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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. PEOPLE Principal: Paulette Payne Vice Principals: Jane Morgan, James Morris, Lance Diefenderfer Parent/Teacher Association President: Felix Blassingale School Improvement Council Chairman: Nigel Darrington IB Coordinator: Jan Janerella Faculty Members SAT PERFORMANCE According to a report by the Greenville County School District {Link without Title} , 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 shool 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. [http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/district/admin/stats/2002/ap_ib02.asp]. 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. [http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/southside/Academics%20info/ap_subjects.htm] SCHOOL SPIRIT Mascot: Tiger Colors: Orange, Black, and White Motto: "Excellence through Unity" Enrollment: Approximately 1,000 SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Along with sports activities( including basketball, football, soccer, tennis, cross country and track, and volleyball), Southside High School offers many other extracurricular activities: Academic Team, Aikido Club (Japanese Martial Arts), Air Force JROTC, Boy Scouts of America Venture Club, Chess/Games Club, Drama Club, Foreign Language Honor Societies, National Forensics League/Speech and Debate, French Club – “Le Cliché”, Interact – Rotary-sponsored service club, Kitty Hawk Honor Society, Math Club – Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society , Red Cross Club (American Red Cross), SAM Team – (Southside Automated Machines)/Robotics, Southside First – (Safety Awareness Team), Spirit Club, Step Team, Young Democrats of South Carolina, Youth-in-Government. {Link without Title} EXTERNAL LINKS
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