Take a look at the Greenville County School District news including students, teachers and staff in the May 2025 Greenville County Schools Class Acts.
Class Acts
June 2025
Students

Mattie Atnip
Fine Arts Center
Best in Show
Converse Emerging Young Artists Juried Exhibition

Corigan Cunningham
Fine Arts Center
First Place
Youth Art Month
Evie Driggs
Fine Arts Center
First Place – Painting
Brevard College

Fine Arts Center
Jazz Soloist High School Honors Winner
Downbeat Magazine

Tyra-Nichole Kingsborough
Fine Arts Center
Best in Show
Greenville Technical College Annual Upstate High School Art Exhibition
Teams

Southside High HOSA Team 2
Faith DiAngelis (coach), Lena Alioua, Vaishnavi Badveli, Anya Penmetsa, Dhanya Rajagopalan
SC Best in Show – Experimental Design – Plant the Moon Challenge
NASA, SC Space Grant Consortium and ICS
Staff

Anna Barker
Lakeview Middle
Upstate Librarian of the Year
SC Association of School Librarians

Abby Cook
Blue Ridge High
Braveheart Award
SC Athletic Administrators Association

David Craig
Eastside High
SC Girls Soccer Head Coach, Clash of the Carolinas
SC Athletic Coaches Association

Linda Dara
Cherrydale Elementary
SC Financial Literacy Master Teacher Program’s Educator of the Month March 2025
SC Treasurer Curtis Loftis

Crystal Dix
Beck International Academy
Support Staff of the Year 23-24
SC PTA

Monica Fite and Tera Johns
Sevier Middle
Innovative Educator Award
SC Association for Middle Level Educators

Hank Hill
J. Harley Bonds Career Center
2024 Teacher of the Year
SC Health Science Educators

Jasmyn Jeffers
Mauldin Middle
Promising Educator to Watch
SC Association for Middle Level Educators

Jeff Jenkins
Ralph Chandler Middle
Dr. Randy Wall Distinguished Service Award
SC Association for Middle Level Educators

Jack Kosmicki
Eastside High
National Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee
SC Chapter of National Wrestling Hall of Fame

Jennifer Meisten
Beck International Academy
Middle School Principal of the Year 23-24
SC PTA

Ryan Streetman
Robert E. Cashion Elementary
Elementary School Principal of the Year 23-24
SC PTA

Brittany Stikeleather
Mauldin Middle
Regional Teacher to Watch
SC Association for Middle Level Educators

Denise Thomas
Augusta Circle Elementary
Hall of Fame
SC Music Educators
Schools

Berea Elementary
Arts in Basic Curriculum Certificate
ABC Institute

Chandler Creek Elementary
2023-24 National Showcase School
Capturing Kids’ Hearts

Dr. Phinnize Jr. Fisher Middle
Schools to Watch Re-Designation 2025-28
The National Forum Advancing Excellence in the Middle Grades

Fine Arts Center
Community Partnership Award
Arts Schools Network

Greer High and Westcliffe Elementary
2024 America’s Healthiest Schools
Alliance for Healthier Generation

Mauldin High
Go Lime Green: Mental Health Matters Spirit Award
National Alliance on Mental Illness SC

Northwood Middle
Schools to Watch Re-Designation for 2025-28
The National Forum AdvancingExcellence in the Middle Grades

Riverside High
2024 State Champion
Virtual Enterprise
School of Excellence Award
National Speech and Debate Association
2025 State Champion
SC Forensic Coaches Association

Sevier Middle
RAMP Re-Designation
American School Counselors Association

Simpsonville Elementary
2024 Leader in Me Lighthouse Academic Honor Roll
Franklin Covey

Southside High
Heart Safe School
Project Adam

Sterling School Charles Townes Center
SC Local Unit of the Year 23-24
SC PTA

Westcliffe Elementary
Robotics Team, Challenge Solutions Award
FIRST™ Lego Championship