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Greer soldier recovering after being injured by explosion in Afghanistan MAY 24

Brett Claycamp, a Greer soldier, is recovering at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C. after being injured by an explosion in Afghanistan last Thursday.

GreerToday.com asks its readers, friends and your friends to reach out to Brett and his family, when pausing for Memorial Day prayers and thoughts of heroes from all armed services who served with honor for the United States.

Rashaad Jackson has been hired as defensive line coach with Greer High School. Jackson is the fourth coach on the staff who have graduated Clemson University.

Rashaad Jackson, a free agent signee with the San Diego Chargers in 2009, has been added to the Greer High School football staff as defensive line coach.

He replaces Bob Massullo who opted to spend more time coaching the Greer baseball team. Jackson has signed a teaching contract with Greer HS in special education.

Malek Johnson makes his case for getting some playing time at wide receiver with this catch made in Saturday's spring scrimmage. Dorian Lindsey made the throw.

Malek Johnson, it appears, has had an ongoing debate with Greer Head Coach Will Young on the merits of earning some time on offense.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, Johnson only has to refer to exhibit A – a classic diving catch across the end zone for a touchdown – in Saturday’s Greer High School spring game at Dooley Field.

'I miss almost everything from those years, maybe not the TVs.'
Helen Claire Robinson Bagwell
Class of '56

As two Greer High School classmates reminisced about the good ol’ days, they summed up what they missed most. “Everything.”

“I miss almost everything from those years, maybe not the TVs,” said Helen Claire Robinson Bagwell. She and Janet Jones Morrow, both class of ’56, were chatting during the hot dog lunch offered by Greer High School alum Don Wall, class of ’61.

White roster for 2013 spring scrimmage MAY 17

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Black roster for 2013 spring scrimmage MAY 17

BLACK ROSTER

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2013 Greer Football Coaches MAY 17

Greer High Coaching staff

Will Young

The Greer High School spring football scrimmage has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 18 at 3 p.m. at Dooley Field.

Traditionally, Head Coach Will Young lets rising seniors choose squads for the scrimmage.

Greer 4 x 400 boys relay win state championship MAY 12

Greer High School’s boys 4 x 400 relay team won the state championship Saturday at Lower Richland High School. D’Ante Fleming, Tedrick Gregory, Dorian Lindsey and DeAndre Moren ran a time of 3:21.16. Fleming and Gregory are seniors and Lindsey is in the 9^th grade and Moren 10^th. All four runners are football players.

Fleming finished second in the 400-meter dash, Nesbitt 7^th in the 200 meters and Fleming was 8^th in the 100 meters.

Eastside boys and girls coaches selected tops in Peach Blossom MAY 10

Eastside boys and girls soccer coaches and five players each were named to the Peach Blossom AAA Region team. Nomar Rodriquez, boys, and Andy Robinson, girls, headline the coaches named to the team.

Greer’s Andrew Messer and Noel Diaz were named to the boys all-region team and Taylor Waldon was selected to the girls team.

Greer High School’s Taylor Ciara Lowrance received a certificate of achievement as the “Future Soldier of the Month”.

Lowrance scored a 315 on the Physical Training (PT) score for the Army. She is enlisted and will leave for Basic Training July 16.

Greer High Choir 3rd at Choral Festival, 5-students are All-State MAY 5

Greer High School students Matt Fazio, Jeremiah Gilbert, Nasier Gayle, Aaron Wise, and Molly Andorfer were selected for the South Carolina All-State Choir.

The Greer High Honor Choir placed third in performance at the South Carolina Choral Festival in the 3A division. The honor choir women placed first in sight reading in 3A.

Nakeem Hoke helps a child to make a necklace at Creation Station.

Nakeem Hoke, a defensive lineman for Greer High School, was meticulously helping a child string a necklace at Creation Station this morning during the Greer Family Fest.

The child was too young to understand Hoke, wearing his No. 31 jersey, was the pride and joy of the community during football season. The little girl, hardly tall enough to see over the table, was interested in making a necklace like Hoke and Nick Roberson, placekicker for Greer, were wearing from the trinkets and string provided.

The seniors celebrate their 18-6 win in the annual Greer High School powder puff football game at Dooley Field. Coaches were seniors from last season’s champion 3A Region III football team.

The Greer High School senior girls gave their underclassmen another lesson in one-upmanship Thursday with an 18-6 powder puff victory in the annual game at Dooley Field.

“It feels good knowing we won because Seniors Rule,” said senior Sydney Johnson. “Juniors put up a good fight but we came out on top.”

An attentive audience watched Greer High School’s Ethan Wortkoetter sign his grant-in-aid today at the library. Wortkoetter is flanked by his father, Bryan, and mother, Joni while the second row, left to right, are Dale Gosnell, Post 115 coach and Greer coaches Eric Moody, Kevin Gregory and head coach Bob Massullo.

Ethan Wortkoetter signed a grant-in-aid with Presbyterian College to play baseball for the Big South Conference school.

Wortkoetter, a pitcher and infielder for Greer High School and Greer American Legion Post 115, had a standout senior season for baseball coach Bob Massullo.

Antoinette Hall took advantage of a break during rehearsals to play acoustic guitar. She plays

Antoinette Hall doesn’t let time pass her by. She’s a student, theater performer, musician and business manager and works late shift at Quik Trip.

Thursday, during the final dress rehearsal for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, which opens Friday night at the Cannon Centre, Antoinette was relaxing in a corner of a dressing room playing acoustic guitar. She plays "Titania", the beautiful queen of the fairies in the play that marks the first time the Greer Children’s Theater will have a full production in the Cannon Centre.

A group of Greer High School students got together for a photo session for the prom portraits at Greer City Park Saturday evening.

Greer High School held its prom Saturday night with couples visiting various Greer landmarks to have their portrait produced.

This group visited City Park for their photos. The gazebo was popular setting for students.

Adam Massey, a business teacher at Greer High School, is a candidate for the 2013-2014 Greenville County Teacher of the Year. Massey was presented a grant by the Greater Greer Education Foundation in 2012 for his Virtual Enterprise program, winners of 3 straight state championships.

Adam Massey, a business teacher at Greer High School and teacher of the nationally acclaimed Virtual Enterprise Program, has been named a finalist for the 2013-2014 Greenville County Teacher of the Year.

Massey, a teacher for 6 years, has directed his VE Business Plan team to three consecutive state championships and fourth time overall. Greer is the winningest school in the history of South Carolina Virtual Enterprise. The team will compete in the national tournament in New York City.

The Greer High School Oldies have expanded with free lunch at McLeskey-Todd, storytelling, a golf tournament and an evening at the Cannon Centre and Greer city park.

• Memories: Last year's photo galleries are here and here!

Stephanie Carlisle is a national winner at the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

Stephanie Carlisle of Greer High School is a national winner at the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

The senior won a Gold Key in Mixed Media for her 3-D photo “A World of Your Own Making”. She will be honored at an awards ceremony at Carnegie Hall in New York City on May 1.

Greer soldier recovering after being injured by explosion in Afghanistan MAY 24

Jackson joins Greer staff as defensive line coach MAY 21

Johnson makes his case to become more offensive MAY 20

All the modern conveniences don't leave time to do anything MAY 18

White roster for 2013 spring scrimmage MAY 17

Black roster for 2013 spring scrimmage MAY 17

2013 Greer Football Coaches MAY 17

Greer spring football scrimmage is Saturday at 3 p.m. MAY 12

Greer 4 x 400 boys relay win state championship MAY 12

Eastside boys and girls coaches selected tops in Peach Blossom MAY 10

Lowrance is 'Future Soldier of the Month' MAY 5

Greer High Choir 3rd at Choral Festival, 5-students are All-State MAY 5

Greer football players share community spirit at Creation Station MAY 4

Greer High Seniors overwhelm Juniors in powder puff game APR 26

Wortkoetter signs baseball grant with Presbyterian APR 22

Antoinette Hall has a dream of her own in the arts APR 19

Greer students select landmarks for prom photos APR 14

Greer High's Massey candidate for teacher of the year APR 12

Greer Oldies reunion expands with events preceding the 'big party' APR 4

Greer High's Carlisle wins prestigious national art award MAR 19

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