South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities
| South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities | |
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| Address | |
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15 University Street Greenville, South Carolina 29601 United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°50′35″N 82°24′06″W / 34.843159°N 82.401562°WCoordinates: 34°50′35″N 82°24′06″W / 34.843159°N 82.401562°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public residential arts |
| Established | 1999 |
| Founder | Virginia Uldrick |
| School district | Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities |
| CEEB code | 410914 |
| NCES School ID | 450390401580 |
| President | Cedric Adderley |
| Dean | Julie Allen |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Number of students | 242 (max. capacity) |
| Campus size | 8.5 acres (34,000 m2) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Black and Gold |
| Mascot | Manatee |
| Accreditation | ACCPAS Accredited 2004 Renewed 2013 |
| Average SAT scores (2015) | 1701 |
| School fees | As of 2015: $3,450 (food services) $150 (enrollment) |
| Tuition | Free |
| Website | SCGSAH.org |
The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities (SCGSAH) is a public residential high school located in Greenville, South Carolina, in the United States. Originating as a single summer arts program established by Governor Richard Riley in 1980, the school currently operates a year-round arts education schedule consisting of summer arts intensives for early high school students and pre-professional training in creative writing, dance, drama, music, or visual arts to students enrolled in its junior/senior high school program. As one of South Carolina's two Governor's Schools, enrollment is eligible to any South Carolina student with selection based on application to individual arts areas. High school study consists of academic coursework, studio practice with professional artist-faculty members, and a humanities-focused component integrated throughout the academic year. Tuition for the nine-month high school is free; financial assistance is available to offset the required purchase of a high school meal plan.
The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts began as a state-supported five-week program hosted by Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. Its creation was driven by Virginia Uldrick, a music educator and district official who had served as first director of Greenville's Fine Arts Center arts magnet school begun by Greenville District Superintendent J. Floyd Hall in the 1970s. Uldrick, along with businessman Arthur Magill, first proposed the idea of a statewide summer arts program to Governor James Edwards in 1979; the request was denied based on a Governor's School summer program already in place at the College of Charleston. A second proposal with the support of Uldrick, Magill, and Hall was submitted in 1980 with Governor Richard Riley issuing an executive order creating the program in October of that year.
The inaugural session on 1 July 1981 accommodated students in drama, visual arts, and creative writing. Studies in music and dance would be added later on in the second and fourth summers. Enrollment was limited to 260 students; an Outreach Program located in Orangeburg County and offshoot Academy and Dance programs expanded offerings around the state in the late 1980s.
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