Canton South High School

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Canton South High School
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Canton South High School
600 Faircrest Street S.E.

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44707

United States
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School type Public high school
Founded1932
School board Stark County Educational Service Center
School district Canton Local Schools
SuperintendentBrett Yeagley
PrincipalJeff Moore
Staff44.74 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9 12
Enrollment773 (2017-18) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.28 [1]
Language English
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Red and gray   
MascotWillie the Wildcat
Communities served North Industry, Canton Township, and Pike Township
Website www.cantonlocal.org

Canton South High School is a public high school in Canton Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States. The school, typically enrolling around 800 students in the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades, is the only high school in the Canton Local School District. It is a member school of the former Stark County Board of Education (now known as the Stark County Educational Service Center). [2]

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The school's athletic teams are known as the Canton South Wildcats, and are part of the Eastern Buckeye Conference of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. [3]

A new school was planned by early 2017. [4]

Geography and history

Canton South High School is located at 40°44′59″N81°22′23″W / 40.749859°N 81.373108°W / 40.749859; -81.373108 . It sits just within the unglaciated region of the Allegheny Plateau. The school is located near North Industry, an unincorporated area once known as Slabtown (for the slabs of wood once used as sidewalks in the past, which were available from local lumber mills). [5]

In 2011, the school was featured on an episode of Robert Irvine's hit series Restaurant: Impossible , centering on the Wildcat Cafe (formerly the Heritage Room), operated by the culinary students.

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. "Stark County Educational Service Center". Archived from the original on 2010-08-28.
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  6. "New AMMED Museum exhibit honors only U.S. nurse killed by enemy fire in Vietnam" . Retrieved 2021-06-13.

40°44′59″N81°22′23″W / 40.749859°N 81.373108°W / 40.749859; -81.373108