Grosse Pointe South High School (The "High") is possibly the most beautiful building in Grosse Pointe, making its proud appearance in 1928. The halls of South are filled with years of history and inside each locker there are hundreds of memories.

As early as 1909, the citizens of Grosse Pointe Township realized the need for a high school. 1910 started a five-year battle with landowners regarding their property, which the School Board wanted for the new high school. One district could not support a high school, therefore the Township needed all the districts to agree on one site for the High. Popular vote in 1922 and The Agricultural School Act of 1917-21 enabled the five districts to combine resources. At the time, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades were virtually non-existent. After developing a high school curriculum for future students, the property, a 23-acre swamp land was finally purchased from Helen Newberry and the McMillan Family. In 1928, several years after the first plan for the high school, the Georgian Colonial style High was completed by architect George J. Haas who also designed The Macomb County Building.

Since then, the high school has exploded with memories, making the many years to finalized plans, worth every minute. Memorable Events have occurred at the High such as; the 1954 high school football State Championship, the April 1955 visit from Hollywood stars Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher (mother and father of Carrie Fisher, lead actress in the movie, Star Wars) and the Pistons' (formally known as the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons) first NBA playoff game in 1960 on the school's gymnasium floor. On March 14, 1968, three weeks before his assassination, The High hosted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who presented his speech The Other America to 3,000 people. The same year, the school was renamed Grosse Pointe South High School.

Several changes have been made since the first graduating class of 48 students. Since 1928, hundreds of teachers and thousands of students have been part of the South tradition. In 2008, 1659 students attended South. The history of the High is in the ideas and dreams of the students. One can hear the echoes of past students blending with the voices of the new students so eager to begin their new life at Grosse Pointe South.