Airport High School

Gamecocks, Brookland-Cayce and Gray score big football wins

It was a big weekend for some local football teams.Not only did the Gamecocks come-from-behind, Saturday, in dramatic fashion, to defeat East Carolina, 20-17, high school football teams had a big weekend. USC, down 14-0 at one time, is now 2-0 for the first time in almost 40 years with the ECU win. High school […]

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Students return to Lexington 2 schools, Monday

You may notice more traffic on the streets Monday morning. You’ll see yellow school buses, too. The first day of classes for Lexington Two students is Monday. Teachers reported back last Monday. There are two high schools, four middle schools and six elementary schools in Lexington Two. Those schools serve West Columbia, Cayce, Springdale, Pine […]

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Airport High School Baseball Coach Tim Perry leaving for a staff position at Coastal Carolina University

Airport High School Baseball Coach Tim Perry has accepted a position on the staff of the Coastal Carolina University baseball team, according to The Sun News in Myrtle Beach. Perry will be CCU’s director of player development. Perry’s job at Airport has been posted on the S.C. High School League website. Perry’s first year at […]

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Tax Free weekend is upon us, with a school supply giveaway in West Columbia, too

The 2021 Tax Free Weekend, presented by the S.C. Department of Revenue, begins Friday (Aug. 6) and ends Sunday (Aug. 8.) During the tax-free weekend, many items that are traditionally associated with back-to-school are exempted from South Carolina’s 6% sales tax. Any applicable local taxes are exempted, too. School supply retailers in West Columbia, including […]

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Anna Unversaw is new principal at Northside Middle, Schilit goes to Airport

There have been some staff changes in the Lexington Two School District. Anna Unversaw has been named as the new principal at Northside Middle School. She was an assistant principal there. Matt Schilit, former Northside principal, has been named as the new principal at Airport High School.Bryson Summers will be the new assistant principal at […]

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Nominations sought for the Airport High School Athletic Hall of Fame

Nominations are being accepted through Aug. 16, for the Airport High School Athletic Hall of Fame.   The Airport High School Eagle Club established the Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004 to recognize the accomplishments of former athletes and coaches.   In order to be eligible for the Athletic Hall of Fame, nominees must have graduated from […]

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Obituary and funeral service details for former Airport Coach Les Evans

Leslie “Les” Gilbert Evans – August 9, 1943 – July 1, 2021 West Columbia, South Carolina – Leslie (Les) Gilbert Evans, 77, beloved husband, father, Papa, and coach passed away on Thursday July 1, 2021. Coach Evans was born in New Zion, SC on August 9, 1943 to the late Lois Cantey Evans and Gilbert […]

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Airport’s Jayla Jamison named SC Gatorade Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year for the third time

Jayla Jamison of Airport High School has been named the SC Gatorade Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year. It’s the third time she has been selected as the state’s Gatorade Athlete of the Year. Jayla has signed to run track for the University of South Carolina signee has received the honor. Only two […]

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