Rich South High School

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Rich Township High School Fine Arts & Communications Campus
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Rich South High School
5000 Sauk Trail 60471

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Coordinates 41°29′08″N87°44′13″W / 41.48566°N 87.73706°W / 41.48566; -87.73706
Information
TypePublic secondary
Opened1972
SuperintendentJohnnie Thomas
PrincipalLarry Varn
Faculty72.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment954
Student to teacher ratio18.1 [1]
Team nameStars
Feeder schoolsColin Powell Middle School O.W Huth Middle School
Website School website

Rich Township High School Fine Arts Campus, formerly known as, Rich South High School (RSHS) is a public four-year high school located in Richton Park, Illinois, a southern suburb of Chicago, in the United States. Rich Township's campus serves the cities of Matteson, Park Forest, Richton Park, Olympia Fields and University Park. It is a part of Rich Township District 227. [2]

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Renovations

A new auditorium was completed for the 2006–2007 school year. [3]

A new cafeteria was completed for the 2008–2009 school year. [4] This renovation included converting the old cafeteria into a new media center, and converting the old media center into additional classroom space. [5]

Notable alumni

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