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'''South High School''' is a public [[high school]] in [[Willoughby, Ohio|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 (Eastlake, Ohio)|North High School]].
Willoughby South, along with its sister school (and rival), [[North High School (Eastlake, Ohio)|Eastlake North High School]], have been awarded the [[Blue Ribbon Schools Program|Blue Ribbon School]] award by the US Department of Education (the highest award attainable by American Schools), and both schools have
==Athletics==
Willoughby South is a member of the [[Ohio High School Athletic Association]] and part of the 8-team [https://web.archive.org/web/20080608152932/http://www.ohsaa.org/members/conference.asp Premier Athletic Conference].
Sports include:
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==Academic Decathlon==
Willoughby South has won the [[Academic Decathlon]] state competition 8 times and has attended several national competitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acadecscores.gilslotd.com/wiki/State/Ohio|title=State/Ohio - AcaDec Scores and Information Center|website=acadecscores.gilslotd.com}}</ref>
==Notable alumni==
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*[[Gregory J. Harbaugh]] (1974) - former NASA astronaut.
*[[Kareem Hunt]] (2013) - [[
*[[Michael Hutter]] (2001) - professional wrestler under the name Ethan Carter III.
*[[Katie McGregor]] (1995) - [[Track and field|track]], [[Cross country running|cross country]] and [[marathon]] runner.
*[[Betty Thomas]] (1965
* [[Dan Whalen]] (
==Flag controversy==
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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|date=August 2017}} 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
==Shooting incident==
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* [http://www.weschools.org/southhighschool_home.aspx School Website]
* [http://www.ohiohelmetproject.com/OHPv3_display.aspx?by=school&letter=W Willoughby South helmet images at ohiohelmetproject.com]
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[[Category:High schools in Lake County, Ohio]]
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