South High School (Willoughby, Ohio)
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| Address | |
| 5000 Shankland Road Willoughby, Ohio, (Lake County), 44094  United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°37′30″N 81°25′14″W / 41.625°N 81.42056°W |
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| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| School district | Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools |
| Superintendent | Keith Miller[1] |
| Principal | Paul Lombardo[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,369 |
| Color(s) | Columbia Blue and Gray[1] |
| Athletics conference | Premier Athletic Conference[1] |
| Mascot | Willoughby South Rebel  |
| Team name | Rebels[1] |
| Accreditation(s) | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2] |
| Athletic Director | Steve Nedlik[1] |
| Website | School website |
South High School is a public high school in Willoughby, Ohio. It is one of two high schools in the Willoughby-Eastlake City School District. The school was created when the Willoughby Union High School was split into South High and North High School
About 20 minutes east of Cleveland, Willoughby South High School is located close to scenic and historical Downtown Willoughby. The total enrollment is about 1,369 students in grades 9-12. The principal is Paul Lombardo and the two assistant principals are Jeff Lyons and Trista Warren. Steven Nedlik is the athletic director.
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[edit] Athletics
Willoughby South is a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association and part of the 6-team Premier Athletic Conference.
Sports include:
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Sport Boys Girls Baseball ✓ Softball ✓ Basketball ✓ ✓ Soccer ✓ ✓ Cross-Country ✓ ✓ Golf ✓ ✓ Wrestling ✓ Volleyball ✓ Swimming ✓ ✓ Track & Field ✓ ✓ Tennis ✓ ✓ Football ✓ Cheerleading ✓
[edit] Academic Decathlon
Willoughby South has won the Academic Decathlon state competition 8 times, including the last 4 years.[3]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Joshua McKinley (a/k/a Joshua Cook) (2004) - contestant on Season 9 (July-October 2011) of "Project Runway".
- Brian Pellegrini (2003) - Minor League Baseball player for the Lancaster JetHawks of the Houston Astros organization.
- Michael Hutter (2001) - WWE Superstar, currently part of the fourth season of WWE NXT under the ring name of Derrick Bateman.
- Dominic Dieter (1997) - Member of syndicated talk radio program Rover's Morning Glory, known for his "Dare Dieter" segments.
- Tom Anderson (1981) - Comedy writer, most notably for the sit-com "Cheers"
- Laurel Kean (1981) - Professional golfer on the LPGA tour
- Gregory J. Harbaugh (1974) - former NASA astronaut.
[edit] Flag Controversy
For many years, the flag of South High was the Confederate Flag used in the American Civil War. The school has since then adopted a new flag, which is simply a re-coloration of the Confederate Flag.[citation needed] The original decision to name the school the "South Rebels" stemmed from the original Union High, with "South Rebels" being the logical name for the school after the "Union" was split. There is also the question of celebrating the confederacy which some believe was fighting to continue to own other human beings.
In October 2010, A shirt depicting a re-coloration of the Confederate Flag was sold in the spirit shop. The Principal decided to pull the shirts. The spirit shop offered to refund any money student paid for the shirts, or replace them with a "politically correct" version, however, many students chose to keep the confederate flag shirt as an expression of their opinion on the issue, and their support of their traditional flag.[4]
School officials have expressed their interest in abandoning the flag and their mascot for a new team name, the Clovers. This led to an outcry from both graduates and students of South high alike.[citation needed]
[edit] Shooting incident
On September 2, 2008, a student brought a gun to school and fired two rounds within the school, one piercing the ceiling, another shattering a trophy case. The student then put the gun to his head, but was talked out of doing himself any harm by Vice Principal Jeff Lyons.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". http://www.cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=1440. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/?. Retrieved 2010-04-02.[dead link]
- ^ http://acadecscores.gilslotd.com/wiki/State/Ohio
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- ^ "School resumes at Willoughby South High, extra counselors on hand". WKYC-TV. September 3, 2008. http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/news_article.aspx?storyid=95806&catid=45. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
