South Aiken High School

South Aiken High School
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States
Information
Type	High school
Established	1980
School district	Consolidated School District of Aiken County, Area 1
Principal	Bryan Skipper
Grades	9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Enrollment	approximately 1500
Campus size	50 acres (200,000 m2)
Campus type	suburban
Color(s)	Garnet and gold
Mascot	Thoroughbred
Website	http://www.aiken.k12.sc.us/schools/SAHS/index.html.

South Aiken High School is a four-year public high school located in Aiken, South Carolina. Approximately 1,500 students attend the school. It was recognized as one of the top 800 high schools in the country.

Nationally acclaimed programs at South Aiken High School include the academic team, both regular and NJROTC, Calliope (literary magazine), and the SAHS chapter of the National FFA Organization.

Sports

South Aiken High School's mascot is the Thoroughbred. South Aiken is very accomplished in golf(Having won the AAAA State Championship in 2004, and placing second in the 2008 season with only one senior.), tennis (having won the men's tennis state championship in 2002, 2003, and 2004), and soccer, winning the Men's Soccer state championship in 2005(4A) and 2009 (3A), and a state finalist in 2010.^{[citation needed]} In the 2005 soccer session, South Aiken was ranked second in the Southern Region, and third overall in the United States.^{[citation needed]} In 2007, South Aiken football team beat its cross town rival, Aiken High, for the first time in 14 years.^{[citation needed]}South Aiken's track and field team has been fairly successful recently.^{[citation needed]} The boys team has won in its region for the six seasons in a row (2003-2008) with the girls team winning 5 out of those 6 years as well.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• SAHS website
• [1] South Aiken High School Students Create Secret Clubhouse In School's Attic