Chanute High School

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Chanute High School
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Address
Chanute High School
1501 West 36th Street

Chanute
,
Kansas
66720

United States
Coordinates 37°38′37″N95°28′23″W / 37.64361°N 95.47306°W / 37.64361; -95.47306
Information
School typePublic
MottoStudents First
Established1914 [1]
School district Chanute USD 413
CEEB code 170515
PrincipalZack Murry
Teaching staff32.20 (FTE) [2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment558 (2018–19) [2]
Average class size17.33 [2]
Campus typeRural
Color(s) Columbia blue and gold
  
Athletics KSHSAA 4A
Athletics conference Southeast Kansas League
Team nameBlue Comets
Rival Pittsburg High School
NewspaperThe Comet
Website www.usd413.org

Chanute High School is a public secondary school in Chanute, Kansas, United States, and operated by Chanute USD 413 school district.

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Campus

The school's current building was completed in 2008.

Curriculum

Chanute High School offers a variety of courses, including concurrent classes through Neosho County Community College. With the construction of the new high school in 2008, a new trade building was completed. Welding and construction classes are offered as well as Advanced Placement classes. AP Calculus AB, AP European History, AP English Language and Composition and AP English Literature are taught currently.[ when? ]

Foreign languages courses include Spanish I-IV.

Extracurricular activities

Student groups and activities at Chanute High School include Blue Comet Bands, Chess Club, Blue Comet Debate League, Blue Comet Forensics League, drama, Dungeons & Dragons, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Foreign Language Club, Future Business Leaders of America, HOSA (organization), history club, Kansas Future Educators of America, Leadership club, Model United Nations, National Honor Society, SkillsUSA, Student Government, Talent Search, Teen Age Republicans, Upward Bound, and vocal/choral music. In 2012, Gay/Straight Alliance was formed by the students.

The school's athletic teams, known as the Chanute Blue Comets, compete in Kansas State High School Activities Association size classification 4A. Teams are fielded in baseball, men's and women's basketball, cross country, football, men's and women's soccer, softball, spirit, men's and women's tennis, track, volleyball, men's and women's golf, unified bowling, and wrestling.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Building Information - Chanute High". Kansas State Department of Education. Archived from the original on July 2, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Chanute High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Paul Lindblad (2015) - Hall of Fame". Neosho County Community College Athletics. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ Litsky, Frank (May 19, 2001). "Ralph Miller, 82, a Hall of Fame Coach". New York Times.


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