Awards
Irmo student awards include the National Academic Championship in 1986, 2001, and 2002 (at Loyola University New Orleans and Pepperdine University), the ASCN Tournament of Champions in Chicago, Illinois in 2002, and the National Science Olympiad in 1987, 1989, and 1990. Irmo placed second at the National Academic Quiz Tournaments national tournament in Austin, Texas in 2002. Irmo has also competed in the Department of Energy's National Science Bowl, and NOAA's National Ocean Sciences Bowl.
Irmo High School has received national accolades, including the National Blue Ribbon Award.
The Bands of Irmo have been awarded the Sudler Flag, an award recognizing the band as elite among secondary music programs in the United States, Canada, and Japan. The Bands of Irmo won 10 consecutive 5A state marching band championships from 1994 to 2003 and an eleventh previous state championship in class 5A in 1991. In 2004 The Bands of Irmo performed at Carnegie Hall earning a Gold Medal Award (one of the two bands that did so out of six).
Irmo students contend in the national essay contest sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace. Irmo students contend in the SkillsUSA/VICA national skills competitions.
In 2004, Irmo High School implemented the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, an internationally recognized program of college courses. The first IB class in the history of Irmo, which graduated in May 2006, contained 25 candidates (of whom 15 received the IB diploma). Irmo High School has also produced National Merit Scholars. Irmo High School's Air Force Junior ROTC detachment, SC-071, won the Sword of Excellence, indicating their position as the best JROTC unit in South Carolina.
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