Canton South High School
Encyclopedia
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
, & 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
). The school's athletic teams are known as the Canton South Wildcats, and are part of the Northeastern Buckeye Conference
of the Ohio High School Athletic Association
.
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).
Public
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high school in Canton Township
Canton Township, Stark County, Ohio
Canton Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,882 people in the township, 13,402 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
, Stark County
Stark County, Ohio
Stark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 375,586. It is included in the Canton-Massillon, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
United States
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. The school, typically enrolling around 800 students in the 9th
Ninth grade
Ninth grade is the ninth post-kindergarten year of school education in some school systems. The students are 13 to 15 years of age, depending on when their birthday occurs. Depending on the school district, ninth grade is usually the first year of high school....
, 10th
Tenth grade
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, 11th
Eleventh grade
Eleventh Grade is the eleventh, and for some countries final, grade of secondary schools. Students are typically 16 or 17 years of age, depending on the country and the students' birthdays.-Brazil:...
, & 12th
Twelfth grade
Twelfth grade or Senior year, or Grade Twelve, are the North American names for the final year of secondary school. In most countries students then graduate at age 17 or 18. In some countries, there is a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all...
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
Stark County Educational Service Center
Stark County Educational Service Center is a school district located in Stark County, Ohio, United States.-External links:*...
). The school's athletic teams are known as the Canton South Wildcats, and are part of the Northeastern Buckeye Conference
Northeastern Buckeye Conference (OHSAA)
The Northeastern Buckeye Conference , is an OHSAA high school athletic conference that comprises eight high schools in Northeast Ohio. The current member schools of the conference are:*Alliance Aviators...
of the Ohio High School Athletic Association
Ohio High School Athletic Association
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio...
.
Geography & History
Canton South High School is located at 40.749859°N 81.373108°W. It sits just within the unglaciatedUnglaciated Allegheny Plateau
The Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau is located in an arc around southeastern Ohio into western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. This area is a dissected plateau, characterized by sandstone, shale, and many coal seams...
region of the Allegheny Plateau
Allegheny Plateau
The Allegheny Plateau is a large dissected plateau area in western and central New York, northern and western Pennsylvania, northern and western West Virginia, and eastern Ohio...
. 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).