South High School

I graduated in 2010 and loved my time there. The building is depressing, but the teachers are inspiring and the community is amazing. Very progressive and welcoming all around.

I'm an alumnus of the school's Liberal Arts program (and soon to be an alumnus of UW-Madison) and I thoroughly enjoyed my time at South High. I toured several schools- including Southwest and Blake- before settling on South and in the end I decided to go there because I liked its diversity. Most of my teachers are still teaching there today and they immersed us in their respective subjects. Even as class sized swelled and funding was reduced towards the end of my time there, they still managed to give us individually focused attention and new ways to teach their subjects. The coursework and expectations in the Liberal Arts program could sometimes be challenging, but I feel that it really prepared me for college. My favorite memories from my time at South are definitely from our trip to Italy. Students in the language programs as well as certain history and English courses have opportunities to travel to countries relevant to their course of study. I went to Italy with my AP English and World History classes to study the classics. If the school is still performing as well when I have children, I would be happy to send them there.