Greer High School
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3000 East Gap Creek Road Greer, South Carolina, 29651 United States |
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| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1895 |
| Opened | 1998 (current campus) |
| School district | Greenville County School District |
| Principal | Justin Ludley |
| Faculty | ~100 |
| Grades | 9 – 12 |
| Number of students | ~2998 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19 |
| Classrooms | > 800 sq ft (74 m2) each |
| School color(s) | Gold, black, white |
| Mascot | Yellow Jackets |
| Website | www |
Greer High School is a public high school in Greer, South Carolina, United States. With about 1200 students, Greer High is a moderate sized school in Greenville County, South Carolina.
Every classroom is wired for technology for up to eight computers, and has at least one computer. The Media Center has Internet and television production capabilities, capable of broadcasting to each classroom. The auditorium seats 600 people. The gymnasium will seat 2,000 people.
When Greer High School was founded in 1895, it had no special name as it was in a one-room log cabin owned by J.L. Green. A gentleman by the name of W. A. Hill (one of Greer's first citizens) gave the school its equipment. When the number of people registered for school outgrew the size of the building, Mr. Hill presented a large room of a cotton gin building on what is now known as Hill Street.
In 1904, the school moved to a three-story brick building across the road from the old Greer Library, also on Hill Street (Greer High School).
In 1922, a school was built and named Davenport High School (after one D. D. Davenport as he contributed most of the $150,000 in production costs). In 1923, the first yearbook, The Bantam, was printed, an eleventh grade was added, and the football team was founded. In 1924, there were four literary societies which focused on studying journalism, writing, and poetry. 1924 saw the printing of Pep, a literary journal (Greer High School).
In 1927, the school’s Alma Mater was chosen. It was written by Elizabeth Jones and submitted in a school wide competition for that purpose. It is still sung by the Greer High School Students today.
In 1935, the school’s motto, the coat of arms, and the first class ring were chosen. The school’s motto is "Parantes pro Civitate" which means preparing for citizenship. The coat of arms contains the State’s palmetto tree, the school’s mascot—the yellow jacket, and a peach (Greer High School).
In the state of Carolina,
Near the mountains blue,
Stately stands a noble structure
With a spirit true.
CHORUS:
Lift your voices
Shout your praises
Over hill and dale.
Here's to thee, our Alma Mater.
Hail thee, Greer High, Hail!
Now and when we have departed
From her halls afar,
May her truths and lofty ideals
Be our guiding star.
Set to the song Far Above Cayuga's Waters.
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