2024-25 Profile*
Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle
700 Millennium Blvd
Greenville, SC 29607
Telephone: (864) 452-0800
Fax: (864) 452-0890
www.greenville.k12.sc.us/fisher/
Grades: 6th - 8th Grades
Enrollment: 992
School Location: In the CUICAR Complex between Laurens Rd and Woodruff
Principal: Jeremie Smith
Email: jeremiesmith@greenville.k12.sc.us
Awards and Honors
- James D. MacConnell Award – 2015 Council of Educational Facility Planners International
- Green Globe designation - 2015
- Energy STAR Award – 2017, 2018 – superior energy performance
- United Way— 2018 Campaign Award, Chairman’s Award of Advancement
- FLL Robotics – 2016 Region 1st Place Robot Design Award
- 2016 Region 1st Place Core Values Award
- 2018 South Carolina West Championship Inspiration Award
- 2018 South Carolina Golden Corner Qualifier Core Values Award; 1st Place
- VEX Robotics – World Competition
- 2018 -- Tournament Champion Award; Winning Alliance Team for Robot Performance
- 2019 -- Think Award for impressive and effective autonomous programming
- 2020-- VEX Robotics World Championships Qualifier
- Youth in Government – 2017 – Golden Gavel Award
- Model UN
- 2019 -- Outstanding Traditional Attire; Trinidad & Tobago’
- 2019 -- Outstanding Festival of Nations Booth; Nepal & Sao Tome and Principe
- 2019 -- Outstanding Resolution; Sao Tome and Principe
- 2019 -- Outstanding Statesman
- 2019 -- General Assembly Resolutions; Sri Lanka & Trinidad and Tobago
- 2019 -- Plenary Resolutions; Nepal & Vietnam
- Art – 2016 – District Art Award winners
- 2016 – 1st Place – Best in Show – Southeastern SC Youth Art Award
- 2017 – Art Teacher Award – 20 Day Architecture Fellowship
- Band – 2017 – Excellent Rating – SCBDA Concert Festival
- 2015 – 2017 – Limestone Middle School Honor Band
- 2016 – All County Band winners
- 2017 – Silver Rating – Southern Star Music Festival
- 2017 – Excellent Rating – Carowinds Music Festival
- 2019 – Excellent Rating – Carowinds Music Festival
- 2019 – Solo & Ensemble Festival; 8 superior ratings
- STEAM-- 2020 Palmetto State Arts Education STEAM School of Excellence Award
- 7 Mindsets SEL School of Excellence
- Jr. Beta Club
- 2019 2-Top 5 Performances at National Jr. Beta Convention —ELA & Social Science
- 2020 National Grand Champion ELA Academic Competition
- 2020 National Grand Champion Marketing
- 2020 6th place Social Studies Academic Competition
- Chorus
- 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 - Superior Rating at Carowinds Music Festival
- 2016– Festival by the Sea participation
- 2017– Gold Rating – Southern Star Music Festival
- 2017– Sweepstakes Winner – Southern Star Music Festival
- 2019 – Distinguished Concerts International New York Performance; Carnegie Hall
- Orchestra
- 2017 – Excellent Rating – Concert Performance Assessment
- 2017 – Superior Rating – Solo and Ensemble Assessments
- 2019 – Superior Rating- Carowinds Music Festival
- 2019 -- Earned Excellent in the SC Concert Performance Assessment
- Theater
- 2019-- Excellent in every category entered at SC Jr. Thespian Festival including a perfect score in Original Monologue
- Athletics
- 2017, 2018, 2019 Region Champions; Boys Basketball 2020 2nd Place
- 2019 Region Champions; Girls Softball
- 2019 Region Champions; Girls Soccer
For a closer look...
For more in-depth information on this school including programs, course offerings, extracurricular activities, and more - visit www.greenville.k12.sc.us/fisher/
If you would like information about the School Report Card rating, visit the State Department of Education Website, screportcards.com.
For more information, call INFOLine at 864-355-3100, visit our website at www.greenville.k12.sc.us.
*Note: School Information is Revised Annually by October 15.
Facilities
- Nine Learning Communities –three per floor
- Each learning community includes: two learning studios, a STEAM studio, a seminar room, a commons area, two small group rooms and a digital lab
- Each floor includes an additional lab and a prototype gallery for displaying student work
- A predominantly digital Media Center
- Exposed building areas for observational learning
- Fine Arts wing – band room, chorus room, ensemble room, electronic music room, practice rooms, Fine Arts Commons area
- Gymnasium with a stage
- Indoor and outdoor amphitheater
- Open courtyard for the planning and implementation of school wide projects
Faculty Profile
- Administrators: 4
- Teachers/Professional Staff: 65
- Support Staff: 31
Outstanding Features/Programs
- Science, Technology, Engineering, ARTS, Math (STEAM) focused curriculum
- Project-Based Learning (PBL) instructional format
- True Teaming model; South Carolina Association for Middle Level Education
- Eight period, alternating block schedule – Ninety minute classes (Seven Period, traditional schedule- 50 minute classes)
- Daily Advisory: 7 Mindsets Social-emotional curriculum
- Personalized Learning
- Educational Partnership with Clemson University; Graduate level SPED classes offered on campus
- Clemson University Faculty-In-Residence Program
- Related Arts programs: art, chorus, band, robotics, piano keyboarding, Spanish, video gaming, FACS, industrial technology, theatre, GTT, broadcast journalism, journalism
- Gifted and Talented program
- Advanced Courses in Math and English Language Arts
- National Board Certified teachers
- National Junior Beta Club
- Active PTSA
- HS credit courses: Geometry, Algebra I, Spanish II, Art I, Fundamentals of Computing, English I, Computer Apps, Computer Science, Personal Finance