South Middle School formerly known as South junior high School until 1991 is a school in Arlington Heights School District 25, in Arlington Heights

Arlington Heights, Illinois

Arlington Heights is a village in Cook and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. A suburb of Chicago, it lies about 25 miles northwest of the city's downtown. The population was 75,101 at the 2010 census....

, Illinois

Illinois

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Rival: Thomas. Middle school.
Grades 6 through 8 are taught at South. The school's current building was constructed in 1997. It is the second building the school has been housed in. It consists of a 900-student body with about 300 students per grade. South Middle School's rival school, Thomas Middle School

Thomas Middle School

Thomas Middle School , formerly known as Arlington North Middle School until 1997, is a sixth through eighth grade middle school located in Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA. It is part of School District 25.-Feeder pattern:...

, is also in Arlington Heights School District 25. Some of South's graduates go to Prospect High School

Prospect High School (Illinois)

Prospect High School, or Prospect, is a public four-year high school located in Mt. Prospect, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 214, which also includes Buffalo Grove High School, Elk Grove High School, John Hersey...

, and some go to Rolling Meadows High School

Rolling Meadows High School

Rolling Meadows High School, or RMHS, is a public four-year high school located in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 214. It is part of the second largest school district in Illinois, under Chicago...

; both high schools are in district 214. Students entering 6th grade come from Windsor, Dryden, and Westgate elementary schools.

Awards

South Middle School has received high rankings in state and national Science Olympiad

Science Olympiad

Science Olympiad is an American elementary, middle, or high school team competition which tests knowledge of various science topics and engineering ability. Over 6,200 teams from 49 U.S. states compete each year. Most teams compete in three levels of competition: regionals, states, and nationals...

competitions since the early 1990s. Recently they placed 17th in the National Science Olympiad competition. In 2008, South placed first in the Illinois State Science Olympiad Tournament.

Athletics

In 1998, the Boys Cross Country Team finished 4th in state in the Boys AA division. The team was led by Ed Murry who earned All-State honors by finishing in 4th place. In 2000, the South Boys Cross Country team finished 3rd in the state, their best finish to date. This team was led by Eddie Barnes and Jason Cerman, both earning All-State honors by finishing 5th and 15th respectively in the State Meet. In 2005, the Boys team again finished 4th in the state, led by Joe Latulip finishing 4th individually in state.
The seventh girls volleyball team of 2010 won a tournament for their district. They beat their rivals, Thomas Middle School. 7th grade boys Cardinals had a very successful 2011 Track and Field year sending 6 students down to the state track meet in East Peoria, Illinois.