Greenville Senior High School (Greenville, South Carolina)

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Greenville Senior High School
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Greenville Senior High School in 2019
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Greenville Senior High School (Greenville, South Carolina)
1 Vardry Street

Greenville, South Carolina
29601

United States
Coordinates 34°50′25″N82°24′26″W / 34.840140°N 82.407130°W / 34.840140; -82.407130
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Other namesGreenville High Academy, Greenville Senior High Academy
Former nameGreenville High School
Type Public secondary magnet school
Motto Latin: Veritas Vos Liberabit
(The truth will set you free)
Established1888;136 years ago (1888)
School district Greenville County School District
PrincipalDylan Hudson [1]
Staff15 (2018–19) [1]
Faculty94 (2018–19) [1]
Teaching staff75.20 (FTE) (2016–17) [2]
Grades 9–12
Gender Co-educational
Enrollment1,459 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.95 (2016–17) [2]
Color(s)Red and white
  
MascotRed Raider
NewspaperRaiderpress
YearbookNautilus
Website www.greenville.k12.sc.us/gvilleh/
Greenville Senior High School (Greenville, South Carolina)
Last updated: July 2, 2019;5 years ago (2019-07-02)

Greenville Senior High School (also known as Greenville Senior High Academy, GHS, GSHS, Greenville Senior High Academy of Law, Finance, and Business, and Greenville High Academy) is a medium-sized secondary school and magnet school located in Greenville, South Carolina.

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Traditions and extracurriculars

Greenville has a rivalry with J.L. Mann High School. During "spirit week", a week-long charity event typically held in September, Greenville and J.L. Mann compete to raise more money than each other through extracurricular school events and traditions. At the end of spirit week, a football game between the two schools is held, during which the amount of money both schools raised is revealed at the half. [3]

Greenville has many clubs that students are able to join, including spirit club, book club, film club, theatre team, foreign language clubs (Spanish, French, Latin), step team, and many more.

Greenville holds a fall homecoming dance, in addition to a homecoming football game, and a spring promenade dance. During homecoming week, there are several dress-up days for students to participate in.

Greenville's theatre department presents bi-annual productions: a play in the fall and a musical in the spring. Any student who attends the school is able to audition for a role in these productions and apply for backstage positions.

Notable alumni

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  2. 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - Greenville Senior High Academy (450231000564)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ Staff, T. G. N. (2022, September 17). Greenville vs. JL Mann football in pictures. SCHSL football: Greenville vs. JL Mann during Spirit Week. Retrieved November 10, 2022, from https://www.greenvilleonline.com/picture-gallery/sports/high-school/2022/09/17/sc-high-school-football-greenville-vs-jl-mann-schsl-spirit-week-meals-on-wheels/10404004002/
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