Riverside High School

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Riverside High School is a public high school in Greer, South Carolina. Riverside High School was founded in 1973.HistoryThe school opened in the fall of 1973 with 650 students on a 65acre campus. Riverside was named the 1998 Palmetto's Finest High School.In Fall 2006, students began attending a brand new building on the same premises. As an official green building, it is one of the most energy efficient and environmentally-friendly high schools in the nation and approximately 278111ft2.The school has had four principals: John Durr, Wayne Rhodes, Charles "Bob" Bayne, and currently, Andrew Crowley.In the 2008-2009 school year, students led a campaign to raise $10,000 to send art teacher Pat Grills to Europe to see the art that he had never seen before but had taught his students about. This effort united other schools in the community as well as bringing back many RHS Alumni to contribute. On Monday, April 27 the check was presented much to the surprise of Mr. Grills at the annual art show.AthleticsRiverside moved from Class AAA to Class AAAA following the 2009-2010 school year. RHS jumped to Class 5-A for the 2016-2017 school yearState championships Speech and Debate: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Boys Soccer: 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 Girls Soccer: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010 Boys Cross Country: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2014 Girls Cross Country: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2013, 2014, 2015 Boys Tennis: 1983, 1990, 1992 Girls Tennis: 1999, 2008, 2010, 2012 Boys Baseball: 1980, 1986, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006 Girls Golf: 2007 Boys Swimming: 2004, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 Girls Swimming: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 Boys Track: 1986, 1988, 1991 Boys Basketball: 1984, 1985, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,2010 Girls Lacrosse: 2008, 2013 Girls Softball: 1995, 1996, 1997