Hillcrest High School (Simpsonville, South Carolina)

Hillcrest High School
Location
3665 S. Industrial Drive, Simpsonville, SC, 29681
Coordinates	34°42′49″N 82°14′51″W / 34.71361°N 82.24750°W / 34.71361; -82.24750Coordinates: 34°42′49″N 82°14′51″W / 34.71361°N 82.24750°W / 34.71361; -82.24750
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Honor Truth Loyalty^[1]
Established	1957
School district	Greenville County School District
Principal	Bryan Skipper
Enrollment	2,067^[2]
Color(s)	Black, red, white^[1]
Mascot	Ram
Newspaper	The Rampage ^[2]
Website	greenville.k12.sc.us/hillcrest

Hillcrest High School, is a public high school in Simpsonville, South Carolina, USA, one of the largest high schools in the Greenville County School District. It was opened on September 3, 1957 for students from Simpsonville, Mauldin and Fountain Inn. A new building was constructed adjacent to the school in 1992, with the original building becoming Bryson Middle School.^[1]

Sports

1982 - the men's cross-country team won the 4A State Championship.
1999 - the varsity women's soccer team won the 4A State Championship.
2002, 2003, and 2004 - the varsity softball team won three consecutive 4A state championships and accomplished the longest softball winning streak in the state with 96 wins.
2006 - the varsity volleyball team won the 4A State Championship, their first state championship.
2011-the varsity volleyball team won the 4A State Championship.
2011 - the wrestling team won the 4A State Championships.
2012 - the wrestling team won the 4A State Championship for the second year in a row.
2012 - the varsity volleyball team won the 4A State Championship defending its title.
2012 - the varsity softball team won the 4A State Championship.
2013 - the varsity volleyball team won the 4A State Championship for a third straight year.
2014 - Varsity Football defeats Dutch Fork 47-17 to win the school's first ever 4A State Champion title

Notable alumni

Travelle Wharton, offensive lineman for the Carolina Panthers.
Jamon Meredith, offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers (Previously the New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, and Green Bay Packers).
Stephen Thompson, UFC fighter

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hillcrest High School Portfolio Update 2011/2012" (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2013.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "2012-2013 Profile" (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2013.

External links

Official website

Greenville County School District

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Middle Schools	Beck Academy Berea Blue Ridge Bryson Greenville Academy Greer Hillcrest Hughes Academy Lakeview League Academy Mauldin Northwest Northwood Riverside Sevier Sterling School Charles Townes Gifted Center Tanglewood Woodmont

Elementary Schools	A.J. Whittenberg Alexander Armstrong Augusta Circle Bell's Crossing Berea Bethel Blythe Academy Brook Glenn Brushy Creek Bryson Buena Vista Chandler Creek Cherrydale Crestview Duncan Chapel East North St. Acad. Ellen Woodside Fork Shoals Fountain Inn Gateway Greenbrier Grove Heritage Hollis Academy Lake Forest Mauldin Mitchell Road Monaview Mountain View Oakview Paris Pelham Road Plain Robert E. Cashion Sara Collins Simpsonville Skyland Slater Marietta Sterling School Charles Townes Gifted Center Stone Academy Sue Cleveland Summit Drive Taylors Thomas E. Kerns Tigerville Welcome Westcliffe Woodland

Early Childhood Schools	Dunbar Golden Strip Northwest Crescent Overbrook Riley