Fort Mill High School

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.

Fort Mill High School
Front of Fort Mill High School in 2020
Location
215 North Highway 21 ByPass Fort Mill, South Carolina 29715 United States
Coordinates	35°00′51″N 80°57′56″W
Information
Other name	FMHS
Type	Public high school
Established	1930 (95 years ago) (1930)[1]
School district	York County School District 4
NCES School ID	450390001156[2]
Principal	Zachary Beam
Teaching staff	135.50 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,041 (2023–2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	15.06[2]
Campus type	Suburban
Colors	blue and gold
Mascot	Yellow Jacket
Publication	Illusion
Newspaper	The Loudspeaker
Yearbook	Yejacka
Website	fmhs.fortmillschools.org

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, 2024^[6]
• Cross Country – Girls: 2010, 2023, 2024^[7]
• Golf–Boys: 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988^[8]
• Lacrosse–Boys: 2011, 2014, 2019^[9]
• Lacrosse–Girls: 2012^[10]
• Soccer–Boys: 2012, 2024^[11]
• Softball: 2022^[12]
• Swimming–Boys: 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2023^[13]
• Swimming–Girls: 2022, 2023, 2024^[14]
• Tennis–Boys: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999^[15]
• Track–Girls: 2011, 2025^[16]
• Wrestling: 2023, 2024, 2025^[17]

Notable alumni

• Ernest Dixon — former NFL linebacker
• Cheslie Kryst — Miss USA 2019^[18]
• Robert "Daddy" Potts — former NFL player
• Isabella Robusto — racecar driver competing part-time in the ARCA Menards Series in the No. 20 car for Venturini Motorsports
• Charlie Rymer — professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour^[19]
• Melvin Stewart — two-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer, co-founder of SwimSwam^[20]
• Vance Walker — former NFL defensive end and Super Bowl 50 champion with the Denver Broncos