Greenville Senior High School (Greenville, South Carolina)
| Greenville Senior High School | |
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,_June_2019_2.jpg) Greenville Senior High School in 2019 | |
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1 Vardry Street 29601 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°50′25″N 82°24′26″W / 34.840140°N 82.407130°W |
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| Other names | Greenville High Academy, Greenville Senior High Academy |
| Former name | Greenville High School |
| Type | Public secondary magnet school |
| Motto | Latin: Veritas Vos Liberabit (The truth will set you free) |
| Established | 1888 |
| School district | Greenville County School District |
| Principal | Jason Warren[1] |
| Staff | 15 (2018–19)[1] |
| Faculty | 94 (2018–19)[1] |
| Teaching staff | 75.20 (FTE) (2016–17)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 1,459 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.95 (2016–17)[2] |
| Color(s) | Red and white |
| Mascot | Red Raider |
| Newspaper | Raiderpress |
| Yearbook | Nautilus |
| Website | www |
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| Last updated: July 2, 2019 | |
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]
Notable alumni[edit]
- Rudolf Anderson – first recipient of the Air Force Cross[4]
- Harry Ashmore – journalist[4]
- Robert T. Ashmore - U.S. Congressional Representative for South Carolina[4]
- Phillip Boykin – singer, actor[4]
- Carroll A. Campbell Jr. – governor of South Carolina[4]
- Sarah Cunningham – actress[4]
- Dick Dietz – professional baseball player[4]
- Charles Fernley Fawcett – soldier, airman, actor[4]
- Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. – inventor[4]
- Clement Haynsworth – U.S. federal judge[4]
- Dick Hendley – professional football player[5]
- John D. Hollingsworth – businessman, inventor, philanthropist[4]
- David Jones – professional football player[6]
- Tommy Jones - Prrofessional Bowler[4]
- Herman Lay – chairman and chief executive officer of Frito-Lay[4]
- Douglas Leigh – advertising executive[4]
- Gabriel H. Mahon Jr. – U.S. congressional representative for South Carolina[4]
- James Mann – U.S. congressional representative for South Carolina[4]
- Jim Mattos – member of South Carolina House of Representatives[4]
- Raven I. McDavid Jr. – American English linguist[4]
- Sandi Morris – Olympic pole vault medalist[7]
- Robert G. Owens Jr., Major general, U.S. Marine Corps and flying ace
- Emile Pandolfi – pianist[4]
- Richard Riley – governor of South Carolina, U.S. Education Secretary[4]
- Rory Scovel – comedian, actor, and writer[8]
- Bennie Lee Sinclair – poet, novelist, writer[4]
- Carson Spiers – baseball player[9]
- Butch Taylor – professional basketball player[10]
- Nick Theodore – lieutenant governor of South Carolina[4]
- George Tindall – historian, author[4]
- Charles H. Townes – physicist, inventor[4]
- John B. Watson – psychologist[4]
- David H. Wilkins – attorney, politician, ambassador[4]
- William Walter Wilkins – U.S. federal judge[4]
- Joanne Woodward – Academy Award-winning actress[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "School Profile for Greenville High Academy". Greenville County Public Schools. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - Greenville Senior High Academy (450231000564)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ 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/
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "GHS Wall of Fame". Greenville High School. Retrieved July 2, 2019 – via sites.google.com.
- ^ Keepfer, Scott (November 4, 2014). "Former Clemson star Dick Hendley dies". The Greenville News. Retrieved July 3, 2019 – via greenvilleonline.com.
- ^ "David Jones Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ Martin, Jennifer (July 27, 2018). "Olympian Sandi Morris returns to Greenville for Pole Vault Event". WSPA-TV. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ "Comic Rory Scovel weighs in on Woodruff Road and growing up in Greenville". The Greenville News. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Greenville's Carson Spiers excels in football, baseball". Greenvilleonline.com. September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "Butch Taylor Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
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