2008)
AAA State Runner-Up (1980)

Wrestling:

AAA State Champions (1982)
AAA State Runner Up (1985)

Yearbook:

Best S.C. Scholastic Yearbook (2009)
Palmetto Award - Class 4 rating from SC Scholastic Press Association (2009, 2014)
Best S.C. Scholastic Yearbook (2009)
All State Rating from SC Scholastic Press Association (2009, 2011, 2019)
Superior Rating from SC Scholastic Press Association (2014, 2016, 2017, 2019)
Yearbook featured in Best of Herff Jones (2021)