Eastside High School is a public high school located in Taylors

Taylors, South Carolina

Taylors is a census-designated place in Greenville County, United States. The population was 20,125 at the 2000 census. Taylors is the Greenville/Spartanburg area's largest suburb although it is not incorporated as a city. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan...

, a suburb of Greenville, South Carolina

Greenville, South Carolina

-Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...

. It is a public school under jurisdiction of the Greenville County School District

Greenville County School District

Greenville County School District is a public school district in Greenville County, South Carolina . It is the largest school district in the state of South Carolina and the 50th largest in the US. Greenville CSD also takes students from some areas of Spartanburg and Laurens counties.Led by...

. It maintains a diverse and successful student body.

Principals

Eastside has had 12 principals since its inception.

• Mr. John Durr: 1970-1973
• Mr. Eddie Jones: 1973-1975
• Dr. Leonard Pellicer: 1975-1977
• Mr. J. Brodie Bricker: 1977-1987 (1)
• Mrs. Betty Workman: 1987-1988
• Dr. Lacy Wilkins: 1988-1993 (3)
• Mr. Ken Peake: 1993-1995
• Mr. Dave Quick: 1995-1998
• Mr. Buddy Blackmon: 1998-2000
• Mrs. Sheryl Taylor: 2000-2006 (2)
• Dr. John Tharp: 2006-2010 (3)
• Mr. Michael Thorne 2010-Present

Academics

Eastside remains the number two high school in the district in terms of standardized tests, with a 1527 SAT score in 2011. This average is well above the national average. Eastside remains a top school in the Upstate as all teachers provide cognitively significant pedagogy in each class every day.

In 2010 Eastside students achieved the school's highest score on the ACT of 22.8. This score was above the national average of 21.0. Additionally, Eastside High consistently has the highest percentage of students taking AP tests in Greenville County --with a 68% overall pass rate.

Athletics

Eastside High School's teams have won 29 state championships. The boys soccer team won the 2011 state 3A championship. The wrestling team has dominated 3A in the last decade, winning eight state championships-- a program built by Mr. Ed Coles.

• Cheerleading: 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004
• Football: 1977
• Boys Cross Country: 1987, 1988
• Boys Golf: 2009
• Boys Soccer: 1983, 1985, 1986, 2005, 2011
• Girls Cross Country: 2011
• Girls Soccer: 1998, 2000, 2003, 2007
• Girls Tennis: 1980
• Girls Volleyball: 2011
• Wrestling: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Eastside has also won 21 upper state championships and 99 region championships.