Southside High School
100 Blassingame Rd, Greenville, SC, 29605-3304 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Southside High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Greenville County, SC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 822 students
% Male / % Female 48%  /  52%
Total Classroom Teachers 52 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 321 students
Grade 10 - 197 students
Grade 11 - 152 students
Grade 12 - 152 students
This School
(SC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:16 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(SC) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 4% 1%
% Hispanic 4% 2%
% Black 73% 37%
% White 18% 41%
% Unknown 1 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School
(SC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 48% 36%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 7% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(SC) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Greenville County School District
This School's Agency
(SC) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 95 8
Number of Students Managed 69,841 students 4,796 students
District Total Revenue $603,384,000 $34,226,000
District Expenditure $825,158,000 $32,374,000
District Revenue / Student $8,639 $7,136
District Expenditure / Student $11,815 $6,750
District Graduation Rates 87% 66%
In the News:
  • Wilkins gets off to solid start with Wolves (Washington Daily News)
    posted on November 2, 2009 at 07:32:44 am
    Damien Wilkins, a Washington native, had a great debut with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Wilkins had a putback at the buzzer that lifted Minnesota to a 95-93 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night. He finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and two assists in the game.
  • High schools compete as Clemson hosts JROTC drill competition (Anderson Independent-Mail)
    posted on October 24, 2009 at 10:00:27 pm
    CLEMSON UNIVERSITY — Junior Air Force ROTC units from three states competed Saturday at Clemson University for individual and flight drill team honors. Clemson University AFROTC detachment 770 sponsored the competition that included 15 high school teams from South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. The daylong Tiger Drill Meet highlighted close-order drill, color guard, open ranks inspection ...
  • Big South Conference (USA Today)
    posted on October 23, 2009 at 03:58:25 am
    Big South Conference-Around the Big South
  • Winthrop - Team Notes (USA Today)
    posted on October 23, 2009 at 03:58:03 am
    Winthrop was never in the zone last season, shooting wise. Therefore, all it saw was zone. Teams dared the Eagles to beat them from long range, and for the most part, Winthrop was powerless to do so.
  • Tiger Drill Meet draws 16 teams to Clemson (Anderson Independent-Mail)
    posted on October 21, 2009 at 09:00:59 pm
    CLEMSON — Clemson University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 770, Flyin’ Tigers, will host their annual Tiger Drill Meet on Saturday. Sixteen AFJROTC units from South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia will participate in the event which is from 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the C-2 parking lot on Perimeter Road near the football practice fields. Tiger Drill Meet is unique in that it is the only all ...
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School Notes:
  • Southside High School is one of 14 public high schools that are part of the Greenville, South Carolina County Schools System. It is the first school in South Carolina to be home to an International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. Southside is also the defending state AA Boy's Basketball champions for the second year in a row.
  • Purpose
  • Purpose:To promote learning as a lifelong endeavor and to provide a comprehensive learning environment with opportunities for all students to develop to their fullest capacity and be productive members of a rapidly changing global and technological society.
  • Mission
  • Mission:To stimulate lifelong learning and to promote an understanding of community and curriculum standards by providing opportunities for students to apply acquired skills and by modeling desired behavior and attitudes. We will know students are learning and becoming productive, involved, caring citizens by maintaining data that chart their progress so we can provide various levels of intervention to guide students toward success.
  • Student Goals
  • Our Goals for Students:1. Improve student achievement2. Provide students with a pleasant, inviting environment in which to learn3. Ensure quality personnel in all positions
  • SAT Performance and Graduation Rate
  • According to a report by the Greenville County School District[1], Southside students scored 1023 on average on the SATs in 2003. This is 12 points higher than the Greenville County School Average (1011) and 7 points higher than the national public school SAT average (1016). This average may not clearly represent the distinction between the two distinct academic groups present at the school, the local zoned enrollment and the magnet enrollment due to the school's Advanced Placement and IB Diploma Programs.As of 2007, Southside Had a Graduation rate of 54.2%, the second lowest in the Greenville County School District[2]
  • Advanced Placement and IB Diploma Programs
  • Southside is the first high school in South Carolina to offer an International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. Southside couples the IB Diploma Program with the opportunity for students to take Advanced Placement Program exams. Many courses taught at the school incorporate expected materials from both programs. In addition, the IB Middle Years Program was implemented during the Fall of 2006.
  • In 2002, 103 students from Southside took 383 AP exams. 45 percent of those exams were scored at 3 or higher (generally considered a passing score). In the same year, 63 students took 230 IB Diploma exams with 63% of these exams scored at 4 or higher. [3]. The school offers AP courses in the following subject areas: Art, Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Computer Science, English, European History, French, German, Macroeconomics, Physics, Psychology, Spanish, Statistics, World History, U. S. History, and Design and Technology. [4]
  • School Activities
  • Sports
  • Basketball
  • Football
  • Soccer
  • Tennis
  • Cross Country
  • Volleyball
  • Track and Field
  • Cheerleading
  • Baseball (prior to 2007)
  • Softball (prior to 2007)
  • Other Extracurricular Activities
  • Academic Team
  • Aikido Club (Japanese Martial Arts)
  • Air Force JROTC
  • Anime Club
  • Boy Scouts of America Venture Crew
  • Biology Club
  • Chess/Games Club
  • Drama Club
  • Foreign Language Honor Societies
  • German Club - "Schklub"
  • AGA Go Club
  • French Club – "Le Cliché"
  • Interact – Rotary-sponsored service club
  • Kitty Hawk Honor Society
  • Math Club – Mu Alpha Theta
  • National Forensic League (Competitive Speech & Debate)
  • National Honor Society
  • Red Cross Club (American Red Cross)
  • SAM Team – (Southside Automated Machines)/Robotics
  • Southside First – (Safety Awareness Team)
  • Spirit Club (The Posse)
  • Step Team
  • Youth-in-Government
  • and student council
  • Speech and Debate Team
  • Southside High School's Speech and Debate (forensics) Team is one of the best in the state and has won many awards since its establishment. The team is currently coached by Mr. Erickson Bynum. Prior to Mr. Bynum, Ms. Annellen Hughes led the team, who followed Mr. Truman Humbert as the team's coach. The following is a list of the team's recent accomplishments:
  • 1996-1997- SCFCA State Competition
  • State Champions (Team)
  • 1998-1999- SCFCA State Competition
  • State Champions (Team)
  • 2000-2001- SCFCA State Competition
  • State Champions (Team)
  • State Champions (Events) -
  • Jason Wen (Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate)
  • Skee Yagi (Congressional House)
  • NFL District Tournament - Champions
  • National Qualifiers -
  • Jason Wen (Lincoln-Douglas Debate)
  • Aparna Krishnaswamy (Lincoln-Douglas Debate)
  • Nate Smith (Congress Senate)
  • Kerry Bullerdick (International Extemporaneous Speaking)
  • Ambika Bumb (US Extemporaneous Speaking)
  • Lindsey Bullerdick (Dramatic Interpretation)
  • 2001-2002- SCFCA State Competition
  • 2nd Place (Team)
  • State Champions (Events)
  • Nate Smith (Congressional Senate)
  • Ambika Bumb (US Extemporaneous Speaking)
  • Cindy Youssef (Children's Literature)
  • Lindsey Bullerdick & Charlie Stoop (Duo Interpretation)
  • NFL District Tournament
  • National Qualifiers
  • Nate Smith (Congress Senate)
  • Ambika Bumb (US Extemporaneous Speaking)
  • 2002-2003- SCFCA State Competition
  • State Champions (Events)
  • Cindy Youssef (Children's Literature)
  • NFL District Tournament
  • National Qualifiers
  • Kirsten Coleman (Lincoln-Douglas Debate)
  • Charlie Stoop & Beth Woodward (Duo Interpretation)
  • 2003-2004- SCFCA State Competition
  • State Champions (Team)
  • State Champions (Events)
  • Beth Woodward (Humorous Interpretation)
  • Kathryn Miller (Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate)
  • Nikhil Bumb (US Extemporaneous Speaking)
  • Kylie Glessman (Children's Literature)
  • NFL District Tournament
  • National Qualifiers
  • Kirsten Coleman (Lincoln-Douglas Debate)
  • Kathryn Miller (Lincoln-Douglas Debate)
  • Niti Parthasarathy (Congressional Senate)
  • Stephanie Hoo (Congressional House)
  • Brenda Ibarra (Dramatic Interpretation)
  • 2004-2005- SCFCA State Competition
  • State Champions (Events)
  • Nikhil Bumb (US Extemporaneous Speaking)
  • NFL District Tournament
  • National Qualifiers
  • Frank Holleman & Matthew Mangelsen (Public Forum Debate)
  • Nikhil Bumb (US Extemporaneous Speaking)
  • 2006-2007 SCFCA NFL District Tournament
  • National Qualifiers
  • Hieu Tran and Ishan Majumdar (Public Forum Debate)
  • Drew Caldwell and Cornesia Jefferson (Duo Interpretation)
  • Jacob Young (Dramatic Interpretation)
  • 2007-2008 SCFCA NFL District Tournament
  • National Qualifiers
  • Ryan Karrer and Nghia Luu (Public Forum Debate)
  • Haoran Ning and Andrew Bell (Public Forum Debate)
  • Tricia Lu (Congressional House)
  • Gary Fan (Original Oratory)
  • Tyshaun Spencer and Cornesia Jefferson (Duo Interpretation)
  • Rohan Shilotri (International Extemporaneous Speaking)
  • 2008-2009 SCFCA State Competition
  • State Champions (Team)
  • State Champions (Events)
  • Andre Sullivan (Humorous Interpretation)
  • Kaushal Vadhar (US Extemporaneous Speaking)
  • Jared Marr(Public Forum Debate)
  • 2008-2009 SCFCA NFL District Tournament
  • Team Champions
  • National Qualifiers
  • Jared Marr and partner (Public Forum Debate)
  • Ryan Karrer and Paavan Gami (Public Forum Debate)
  • Akshay Kumar (Lincoln Douglas Debate)
  • Ryan Karrer (Congressional House, National Qualifier in PFD)
  • Kaushal Vadhar (Congressional House)
  • Ricky Pulley and Andre Sullivan (1st Duo Interpretation)
  • Ricky Pulley (2nd Dramatic Interpretation, National Qualifier in Duo Interpretation)
  • Andre Sullivan (1st Humorous Interpretation, National Qualifier in Duo Interpretation)
  • Gary Fan (Original Oratory), recently deceased
  • Paavan Gami (International Extemporaneous Speaking, National Qualifier in PFD)
  • Major Accomplishments
  • 1980 AA State Basketball Champions
  • 1992 AA State Basketball Champions
  • 1994 South Carolina Leading Forensics Chapter[5]
  • 1997 AAA State Track Champions
  • 1997 South Carolina Speech and Debate Champions[6]
  • 1998 AA State Champions in SC SAT competition
  • 1999 AA State Champions in SC SAT competition
  • 2003 AA State Champions in Forensics; Overall State Champions in Forensics
  • 2006 Relay For Life- Most money raised by a High School
  • 2007 AA Upper-State Basketball Champions (27-1) season
  • 2008 AA State Basketball Champions
  • 2008 AA State Champions in Forensics; South Carolina District Tournament Sweepstakes Winner in Forensics
  • 2009 AA State Basketball Champions
  • External links
  • Southside High School (Greenville, SC) website
  • Greenville, SC Public Schools
  • Faculty Members
  • School Activities
  • International Baccalaureate Organization
  • Greenville News article
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About This Zip Code (29605)
School Zip (29605)
(SC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 30,835 people 3,830,158 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 30% 21%
Population Average Age 37 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.4 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $33,110 $37,505
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.4 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 46 years old 32 years old
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