South High School was a

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located in

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in the historic

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neighborhood. It was part of the

Cleveland Metropolitan School District Cleveland Metropolitan School District, formerly the Cleveland Municipal School District, is a public school district in the U.S. state of Ohio that serves almost all of the city of Cleveland. The district covers 79 square miles. The Cleveland ...

. 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.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

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- 1961

Notes and references

External links

District WebsiteSouth High School yearbooks
available on

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