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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.

On August 17, 2017, days after the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools announced the decision to remove the Confederate soldier mascot while keeping the name "Rebels" and also the school colors of grey and blue.

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. 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, 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 an expression of support for their traditional symbol of racism.

Notable alumni

• Gregory J. Harbaugh (1974) - former NASA astronaut.
• Kareem Hunt (2013) - Cleveland Browns running back, formerly of the Kansas City Chiefs
• Michael Hutter (2001) - professional wrestler under the name Ethan Carter III
• Katie McGregor (1995) - track, cross country and marathon runner
• Betty Thomas (1965, then Betty Nienhauser) - actress (Hill Street Blues), film and television director; second-highest box office grossing female film director
• Dan Whalen (1999)