South Middle School (Illinois)

South Middle School
Address
400 S Highland Arlington Heights , Cook County , Illinois 60005 United States of America
Information
Motto	South Spirit, We Care
School district	25
Superintendent	Sarah Jerome,Ed.D
Principal	Dr. Linda Klobucher (DK)
Grades	6th-8th
Color(s)	Red, Black and White
Sports	Basketball, Volleyball with the fam, Track & Field, Cheerleading and Cross Country
Mascot	Cardinal
Website	http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/~South/

South Middle School (SMS), formerly known as Arlington South Middle School until 1997 is a school in Arlington Heights School District 25, in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

Grades 6 through 8 are taught at South. The school's current building was constructed in 1997. It is the second building the school has been housed in. It consists of a 900 student body with about 300 students per grade. South Middle School's rival school, Thomas Middle School, is also in Arlington Heights School District 25. Some of South's graduates go to Prospect High School, and some go to Rolling Meadows High School; both high schools are in district 214. Students entering 6th grade come from Windsor, Dryden, and Westgate elementary schools.

Awards

South Middle School has received high rankings state and national Science Olympiad competitions since the early 1990s. Recently they placed 17th in the National Science Olympiad competition. In 2008, South placed first in the Illinois State Science Olympiad Tournament.

Athletics

South Middle School's cross country program has been noted as one of the finest programs in the state. In 1998, the Boys Cross Country Team finished 4th in state in the Boys AA division. The team was led by Ed Murry who earned All-State honors by finishing in 4th place. In 2000, the South Boys Cross Country team finished 3rd in the state, their best finish to date. This team was led by Eddie Barnes and Jason Cerman, both earning All-State honors by finishing 5th and 15th respectively in the State Meet. In 2005, the Boys team again finished 4th in the state, led by Joe Latulip finishing 4th individually in state. The seventh girls volleyball team of 2010 won a tournament for their district. They beat their rivals, Thomas Middle School. Their mascot used to be the Spartans.