SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL (GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA)

'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. The school, however, was rocked by scandal in 2006-2007 when a well liked school administrator and social studies teacher, Mr. Lance Diefenderfer (Mr. D), was arrested and found guilty of deliquency of a minor. According to The Greenville News, Lance would convince a female classmate to kiss him after class and meet him at his apartment where they would engage in acts not proper between a teacher and his student. 'Mr. D' has now had his teachers license revoked, faces 1 year of home incarceration, 3 years probation, and a $3,000 fine. Many in the community are calling for Principle Paulette Payne's resignation when it came to light that she knew about the crime that took place and did not take action against the teacher.

Contents

SAT Performance

Advanced Placement and IB Diploma Programs

School Activities

Sports

Other Extracurricular Activities

Universities and Colleges

Notable Alumni

Major Accomplishments

External links

SAT Performance

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.

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 will be implemented starting in 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. [2]. 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, U. S. History. [3]

School Activities

Sports

★ Basketball

★ Football

★ Soccer

★ Tennis

★ Cross Country

★ Volleyball

★ Track and Field

★ Cheerleading

★ Baseball (before 2007)

★ Softball (before 2007)

Other Extracurricular Activities

★ Academic Team

★ Aikido Club (Japanese Martial Arts)

★ Air Force JROTC

★ Biology Club

★ Chess/Games Club

★ Drama Club

★ Foreign Language Honor Societies

★ AGA Go Club

★ National Forensic League/Speech and Debate Team

★ 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

★ Step Team

★ Speech and Debate

★ Youth-in-Government

Universities and Colleges

Many students attend prestigious universities after graduating. They include:

★ University of Pittsburgh

★ Northwestern University

★ Duke University

★ New York University

★ Princeton University

★ University of Pennsylvania

★ Clemson University

★ Emory University

★ University of South Carolina

★ Massachusetts Institute of Technology

★ Brown University

★ Davidson College

★ Rice University

★ Cornell University

★ Furman University

★ Johns Hopkins University

★ Georgia Institute of Technology

★ University of Georgia

★ Boston College

★ Greenville Technical College

★ North Greenville University

★ Yale University

★ Boston University

★ Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

★ Harvard University

★ United States Naval Academy

★ The University of the South

★ Washington and Lee University

★ University of Florida

★ University of Miami

★ Vanderbilt University

★ Wofford College

Notable Alumni

★ Mark Huff- 1992 AA State Basketball Championship Team

★ Jeff Craft- 1992 AA State Basketball Championship Coach

★ Shammond Williams (1994)- College basketball for UNC, now with the Los Angeles Lakers

★ Michael Hamilton- Played in the NFL with the Chargers, Dolphins and Browns

★ Merl Code (1992)- Played four years at Clemson and in the NBA with the Nuggets.

★ Clarence Breazeale- Now the head coach at Greenville Tech Charter High

★ Mike Mennefield- Played Basketball at St. John's

Major Accomplishments

★ 1980 AA State Basketball Champions

★ 1992 AA State Basketball Champions

★ 1994 South Carolina Leading Forensics Chapter[4]

★ 1997 AAA State Track Champions

★ 1997 South Carolina Speech and Debate Champions[5]

★ 2006 Relay For Life- Most money raised by a High School

★ 2007 AA Upper-State Basketball Champions (27-1) season

External links

★ Southside High School (Greenville, SC) website

★ Greenville, SC Public Schools

★ Faculty Members

★ School Activities

★ International Baccalaureate Organization

★ Greenville News article