South High School (Willoughby, Ohio)

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For schools of the same name, see South High School (disambiguation).
Willoughby South High School
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Address
5000 Shankland Road
Willoughby, Ohio, (Lake County) 44094
United States
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Information
Type Public, Coeducational high school
School district Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools
Superintendent Steve Thompson
Principal Patrick Ward
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,400
Color(s) Columbia Blue and Gray[1]         
Athletics conference Premier Athletic Conference[1]
Mascot Willoughby South Rebel
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Nickname Rebels
Team name Rebels[1]
Rival Eastlake North High School
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
Athletic Director James Mormino[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 1,400 students in grades 9-12. The principal is Patrick Ward and the two assistant principals are David Miller and Zachary Weagley. James Mormino is the athletic director.

Athletics

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

Sports include:

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Lacrosse
Hockey

Academic Decathlon

Willoughby South has won the Academic Decathlon state competition 8 times.[3]

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.
  • Heath Racela (2002) - Emmy award-winning television producer, notably of This Old House
  • Michael Hutter (2001) - Currently a TNA superstar under the ring name of Ethan Carter III.
  • Mitchell S. Kusmier, MAG (1997) - U.S. Army Commander (3 Combat Tours); Political Activist and Businessman; (Engagements in Sunni Triangle; Mosul; Tal Afar, Iraq)
  • Dominic Dieter (1997) - Member of syndicated talk radio program Rover's Morning Glory, known for his "Dare Dieter" segments.
  • Katie McGregor (1995) - Track, cross country and marathon runner.
  • Dr. Lisa Bardill-Moscaritolo (1982) - Associate Vice President & Dean for Students at Pace University (Pleasantville, NY).
  • 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.

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. however, there is the problem of seeming to celebrate the Confederacy, whose secession from the Union was centered on the institution of slavery.

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 an expression of support for their traditional flag.[4]

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]

References

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External links

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