Aiken High Story
Aiken High School is a four-year public high school located in Aiken, South Carolina. Approximately 1,400 students attend the school. Aiken High is South Carolina’s first Cambridge International School.
Sports
Aiken High School's mascot is the Hornet. Aiken is very accomplished in football, winning the state championship in 1992, making the playoffs for the past consecutive 11 years, and defeating rival school South Aiken for 9 consecutive years until the streak ended with a 42-17 loss in 2007. Aiken High has since beaten South Aiken in both 2008, 2009, 2010. Aiken also was ranked as high as #1 in South Carolina in basketball for the 2006-2007 season. The swim team has made vast improvements, doubling their size from 2007 to 2008 and placing 17th overall in the State Meet. In 2009, they placed second in regions for the boys team. The boys defeated long-time rival South Aiken many times, and the girls defeated their top racers in individual events. Aiken also had a boys swimmer placing 1st in three events at the state finals in 2010. The cross country team beat rival South Aiken's team for the first time in 7 years in 2010. Aiken High's Volleyball team also captured the class AAAA State Crown in 2010, defeating Rock Hill in a thrilling 5 game match, returned the next two years without taking home the win. Then, in 2016, the volleyball team again won the AAAA State Title by defeating Myrtle Beach.
Academics
Aiken High School has had four seniors since 2004 named Presidential Scholars. The students are: Brandon Kearse (2004), Shahin Rothermel (2005), Amy Varallo (2007), and Aric Berning (2010).
Programs at Aiken HS include the academic team, both regular and NJROTC (as of 2007) and the AHS chapter of the National FFA Organization.
