Eastside High School (Taylors, South Carolina)

Eastside High School
Eastside High School
Address
	1300 Brushy Creek Road; Taylors, South Carolina; United States
Coordinates	34°53′37″N 82°18′4″W / 34.89361°N 82.30111°W
Information
Type	Comprehensive high school
Motto	Engaging Minds. Embracing Community.
Established	1970 (54 years ago)
Principal	Todd Stafford
Faculty	131 (5 Administrators, 85 teachers, 41 support staff)
Teaching staff	79.00 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Number of students	1,551 (2022–2023)
Student to teacher ratio	19.63
Color(s)	Royal blue, white and gold;
Mascot	Eagle
Website	www.greenville.k12.sc.us/eastside/

Eastside High School (EHS) is a public high school located in Taylors, a suburb of Greenville, South Carolina, United States. It is a public school under the jurisdiction of the Greenville County School District.

Principals

Eastside has had 14 principals throughout its history.^[4]

John Durr: 1970–1973
Eddie Jones: 1973–1975
Leonard Pellicer: 1975–1977
J. Brodie Bricker: 1977–1987
Betty Workman: 1987–1988
Lacy Wilkins: 1988–1993
Ken Peake: 1993–1995
Dave Quick: 1995–1998
Buddy Blackmon: 1998–2000
Sheryl Taylor: 2000–2006
John Tharp: 2006–2010
Michael Thorne: 2010–2019
Tina Bishop: 2019–2024
Todd Stafford: 2024-present

Athletics

Eastside High School's teams have won over 51 state championships. Eastside's athletics is most noted for wrestling, soccer, cross country, swimming, volleyball, and basketball.

Cheerleading: 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004
Football: 1977
Boys cross country: 1987, 1988
Boys golf: 2009
Boys soccer: 1983, 1985, 1986, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2022
Boys swimming: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Girls cross country: 2011, 2016
Girls soccer: 1998, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2023
Girls swimming: 2017, 2018, 2019
Girls tennis: 1980
Girls volleyball: 2011, 2015
Wrestling: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Boys Tennis 2016, 2018
Baseball: 2019, 2022

Notable alumni

Joe Erwin — entrepreneur and politician from South Carolina^[5]
André Goodman — former NFL cornerback, played college football at the University of South Carolina^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Eastside High School". Greenville County Schools. Greenville County Schools. Retrieved September 5, 2016.^{[self-published source]}
^ ^a ^b ^c "Eastside High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Eastside High School". South Carolina High School League. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
^ "Eastside High School Eagle History". Eastside HS. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
^ 2018 Hall of Fame Inductees - Greenville County Schools. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
^ Andre' Goodman Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved December 12, 2022.

[Eastside-1] "Eastside High School". Greenville County Schools. Greenville County Schools. Retrieved September 5, 2016.^{[self-published source]}

[NCES-2] "Eastside High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

[colors-3] "Eastside High School". South Carolina High School League. Retrieved 2024-03-20.

[4] "Eastside High School Eagle History". Eastside HS. Retrieved April 12, 2008.

[5] 2018 Hall of Fame Inductees - Greenville County Schools. Retrieved December 12, 2022.

[6] Andre' Goodman Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved December 12, 2022.

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