On either side of the main entrance, bas-relief figures of teachers hold in their hands creatures representing examinations who are attempting to devour students.

On the door are friezes of Faculty Row (a scene resembling the Last Supper, with the principal in the center) and Animal Spirits (frolicking student-like creatures).

They also have teams like cheerleading, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, basketball, swim and dive, wrestling, lacrosse, and track and field.

Due to its prominence as a South Denver landmark the museum has also become the repository for history, artifacts and memorabilia pertaining to Washington Park and the surrounding neighborhood.

South High School took imagery from the Civil War, specifically from the Confederate States of America.

This included taking the "Johnny Reb" head as its mascot, and using the Confederate Battle Flag and the song "Dixie".

The use of the flag and song ended in 1970 when Denver Public Schools implemented desegregation busing as a means of racial integration.

The imagery was incorporated into the name of the yearbook, The Johnny Reb, (changing it from The Tower Book) and school newspaper, The Confederate.

By 1980, South's first African American principal, Harold Scott, suggested that the mascot be changed to the Penguin.

On February 19, 2009, the students made a presentation to the Denver Public School board asking for the change, which was granted.

[13] The Disney Channel TV series Good Luck Charlie, which was set in Denver, occasionally used exterior shots of the school.