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

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
PrincipalJason Warren [1]
Staff15 (2018–19) [1]
Faculty94 (2018–19) [1]
Teaching staff75.20 (FTE) (2016–17) [2]
Grades 912
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;4 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. The School has a rivalry with J.L. Mann high school. During "spirit week", both schools attempt to raise more money for local charities. Often each school raises more than $100,000. They also play each other during a highly anticipated football game. The amount of money raised by each school is revealed at the half. [3]

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