WEST COLUMBIA, SC – The nearly 500 graduates from Airport High School and Brookland-Cayce High School in Lexington Two’s Class of 2023 posted a number of achievements.
Among them:
- 203 Honor graduates, GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Nearly $13 million in scholarships
- $230,000-plus saved in professional certifications training at Lexington Two’s Innovation Center
- 23 Palmetto Fellows
- 32 LIFE (with enhancement) scholarship recipients
- 218 LIFE or HOPE (without enhancement) scholarship recipients
- 17 Early College program graduates, 7 of whom received associate in art and/or associate in science diplomas with at least 434 college credits earned, 10 who received General College Studies Certificates with at least 180 college credits earned – all free
- 32 South Carolina Seal of Biliteracy recipients
- 17 entering the military
A closer look:
Airport High School Honor Graduates
275 graduates
Honor With Distinction (GPA 4.5 or Higher): 34
High Honor (GPA 4.0-4.5): 41
Honor (GPA 3.5-4.0): 44
Total Honor Graduates: 119
Percentage of Total AHS Grads with GPA of 3.5 or Higher: 43%
Valedictorian: Jacob Kaminski
Salutatorian: Mark D. Ritchie
Top in-state college destinations for Airport’s Class of 2023:
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Midlands Technical College
Winthrop University
Clemson University
Claflin University
Newberry College
Sampling of out-of-state colleges that Airport grads will attend this fall: Western Carolina University, North Carolina AT&T University, Kansas State University, Earlham College, Johnson & Wales University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
*Note: The map that accompanies this story shows where Lexington Two graduates have attended college since 2018
Related:
Find a gallery of graduation photos on Lexington Two's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/lexington2schools
Watch: Airport High School Class of 2023 graduation ceremony video