South High School | |
Streetaddress: | 7415 Broadway Avenue |
City: | Cleveland |
State: | Ohio |
County: | (Cuyahoga County) |
Zipcode: | 44105 |
Country: | USA |
Coordinates: | 41.4569°N -81.6347°W |
Principal: | Erik Thorson |
Type: | Public, Coeducational high school |
Grades: | 9-12 |
Conference: | Senate League |
Accreditation: | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
Team Name: | Flyers[2] |
Status: | CLOSED |
Closed: | June 10, 2010 |
Homepage: | http://www.cmsdnet.net |
South High School was a public high school located in Cleveland, Ohio in the historic Slavic Village neighborhood. It was part of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Opened in 1894, it was the second high school established in the city. Their nickname was the Flyers. In June 2010 South High was closed by the 2010 Academic Transformation Plan that was issued by the Cleveland Public School System. Among the school's notable students was Hank Ruszkowski, who went on to play catcher for the Cleveland Indians baseball team.