South High School (Willoughby, Ohio)

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South High School
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Address
South High School (Willoughby, Ohio)
4900 Shankland Road

Willoughby
,
(Lake County)
,
Ohio
44094

United States
Coordinates 41°37′30″N81°25′14″W / 41.62500°N 81.42056°W / 41.62500; -81.42056
Information
Type Public, Coeducational high school
School district Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools
SuperintendentCharles Murphy
PrincipalBrian Patrick
Teaching staff68.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment1,192 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.53 [1]
Color(s) Columbia Blue and Gray [2]   
Athletics conference Western Reserve Conference
MascotWilloughby South Rebel
Nickname Willoughby South Rebels
Team nameRebels [2]
Rival Eastlake North High School
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [3]
Athletic DirectorTom McKinnon
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.

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Located approximately 10 miles east of Cleveland, Willoughby South High School is located close to scenic and historical Downtown Willoughby. The total enrollment is approximately 1,200 students in grades 9-12. The principal is Brian Patrick and the two assistant principals are David Miller (11-12 grades) and Jennifer Neumeyer (9-10 grades). Tom Mckinnon is the athletic director.

Willoughby South, along with its sister school (and rival), Eastlake North High School, have been awarded the Blue Ribbon School award by the US Department of Education (the highest award attainable by American Schools), and both schools have competed in the Ohio Academic Decathlon competition multiple times.

Athletics

Willoughby South is a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association and part of the 8-team Premier Athletic Conference.

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Academic Decathlon

Willoughby South has won the Academic Decathlon state competition 8 times and has attended several national competitions. [4]

Notable alumni

Flag controversy

For many years, the flag of South High was the Confederate Battle 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" seeming to some to be the logical name for the school after the "Union" was split.[ citation needed ] However, opponents argued that the school's name and logo seemed to celebrate the Confederacy, whose reasons for seceding from the Union had strong ties to the institution of slavery, and that the school was named during the Civil Rights Era.

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 students paid for the shirt or to replace them with a less inflammatory version. However, many students chose to keep the Confederate flag shirt as a celebration of slavery and treason. [6]

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 the Vice Principal of Willoughby South, Jeff Lyons. [7]

Removal of Confederate Rebel Mascot

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Former Confederate soldier mascot

On August 17, 2017, days after the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools announced the decision to remove the Confederate soldier mascot while keeping the name "Rebels" and also the school colors of grey and blue. [8]

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  2. 1 2 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory" . Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  3. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  4. ↑ "State/Ohio - AcaDec Scores and Information Center". acadecscores.gilslotd.com.
  5. ↑ "Betty Thomas Movie Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. IMDb.com Inc. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ "South High T-shirts pulled".
  7. ↑ "In Ohio Town, A School Tragedy Averted". NPR. September 3, 2008.
  8. ↑ "Willoughby South High School drops rebel mascot, keeps name". Cleveland.com. August 17, 2017.
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