South High School (Akron, Ohio)

Public high school in Akron, Ohio, United States

South High School

Address

30 West Thornton Street

Akron

Ohio

44311

United States

Coordinates| 41°04′08″N 81°32′54″W﻿ / ﻿41.0688889°N 81.5483333°W﻿ / 41.0688889; -81.5483333
Information
Type| Public high school
Established| 1911
Closed| 1980
School district| Akron Public Schools
Grades| 9–12
Language| English
Campus type| Urban
Color(s)| Blue & white

Athletics conference| Akron City Series
Mascot| Cavalier
Team name| Cavaliers, Big Blue
Rival| Buchtel Community Learning Center
Accreditation| Ohio Department of Education

South High School was a public high school in the Akron Public Schools that served the city of Akron, Ohio, from 1911 until its closure at the end of the 1979–80 school year. School colors were blue and white and athletic teams were known as the Cavaliers or Big Blue. They competed in the Akron City Series for their entire existence.

## History

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South High School was originally built in 1911 at 30 West Thornton Street at Coburn and was the second of 14 high schools to be built over the course of Akron Public School district's existence. The newer building on East Avenue was completed in 1956.[1] Once the building at 1055 East Avenue was finished, the original building became Thornton Junior High School and housed grades seven through nine until its closure at the end of the 1978–1979 school year. The building at West Thornton and Coburn was eventually demolished in 1979 and the land now houses an Aldi's discount supermarket. After South was closed in 1980, it reopened in 1993 as the Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts. It was named in honor of Akron's first African-American principal, George C. Miller.

## State championships

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Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

* Boys cross country – 1939

## Notable alumni

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* Ara Parseghian, Cleveland Browns football player and Notre Dame football coach

## Notes and references

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1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2012.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

## External links

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* APS page for Miller South
* District website

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Akron City Series

Current members|

* Buchtel Griffins
* East Dragons
* Ellet Orangemen
* Firestone Falcons
* Garfield Golden Rams
* North Vikings

Former members|

* Central Wildcats
* Central-Hower Eagles
* Hower Buccaneers
* Garfield Rams
* Kenmore Cardinals
* South Cavaliers
* West Cowboys

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