Shawnee Mission South High School

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Shawnee Mission South High School
Shawnee Mission South Raider Logo.png
Address
Shawnee Mission South High School
5800 West 107th Street [1]

Overland Park
,
Kansas
66207

United States
Coordinates 38°56′14″N94°39′13″W / 38.937176°N 94.653606°W / 38.937176; -94.653606
Information
School type Public, High School
Established1966
School district Shawnee Mission USD 512
CEEB code 172772 [2]
Principal Todd Dain [3]
Athletic Director Mark Mahonney [3]
Teaching staff101.10 (FTE) [4]
Grades 9–12
Gender coed
Enrollment1,586 (2022–23) [4]
Student to teacher ratio15.69 [4]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s)  Green
  Gold
AthleticsClass 6A [5]
Athletics conference Sunflower League [3]
MascotRocky, the Raider
Team nameRaiders
Rival Shawnee Mission East High School
NewspaperThe Patriot
YearbookHeritage
Communities served Shawnee Mission
Website smsouth.smsd.org

Shawnee Mission South High School is a high school located in Overland Park, Kansas, United States, serving students in grades 9-12. The school is one of several public high schools located within Shawnee Mission and operated by Shawnee Mission USD 512 school district. The school colors are green and gold and the school mascot is the Raider. The average annual enrollment is approximately 1,600 students. The school newspaper is called The Patriot. [6]

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History

Shawnee Mission South High School was established in 1966. [7]

The school's mascot was chosen by the first graduating class of 1967. The Raider was chosen as a mascot because of the popular band Paul Revere & the Raiders. [8]

Throughout its history, Shawnee Mission South has hosted several prominent concerts. The Who played a concert with The Buckinghams at Shawnee Mission South on November 17, 1967. [9] The concert was performed in the gymnasium that currently still stands. The Byrds appeared in concert in the school's gymnasium in March 1969. The Amboy Dukes performed in a "senior class only" concert, in the football stadium, May, 1971. [10] Brewer & Shipley performed in the cafeteria in 1976.

In 1983, Shawnee Mission South was named a Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor an American school can achieve. In 1997, the school was named a Blue Ribbon School for the second time in the school's history. [11]

Academics

Shawnee Mission South High School is a two-time Blue Ribbon School, occurring in 1983 and 1997. Beginning in the 2007–2008 school year, the Shawnee Mission School District adopted a new program, Project Lead the Way, as the district's signature engineering program, offered at Shawnee Mission South High School. The classes for Lead the Way include Introduction to Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering, Digital Electronics, Aerospace Engineering, and Engineering Design and Development. Another program unique to Shawnee Mission South was that of the Center for International Studies. The Center for International Studies (CIS) provided intensive instruction in four languages: Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Russian. The program also provided students the opportunity to attend geopolitics classes rather than regular social studies courses. As of now, only Arabic is still taught at Shawnee Mission South, with Chinese being taught at Shawnee Mission East High School, Japanese at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, and Russian at Shawnee Mission North High School. [12] In 2005, South's Science Olympiad team made district news by winning the state of Kansas competition and advancing to the national level. As of January 22, 2012, the Shawnee Mission South Academic Decathlon team has won the Kansas State Academic Decathlon Competition and advanced to nationals for fifteen years in a row. [13]

Extracurricular activities

The Raiders compete in the Sunflower League and are classified as a 6A school (despite the drop in enrollment), the largest classification in Kansas according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association. Throughout its history, Shawnee Mission South has won several state championships in various sports. Many graduates have gone on to participate in collegiate athletics.

Athletics

State championships

State Championships [14]
SeasonSportNumber of ChampionshipsYear
Fall Football 21973, 1975
Soccer, Boys 21986, 1987
Volleyball 21974, 1993
Cross Country, Boys 61968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1978, 2011
Cross Country, Girls 21978, 1988
Winter Swimming and Diving, Boys 61972, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989, 2013
Swimming and Diving, Girls 11976
Gymnastics, Boys 31975, 1976, 1977
Basketball, Boys 21990, 2013
Indoor Track, Boys 31975, 1976, 1978
Basketball, Girls 21995, 2024
Spring Golf, Boys 51968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1999
Track & Field, Boys 61975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 2008
Baseball 41975, 1979, 1981, 1985
Tennis, Boys 71968, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1986, 1987, 2000
Tennis, Girls 81972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1996
Total60

Non-athletic Programs

Debate

The debate team won the NCFL National Championship in 2022 and repeated as national champions in 2023. [15] The debate team also won the 2023 National Speech & Debate Tournament [16]

Notable alumni

See also

Other high schools in Shawnee Mission USD 512 school district

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