Southside High School - Center for International Studies
6630 Frontage@White Horse Rd ¨ Greenville, SC ¨ Phone 864-355-8700 ¨ Fax 864-355-8798
  
*SAT Word of the Day

Bask

v. to make warm by genial heat.
 

 

 
*SHS Celebrates Black History Month with a Question of the Day

* Today's Question is...
 
She invented specialized hair products for African-American hair and became the first American woman to become a millionaire.  Who is she?
 
Congratulations to Eunicqua Peters  who correctly answered yesterday's question.
 

 
*School Reading Program

See what our Tigers are reading
 

 
Quote of the Week

*"Never let pride be your guiding principle.  Let your accomplishments speak for themselves."

~Morgan Freeman

 

 

Meet Our Teachers

Ms. Eve Chandler

English Department

 

Mr. Donald Peake

Math Department

 

Center for International Studies
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SHS News...

Place your order for graduation materials

On Thursday, Feb. 11th   from 4-6 pm, Herff Jones will be at Southside for parents and students to place graduation orders. They will also be here on Friday, Feb. 12th during all 3 lunch shifts to take orders.

 

SHS Curriculum Night has been rescheduled

Curriculum Night has been re-scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 9th, from 6 until 7 pm.

PTSA Meeting...

The next PTSA meeting will be held Monday, February 22 at 7:00pm. The nominating committee for 2010-2011 officers will be elected.  Any members that are interested in being considered please contact  Angela Joseph at angela.joseph@sealedair.com.  A revised 2009-2010 budget will be discussed and approved. We encourage all PTSA members to attend.

 

SHS Drama Club Presents...

On February 11, 12,13 @ 6pm the drama club will be presenting its interpretation of "The Importance of Being Earnest".  Cost is $5 for adults and $4 for students.  Refreshments will be sold.

Students and Parents are welcome to come to Curriculum Night at SHS

All rising 9th grade Southside Students and their Parents
are invited to attend Southside High School’s Curriculum Night  
Thursday, February 4th 2010 from 6-7 p.m. in the Southside High School Auditorium
 
Topics to be covered:
 
1. NCAA eligibility information (student athletes)
 
2. Career Center opportunities for next school year
 
3. Freshman Academy curriculum overview for rising 9th graders
 
4. Educational departments will offer course displays and be available to answer questions
 
 
Important dates:
 
March4th- March 19th – Students and Parents should register for 2010-2011 classes via the online Student Registration System. 
 

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
864-355-8700

 

Program for parents and students on financial aid

College Goal Sunday is a FREE event designed to help college-bound students and their families complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).  Financial aid professionals will be on hand to help complete the necessary paperwork to get the funding needed to go to college. 

The event is on Saturday, February 27th from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm at Greenville Technical College (Admissions & Registration Center) – ARC at McAlister Square.  For more information and to register, please visit www.collegegoalsundaysc.org.  If you have any direct questions, please contact Carol Parker at 250-8128 or by e-mail at Carol.Parker@gvltec.edu. 

 

SHS Band Audition Results

Congratulations to all the students who represented Southside at the Regional Band auditions.  Five students scored high enough for a call back All State audition; Nine students total earned seats in either Region or All State.  Below is a list of students who participated:

Richard Li- 1st Chair, All-State Callback
Catherine Fu- 10th Chair, All-State Callback,
Ann-Elise Siden- 2nd Chair, All-State Callback
Maria Vu- 2nd Chair, All-State Callback
Daniel Vu- 1st Chair, All-State Callback
Justin Johnson- 24th Chair (Alternate Band)
Alexis Robinson- 19th Chair (Region Band)
Austin Taylor- 21st Chair (Alternate Band)
Jessica Goodman- 6th Chair (Alternate Band)

SHS Forensic Team News

The Southside High School Forensic Team traveled to Myers Park High School in Charlotte, North Carolina to participate in the 2010 National Laird Lewis Invitational.  Out of 50 schools participating in this very competitive tournament, Southside finished in 2nd place.The following students advanced beyond the five or even six preliminary rounds.

 

EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
Nathan Biyani - Semifinalist
Andy Hwang - Semifinalist
Abhi Pandya - 5th
Anand Shah - 3rd
Paavan Gami - 2nd

DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION
Tyshaun Spencer - 4th

NOVICE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS
Paavan Gami - Octafinalist

Pooja Jayaraman - Octafinalist

VARSITY LINCOLN-DOUGLAS
Amit Bilgi - Quarterfinalist
Akshay Kumar - 2nd

VARSITY PUBLIC FORUM

Blair Brewer/Andrew Bell - Double Octafinalists

ORAL INTERPRETATION
Tyshaun Spencer - Quarterfinalist
Andre Sullivan - Quarterfinalist
Tay Dandy - Semifinalist

NOVICE CONGRESS
Sarina Dodhia - Best Non-Placing Finalist
Rasheera Dopson-Robinson - 3rd

VARSITY CONGRESS
Ryan Karrer - 2nd, Best Presiding Officer in Preliminary Chambers


RADIO ANNOUNCING
Andre Sullivan - Semifinalist

DECLAMATION
Akshay Chandrasekhar - Semifinalist
Oryza Astari - 4th

HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION
James Thompson - Semifinalist
Angelica Alfieri - 4th
ANDRE SULLIVAN - CHAMPION

 

Attention all students and parents

The Greenville County Recreation Department will be at Southside High School during all 3 lunch shifts on 27 JAN 10, to accept applications and talk to students concerning summer employment with the Greenville County Recreation Department.  Contact Coach Richardson at 355-3106 if you have further questions. 

J. E. Sirrine Scholarship Information

SHS students interested in applying for the J.E. Sirrine Scholarship can find information below.  Application Deadline is April 15th.

     J.E. Scholarship Brochure               J.E. Scholarship Application

Financial Aid Workshops

Greenville County Schools will host four Financial Aid Workshops for parents this year.  Representatives from local colleges and universities will share valuable information on applying for various types of financial aid.  Information, including brochures, will also be shared concerning the J.E. Sirrine Scholarship.  Each workshop will begin at 7:00 and conclude at 8:30 p.m.  The dates and locations are as follows:

Thursday, January 28, Hillcrest High School

Thursday, February 4, JL Mann High School

Thursday, February 11, Greer High School

Thursday, February 18, Carolina High School

 

Tigers of the Month - January 2010

 

Purchase your 2009-2010 SHS Yearbook

Students can purchase yearbooks starting Monday September 14th through Friday October 2nd.  Yearbooks will be sold for $45 during each lunch shift.  Please bring cash or check made payable to SHS.

 

 

   
*Upcoming Tiger Events

Progress Reports Issued Friday February 19th.

Our Black History Month program will be held February 25th during the school day.

No school on Monday February 15th-President's Day.

The Mr. SHS Pageant will be held February 24th.

Career Day is February 17th.

Student registration night is March 11th from 6-7pm.

*For Your Information
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Seat Time Recovery
Revised Tardy Policy
Revised Policy on prohibited items at SHS
 
PTSA Newsletter
 
Adequate Yearly Progress:
AYP Letter
AYP Fact Sheet
 
*School Hours
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 Hours- 7:30am-4:00pm

 

*Recognitions of the Month

Student of the Month
 
Reina
Shimozono
 
Nominees:
Reyes Esteban
C'Asia Fairfax
Gerald Benson
Joseph Sims
Jasmine Singleton
Ty Rogers
Vic Froman
Tyler Grover
Chelsea Walker
Andre Sullivan
 
Volunteer of the Month
Dewey Fortson
 
 
Business Partner of the Month
Great Harvest
 

 

Tiger's Mission Statement

*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

 

 

*Looking for old yearbooks?

We have select copies of SHS yearbooks dating as far back as 1973 for sale.  Each book is $20.00.  If interested please click here to contact us.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

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