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Pride of South City

At the end of the school year, the school's head coaches meet to nominate and select the most qualified male and female student-athletes.
 
The recipients of these awards are announced at the Senior Awards Night ceremony, and the recipients have their names engraved on the school’s permanent awards area in the gym. 
 
Students who were considered for an award but who did not become the final recipient will also receive a letter of recognition. 
South City High’s Mila Iopu is SM Daily Journal's Athlete of the Week for November 1, 2023.
Mila Iopu: San Mateo Daily Journal Athlete of the Week 11-7-2023 (Source: San Mateo Daily Journal)
South City football coach Frank Moro, who not only resurrected the school’s football program last season but set the varsity team on a winning trajectory in short order, coached his final regular-season game at home Friday night. Moro graduated from South City in 1982 and started as an assistant coach there in the 1980s. He served two stints as varsity head coach, first from 2003-13, and again in 2022. He served as an assistant coach in this his final season on head coach Kolone Pua’s staff.
South City High alum, teacher, and football coach Frank Moro ('82) resurrected the school's football program in 2022. (Source: San Mateo Daily Journal)
South City junior Elijah Fields breaks his third touchdown on three consecutive carries in the Warriors’ 44-0 victory Friday night over Monta Vista-Cupertino. With the win, South City clinches the outright championship in the PAL Lake Division, running the table with a perfect 7-0 record in league play.
SSFHS 2020-21 girls' soccer wins school's first-ever CIF CCS championshipSouth City Girls’ Soccer Makes History with Program’s First CCS Title 5-31-2021
Fatima Waldo-Garcia takes aim.
SSFHS girls soccer 2019-20 wins runner-up trophy in CIF CCS playoffs.South City girls soccer wins runner-up trophy in 2019-20 CIF CCS playoffs 3-3-2020
Iliana Sanchez
Badminton Champions
Color Guard Champions
Softball Champions
DJ ArticleGirls' Basketball Co-Player of the Year: SSF's Brittney Cedeno 4-3-2018 (Source: San Mateo Daily Journal)
South City girls basketball wins first-ever 2017-18 CIF CCS championshipSouth City girls basketball wins first-ever 2017-18 CIF CCS championship 4-3-2018
 
Champions
Lady Warriors Crowned in Thrilling PAL Finale
South City girls soccer wins PAL Ocean division championship
Girls Golf Champions
Ray De Jong
After playing on two Rose Bowl teams at Cal, Ray DeJong came to South San Francisco High School in 1950, where he coached football and taught P.E. for 38 years. In his 28 seasons as varsity football coach, Mr. DeJong went 154-94-8, amassing 9 league championships and winning induction to the Enumclaw High School Hall of Fame in Washington, the San Mateo County Hall of Fame, and the California Coaches Hall of Fame. He also started the school's wrestling program, which he coached for 10 years, and ran SSFHS's American Red Cross swim program during the summers.
 
Ray DeJong scoreboard rededication
Former SSFHS teacher and California state representative Gene Mullin (l), Mr. DeJong's son, Joe Butcher (SSFHS 1957), and Mr. DeJong's daughter (l) flank the school's first varsity football coach Ray De Jong (c) during a scoreboard rededication ceremony in his honor.   
Bob BrianLegendary South City Coach Bob Brian Dies (1925 - 2018)