Greer High School  •  3000 East Gap Creek Rd.  • Greer SC  • 29651  •  (864)355-5700

Greer High School
Symbols and Alma Mater

Symbols

SCHOOL SEAL

The school seal, designed by the faculty and students, was adopted by Greer High in 1935 to serve as a symbol for class rings. The seal contains a scroll with the school motto 'Parantes pro Civilate', (Preparing for Citizenship), and the coat-of-arms for the school. Within the coat-of- arms is a palmetto tree, an emblem of the state; a yellow-jacket, the emblem of the school- and a peach and a branch, symbolizing the community. Mountain peaks serve as the crest. 

MOTTO

Preparing for Citizenship

MASCOT

The Yellow Jacket                       

COLORS

Black and Gold 

Alma Mater

The alma mater has been around for over seventy years.  It dates back to 1927, when Anne Frierson, the music, chorus, and Glee Club director, held a contest within the school to write words for an alma mater since Greer High did not yet have one.  The competition was open to all students, and, encouraged by Mrs. Frierson, freshman Elizabeth Jones decided to enter.  After several attempts, she had two verses and a chorus written to a well-known tune used by many high schools and colleges. Later on, all the entries were judged, and it was announced that the best songs would be played, sung and voted on by the student body.  Elizabeth's alma mater was chosen, and today, it is still used exactly as she wrote it so long ago.

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.

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