Southside Christian School is a

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. SCS was established in 1967 and is accredited by the

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. SCS serves approximately 1,300 students beginning at 24 months of age and continuing through 12th grade on one campus. Students are divided into Early Education (EE2–EE5), Elementary School (Kindergarten–5th), Middle School (6th–8th), and High School (9th–12th).

History

Southside Christian School was one of five all-white private schools that were established in

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between 1966 and 1970 when

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were being desegregated. Southside Christian School officials, however, have denied that school was established to facilitate racially segregated education. In 1978, Southside Christian School administrator Ron Brooks spoke at a conference organized by opponents of an

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regulation that would revoke the tax exemptions of private schools that had significantly different racial composition than the surrounding community. Brooks said that it was "wrong for the government to get involved in our church" and claimed that the school did not "keep track of students by race". Brooks argued that since Southside Christian School was formed before the final court order desegregating Greenville schools, the school was not a discriminatory institution. In 2002, Southside Christian School received inquiries from parents seeking to withdraw their children from public schools after a racially charged debate on school assignment zone changes. The school's gymnasium was destroyed in a fire on November 20, 2002. In April 2022, Southside Christian School broke ground for a $20 million campus expansion of .

Sports

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, with boys and girls teams competing in 19 sports. *In 2009–2010, 2010–2011, 2020, 2021, and 2022 the Lady Sabre volleyball team won the Class A State Championship. *In 2015, 2020, and 2021, the varsity football team won the Class A State Championship.

Boys

Girls

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