Truman High School is a public high school located in Independence, Missouri

Independence, Missouri

Independence is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri, and is contained within the counties of Jackson and Clay. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area...

, serving students in grades 9-12. It is named after hometown resident U.S. President

President of the United States

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 Harry S Truman and his family. The mascot of Truman High is a Patriot, and the school colors are red, white, and blue. Truman students are competitive with students from Fort Osage High School

Fort Osage High School

Fort Osage Senior High School is a high school located at 2101 N. Twyman Rd. in Independence, Missouri, belonging to the Fort Osage R-1 School District. It currently serves approximately 1,500 students from grades 9-12...

, but mostly towards William Chrisman High

William Chrisman High School

William Chrisman High School is a high school located in Independence, Missouri as part of the Independence School District. The school was founded in 1888 and was originally known as Independence High School. The first building was located at the intersection of Pleasant and Truman Road, the...

, their cross-town rivals.

Athletics

Truman is a member of the Missouri State High School Activities Association

Missouri State High School Activities Association

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. As of the 2009-2010 school year, in athletic activities Truman is a Class 5 school in basketball (girls and boys) and football. Truman is a Class 4 school in baseball, cross-country (girls and boys), boy's golf, softball, track and field (girls and boys), volleyball, and wrestling. The school is a Class 3 school in soccer (girls and boys)and is a Class 2 school in tennis (girls and boys) and girl's golf.

Forensics and Music

Truman's debate and competitive drama department has been ranked among the top high schools in the National Forensics League. Truman is Class 1 for speech and debate, Class 5 for music activities, and Class 4 for Academic Team (aka Scholar's Bowl which is what the school formally calls the activity). In 2009 the Academic Team had an impressive showing at the MSHSAA State Championship placing 5th, just missing the semi-finals. Truman High School's Patriot Marching Band is active from July through the end of October, performing at home football games as well as multiple marching competitions. Starting in November, the band is then split into Symphonic, Concert, and Freshmen bands.

Other Extracurriculars

There are many other activities that Truman offers its students including Camerata, Trutones, creative writing clubs, drawn to art, and an active theater program. Truman High School also supports a chess team. Other opportunities include Jazz Band, Jazz Combo, and pep band which are outside of school unlike the marching, freshmen, concert, and symphonic bands. The school also has an award-winning academic team (Scholar's Bowl).

External links

• Truman High School
• Truman High School Booster Club

Alumni Links

• Truman Class of 1968