South High School (Columbus, Ohio)

South High School
Address
Map
1160 Ann Street

Columbus
,
(Franklin County)
,
Ohio
43206

United States
Coordinates39°56′25″N 82°58′48″W / 39.94028°N 82.98000°W / 39.94028; -82.98000
Information
TypePublic, Coeducational high school
Established1897
School districtColumbus City Schools
SuperintendentAngela Chapman
PrincipalChristy Nickerson
Grades7-12
Color(s)Blue and Gray[1]   
Athletics conferenceColumbus City League[1]
NicknameDawgs
Team nameBulldogs[1]
RivalColumbus Marion Franklin High School
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
NewspaperThe Optic
YearbookThe Lens
Websitehttp://www.southbulldogs.com

South High School is a public high school located on the south side of Columbus, Ohio. It was opened in 1900 as the fourth Columbus City Schools high school at 345 Deshler Avenue. The current building was opened March 31, 1924. The Charles S. Barrett Building at 345 E. Deshler Ave (named for that building's first principal in 1924 when it was reutilized as a junior high school) opened September 1900. Prior to that in 1895-1897 South High School utilized part of the Ohio Avenue Elementary School. In 1897 it was decided that the building was too far east for its name; the south side students were returned to the Central High School building at 6th & Broad Streets, and the building process began on the Deshler Street Building. It was known as South Urban Academy for a short time. The school is located at 1160 Ann Street.

The mascot for South High School is the Bulldog.

The school was remodeled in 2009 and classes were being held in the Barrett Building, the original South High School. The remodel was complete and classes resumed at the current Ann Street building in the summer of 2010.

  1. ^ a b c OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  2. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-17.