Sheboygan South High School is a

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serving approximately 1,335 students in grades 9-12. Located on the south side of Sheboygan,

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, it is part of the Sheboygan Area School District. The school has a rivalry with the cross-town Sheboygan North High School.

History

The school opened in 1960 in the midst of a population shift toward the south side of Sheboygan and the Town of Wilson. It was a replacement for the former Sheboygan Central High School (established in 1884 as Sheboygan High School, renamed to Central High School in 1938), located in the city's downtown, which is now the site of several charter and alternative programs. The original mascot (Redmen) and newspaper/yearbook names (''Lake Breeze'') carried over from Central. The school has undergone three major expansions. In 1998, a new library, commons/cafeteria space and classrooms were added, and a more significant expansion occurred in 2005–2006, with the addition of more classrooms, a new indoor athletic complex, and new tennis courts.

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for the school's new gymnasium were acquired by

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, with the weight room/fitness center being sponsored by

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and open to use by the public outside of school hours. The most recent expansion in 2016 was privately financed and sponsored by several local companies, including Kohler and Sargento, which saw a new administrative office area constructed by the commons on the south site of the building, and a new metal/auto shop. In June 2017, after the office moved to the new area, the school's address was officially changed to 1240 Washington Avenue, ending 57 years of holding the 3128 South 12th Street address. In the recent past, the Acuity Gymnasium played host to a private

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concert on March 19, 2014 sponsored by

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radio station

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and won by South High students in a

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contest involving clothing donations to

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. It also played host to a

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rally for his 2016 presidential campaign on April 1 of that year. The school's athletic teams are nicknamed the Redwings, with the school colors being red, white and black. Until 1993 the nickname was the Redmen, carried over from Central. When concerns over the racial implications of the Native American name were broached, a long debate among students, faculty, alumni and the community at large resulted in a change, one of the first in the state of Wisconsin to be settled long before the May 2010 implementation of a state law allowing easier challenges of Native American nicknames (later repealed in 2013), and one of the first computer-designed high school logos in the pre-Internet age of

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. One remnant of the former Redmen name still exists in a mosaic profile of an Indian chief on the front facade of the school's auditorium.

Notable alumni

* Bill Schroeder, professional football player * Roy Pirrung, ultramarathoner

Images

Image:SheboyganSouthHighSchoolSign.jpg, Welcome sign Image:SheboyganSouthHighSchool2005Addition.jpg, 2005 gymnasium addition Image:SheboyganSouthHighSchool.jpg, Original auditorium

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Sheboygan South High School
{{authority control High schools in Sheboygan, Wisconsin Educational institutions established in 1960 Public high schools in Wisconsin 1960 establishments in Wisconsin

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