Smiths Station is a city in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is a part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is also known by locals as Smiths, although the official name is Smiths Station. According to the local legend, a postmaster around 1960 grew tired of writing Smiths Station, so he took it upon himself to drop "Station" from the name of the community. Smiths Station was officially incorporated in June 2001, and is as of 2004 Alabama's second newest city next to Center Point. At the time of the 2000 census, it was still a census-designated place (CDP), and its population was 21,756. Smiths Station is a bedroom community of Columbus, Georgia and Phenix City, Alabama. Smiths Station High School has an enrollment of 2,500+ students and is the 10th largest high school in the state.
There is one high school in Smiths, Smiths Station High School. The school colors are that of Black and White with a secondary use of Silver. The sports teams are called "The Panthers." The schools "cheer squads" are award winning and appear at all football and basketball games. In years past the football team had more success being the states third most school to appear in state championship games. The "Panther Spirit Marching Band" has been invited to march for the Queen of the United Kingdom and has performed in the Boscov's Thanksgiving day Parade in Philadelphia, PA. The band holds three Grand Championship awards and numerous best in class awards. The Track and Field team has been nationally ranked several times in the past and has numerous alumni throughout the nation competing at the DI, DII, and professional levels.
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