South Milwaukee High School

South Milwaukee High School
Location
801 15th Avenue South Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53172 United States
Coordinates	42°55′20″N87°52′10″W / 42.92222°N 87.86944°W / 42.92222; -87.86944
Information
School type	Public High School
School district	South Milwaukee School District
Principal	Bryan Terry
Teaching staff	69.10 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9 - 12
Enrollment	979 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.17 [1]
Color(s)	Red, black, silver, white
Mascot	Rocket
Accreditation	AdvancED [2]
Newspaper	The Harbinger
Affiliations	WIAA, Woodland Conference
Website	hs.sdsm.k12.wi.us

South Milwaukee High School, "Home of the Rockets," is a high school located in the city of South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, a suburb of Milwaukee. Approximately 1,000 students attend the high school. The school is operated by the School District of South Milwaukee.

Extracurricular activities

A variety of sports and activities are offered at South Milwaukee High School. The athletic teams compete in the Woodland Conference of the WIAA. SMHS won state championships in boys' cross country in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1965. ^[3]

Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
Cheerleading	Powerlifting	Boys' basketball
Student senate	Co-ed cross country	Girls' basketball	Boys' golf
Math club	Fall play	Cheerleading	Girls' soccer
Chess club	Football	Madrigal choir	Tennis
AHANA	Wrestling	Pom poms	Spring musical
Yearbook	Pom poms	Boys' swimming	Vocal jazz
DECA	Boys' soccer	Boys' track	Boys' tennis
Anime club	Girls' swimming	Girls' track	Boys' baseball
Marching band	Girls' tennis	Girls' softball
HOSA	Boys' volleyball
GSA	Girls' volleyball

Conference affiliation history

• Suburban Conference (1925-1985)
• Suburban Park Conference (1985-1993)
• Woodland Conference (1993-1997)
• Southeast Conference (1997-2009)
• Woodland Conference (2009-present)

Notable alumni

• Reginald Lisowski (1944), professional wrestler ^[4]
• Jerry Dreva (1963), artist ^[5]
• Phil Sobocinski (1964), NFL player ^[6]
• Kurt Nimphius (1976), NBA player ^[7]
• Lauren Kleppin (2006), long distance runner ^[8]
• Trey McKinney-Jones (2008), NBA player ^[9]
• Anies Rasyid Baswedan (1988), AFS Student, Minister of Education & Culture The Republic of Indonesia (2014) , Governor of Jakarta Special Capital Region (2017-2022)

References

1. "South Milwaukee High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
2. Institution Summary, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-08
3. 2019 State Cross Country Meet Souvenir Program. Wisconsin Rapids, WI: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. November 2, 2019. pp. 25, 27.
4. "Da Crusher Statue | South Milwaukee, WI". www.southmilwaukee.gov.
5. "Jerry Dreva: shattering the status quo". Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project.
6. "South Milwaukee (South Milwaukee, WI) Alumni Pro Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
7. "Kurt Nimphius Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com.
8. "Lauren Kleppin - 2011 - Women's Cross Country". Western Colorado University Athletics.
9. "Trey McKinney-Jones Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com.

• Abdul-Alim, Jamaal (May 23, 2006). "Shiny new building, sparkling results: South Milwaukee 10th-graders among improved suburbanites" (free with registration). Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI). Retrieved July 24, 2008.

External links

• South Milwaukee High School
• School District of South Milwaukee
• South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center at SMHS