Wichita High School Southeast
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Wichita Southeast High School, known locally as Southeast, is a fully accredited urban high school, serving students in grades 9-12, located in Wichita, Kansas
. The school is within the Unified School District 259. The current principal is Leroy Parks. Wichita High School Southeast is one of many high schools located within the city limits of Wichita, KS. The official school colors are gold and black. The enrollment for the 2009-2010 school year is approximately 2,000 students.
Wichita Southeast was established in 1957 in order to help educate the growing population of southeastern Wichita. Wichita Southeast is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association
and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 6A division and are known as the "Golden Buffaloes". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs. Southeast has many notable alumni to include actress, Kirstie Alley
, and world-known sculptor, Tom Otterness
.
, chosen because of the Buffalo's historical significance to the region.
In recent years, Southeast has seen a boon in academic interest, resulting in several extracurricular clubs and organizations being created. Many students at Southeast are members of the National Honor Society
, and even more are given local awards like Student of the Month and the Tatanka Award, which is recognition for students who consistently demonstrate performance beyond standard expectations over the course of an entire school year.
, has a new-found home in this Wichita public high school. Making its beginnings at Southeast in 2005, AVID has helped and is helping students who have hidden potential succeed in high school, college, and beyond. The year of 2009 marked the first graduating AVID class of Southeast. The class generally consists of approximately 25 students and is taught by the wonderful Ms. Jeanette Blide.
and are classified as a 6A school, the largest classification in Kansas according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association
. Throughout its history, Wichita Southeast has won 51 state championships in various sports. Many graduates have gone on to participate in Division I, Division II, and Division III athletics.
In 1998, the school's girls' soccer team won the Titan Classic. Both girls' track and field and boys' football and basketball also claimed city league titles in that year. The following year, the boys' basketball team won the 6A State Championship. In 2003, both the boys' swimming and basketball teams took state titles. In 2006, the school's boy's soccer team won the Titan Classic and made a run at state for the first time in eight years led by leading scorer David Dao. In 2008, the boys basketball team won the Class 6A title, defeating Lawrence High School
88-67. In the last 40 years, Southeast has won over 100 League Championships (more than any City League school) and over 40 State Championships in boys competition, and over 40 League Championships and 10 State Championships in girls competition.
6-3 in the state title game to become state champions. In 1995, the Southeast basketball team played the role of "giantkiller" when they upset Wichita South
to advance to the state tournament—South had previously won state titles in basketball in 1991, 1993, and 1994.
. Three main stage shows are performed each year, along with smaller shows that showcase student-written one-acts.
At the end of each school year, Goldust - the combined performance of all the choirs and the jazz band - acts as a farewell to the senior class. Goldust comprises many short skit
s and musical renditions, often performed strictly by graduating seniors. But select juniors and sophomores are also allowed opportunities to perform solos.
Southeast choirs include Madrigals, Concert Choir, Women's Ensemble, Men's Chorus, and Women's Chorus. (Men's and Women's Chorus to integrate to become Mixed Chorus in the 2009-2010 school year)
Madrigals is the top choir in Southeast. They also perform at City and State Level competitions in the spring, where ratings range from I-V, I being outstanding. Requirements are upper classmen, audition only. Madrigals is a 24 student class.
Concert Choir is the main large choir at Southeast, and also performs at the city and state levels. Concert choir is an audition only choir and is open to sophomore boys, juniors and seniors. Sophomore girls may audition for Women's Ensemble.
Women's Ensemble performs at the City and State level, and sometimes perform alongside the Madrigals. This is an audition only group ranging from sophomores to seniors. Most Women's Ensemble individuals are accepted into Madrigals.
Mixed Chorus is a choir open to any one trying out the choir field in Southeast, and no audition is necessary, as it weeds out the dedicated from the ones who just want an easy credit, by teaching the individuals who join how to sing as a unit. This choir performs only at school concerts, and is usually the first step to advancing up the choir scale at Southeast.
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Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
. The school is within the Unified School District 259. The current principal is Leroy Parks. Wichita High School Southeast is one of many high schools located within the city limits of Wichita, KS. The official school colors are gold and black. The enrollment for the 2009-2010 school year is approximately 2,000 students.
Wichita Southeast was established in 1957 in order to help educate the growing population of southeastern Wichita. Wichita Southeast is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association
Kansas State High School Activities Association
The Kansas State High School Activities Association is the organization which oversees interscholastic competition in the state of Kansas at the high school level. It oversees both athletic and non-athletic competition, and sponsors championships in several sports and activities.The KSHSAA was...
and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 6A division and are known as the "Golden Buffaloes". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs. Southeast has many notable alumni to include actress, Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Louise Alley is an American actress known for her role in the TV show Cheers, in which she played Rebecca Howe from 1987–1993, winning an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award as the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1991...
, and world-known sculptor, Tom Otterness
Tom Otterness
Tom Otterness is an American sculptor whose works adorn parks, plazas, subway stations, libraries, courthouses and museums in New York---most notably in Rockefeller Park in Battery Park City and in the 14th Street/8th Avenue subway station---and other cities around the world...
.
History
Southeast High School was established in 1957 in order to help educate the increasing population of southeastern Wichita. Southeast's colors were originally chosen to be gold and white; however, the colors usually represented on uniforms and Southeast-related products are black and gold. Southeast's symbol and mascot is the Golden BuffaloAmerican Bison
The American bison , also commonly known as the American buffalo, is a North American species of bison that once roamed the grasslands of North America in massive herds...
, chosen because of the Buffalo's historical significance to the region.
Academics
Southeast High School maintains a student to teacher ratio of approximately 20:1, significantly higher than the state average of 14:1.In recent years, Southeast has seen a boon in academic interest, resulting in several extracurricular clubs and organizations being created. Many students at Southeast are members of the National Honor Society
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
, and even more are given local awards like Student of the Month and the Tatanka Award, which is recognition for students who consistently demonstrate performance beyond standard expectations over the course of an entire school year.
The AVID program
AVID, an acronym meaning Advancement Via Individual DeterminationAdvancement Via Individual Determination
Advancement Via Individual Determination is an American college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges, focusing on students in the academic middle. The formula is to raise expectations of students...
, has a new-found home in this Wichita public high school. Making its beginnings at Southeast in 2005, AVID has helped and is helping students who have hidden potential succeed in high school, college, and beyond. The year of 2009 marked the first graduating AVID class of Southeast. The class generally consists of approximately 25 students and is taught by the wonderful Ms. Jeanette Blide.
Extracurricular activities
The Buffaloes compete in the Greater Wichita Athletic LeagueGreater Wichita Athletic League
The Greater Wichita Athletic League, more commonly known around the state simply as The City League, is a league of member schools of the Kansas State High School Activities Association...
and are classified as a 6A school, the largest classification in Kansas according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association
Kansas State High School Activities Association
The Kansas State High School Activities Association is the organization which oversees interscholastic competition in the state of Kansas at the high school level. It oversees both athletic and non-athletic competition, and sponsors championships in several sports and activities.The KSHSAA was...
. Throughout its history, Wichita Southeast has won 51 state championships in various sports. Many graduates have gone on to participate in Division I, Division II, and Division III athletics.
Athletics
Each head coach at Southeast is also a classroom teacher, representing ten different curriculum areas. Combined, the coaches have a total of 320 years of coaching experience as of February 2007. Southeast offers 20 different sports, the most in the Greater Wichita City League, representing every sport sponsored by the state. In 2007, 289 boys and 229 girls represented Southeast as members of athletic teams - the most of any school in Wichita.In 1998, the school's girls' soccer team won the Titan Classic. Both girls' track and field and boys' football and basketball also claimed city league titles in that year. The following year, the boys' basketball team won the 6A State Championship. In 2003, both the boys' swimming and basketball teams took state titles. In 2006, the school's boy's soccer team won the Titan Classic and made a run at state for the first time in eight years led by leading scorer David Dao. In 2008, the boys basketball team won the Class 6A title, defeating Lawrence High School
Lawrence High School (Kansas)
Lawrence High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Lawrence, Kansas, serving students in grades 9-12. The school is one of the two public high schools located in the city. Lawrence High enrolled 1,260 students in the 2007-2008 school year...
88-67. In the last 40 years, Southeast has won over 100 League Championships (more than any City League school) and over 40 State Championships in boys competition, and over 40 League Championships and 10 State Championships in girls competition.
Baseball
In 1978, the Buffaloes beat Shawnee Mission SouthShawnee Mission South High School
Shawnee Mission South High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Overland Park, Kansas, USA, serving students in grades 9-12. The school is one of several public high schools located within Shawnee Mission, KS. Additionally, Shawnee Mission South is a two-time Blue Ribbon...
6-3 in the state title game to become state champions. In 1995, the Southeast basketball team played the role of "giantkiller" when they upset Wichita South
Wichita South High School
Wichita South High School, known locally as South, is a fully accredited high school, serving students in grades 9-12, located in Wichita, Kansas, USA. It is also known as Wichita High School South. The school colors are blue and red and the enrollment for the 2009-2010 school year is 1,657...
to advance to the state tournament—South had previously won state titles in basketball in 1991, 1993, and 1994.
State championships
| State Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
| Fall | Football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by... |
4 | 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980 |
| Cross Country, Boys Cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road... |
3 | 1970, 1976, 1980 | |
| Winter | Swimming and Diving, Boys Swimming (sport) Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native... |
8 | 1964, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 2003 |
| Basketball, Boys Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... |
4 | 1971, 1999, 2003, 2008 | |
| Basketball, Girls Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... |
2 | 1986, 1987 | |
| Spring | Golf, Boys Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... |
7 | 1963, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1976, 1979, 1996 |
| Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... |
5 | 1965, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1978 | |
| Tennis, Boys Tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all... |
8 | 1979, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992 | |
| Tennis, Girls Tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all... |
7 | 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1997, 1998 | |
| Track & Field, Boys | 2 | 1971, 1997 | |
| Track & Field, Girls | 1 | 1990 | |
| Total | 51 | ||
Arts
A number of students at Southeast are involved in artistic studies, such as instrumentation, singing, acting, dancing, and painting. The band split into two levels as of the 2009-2010 school year. Both participate in marching band in the fall and in the winter time they split into the Wind Ensemble and Concert Band. In 2004 the Jazz band was invited to play for guests at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Southeast is home to many musical/theater productions, run mostly by student members of the International Thespian SocietyInternational Thespian Society
The International Thespian Society is an honorary organization for high-school and middle-school theatre students located at more than 3,600 affiliated secondary schools across the United States, Canada, and abroad. The International Thespian Society was founded in Fairmont, West Virginia...
. Three main stage shows are performed each year, along with smaller shows that showcase student-written one-acts.
At the end of each school year, Goldust - the combined performance of all the choirs and the jazz band - acts as a farewell to the senior class. Goldust comprises many short skit
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
s and musical renditions, often performed strictly by graduating seniors. But select juniors and sophomores are also allowed opportunities to perform solos.
Southeast choirs include Madrigals, Concert Choir, Women's Ensemble, Men's Chorus, and Women's Chorus. (Men's and Women's Chorus to integrate to become Mixed Chorus in the 2009-2010 school year)
Madrigals is the top choir in Southeast. They also perform at City and State Level competitions in the spring, where ratings range from I-V, I being outstanding. Requirements are upper classmen, audition only. Madrigals is a 24 student class.
Concert Choir is the main large choir at Southeast, and also performs at the city and state levels. Concert choir is an audition only choir and is open to sophomore boys, juniors and seniors. Sophomore girls may audition for Women's Ensemble.
Women's Ensemble performs at the City and State level, and sometimes perform alongside the Madrigals. This is an audition only group ranging from sophomores to seniors. Most Women's Ensemble individuals are accepted into Madrigals.
Mixed Chorus is a choir open to any one trying out the choir field in Southeast, and no audition is necessary, as it weeds out the dedicated from the ones who just want an easy credit, by teaching the individuals who join how to sing as a unit. This choir performs only at school concerts, and is usually the first step to advancing up the choir scale at Southeast.
Journalism
"The Stampede" is the Southeast newspaper. It is distributed every three weeks. "The Hoofbeats" is the name of the Southeast yearbook, which is distributed every year. As of 2009, both are currently in their 52nd year of publication. As of the 2009-2010 School year, The Stampede is rated "All-Kansas" by the KSPA.Notable alumni
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-winning theatrical designer
See also
- Greater Wichita Athletic LeagueGreater Wichita Athletic LeagueThe Greater Wichita Athletic League, more commonly known around the state simply as The City League, is a league of member schools of the Kansas State High School Activities Association...
Wichita Public High Schools
- Wichita East High School
- Wichita Heights High SchoolWichita Heights High SchoolWichita Heights High School, known locally as Heights, is a coeducational secondary school located in Wichita, Kansas, USA, serving students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the USD 259 public school system. The school principal is Mr. Bruce Deterding, who replaced Mr. Mark Christian after...
- Wichita North High SchoolWichita North High SchoolWichita North High School, known locally as North, is a fully accredited high school located in Wichita, Kansas, USA, serving students in grades 9-12. Wichita North was founded in 1929 on the site where the United States government sent Company 'A' of the 10th Division to the forks of the Arkansas...
- Wichita Northeast Magnet High SchoolWichita Northeast Magnet High SchoolWichita Northeast Magnet High School, known locally as Northeast, is a magnet high school located in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is in the Wichita School District. The current principal is Gil Alvarez. Wichita Northeast Magnet High School is the first magnet high school in Kansas. The magnet...
- Wichita Northwest High SchoolWichita Northwest High SchoolWichita Northwest High School, known locally as Northwest, is a fully accredited public high school located in Wichita, Kansas, USA that serves over 1500 students in grades 9-12.-History:The school opened in 1978...
- Wichita South High SchoolWichita South High SchoolWichita South High School, known locally as South, is a fully accredited high school, serving students in grades 9-12, located in Wichita, Kansas, USA. It is also known as Wichita High School South. The school colors are blue and red and the enrollment for the 2009-2010 school year is 1,657...
- Wichita West High SchoolWichita West High SchoolWichita West High School, known locally as West, is a fully accredited high school located in Wichita, Kansas, serving students in grades 9-12. The high school is located close to downtown Wichita, and is near U.S. Route 54...
Wichita Private High Schools
- Bishop Carroll Catholic High SchoolBishop Carroll Catholic High SchoolBishop Carroll Catholic High School, sometimes called Carroll or BC, is a private high school located in Wichita, Kansas. Along with Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School, it is one of two Catholic high schools in the city. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita. Bishop Carroll graduates...
- Kapaun Mt. Carmel High SchoolKapaun Mt. Carmel High SchoolKapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School, sometimes called Kapaun, is a private, four year, co-educational, secondary school operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita. The mission of the school is to form the total person in the image of Jesus Christ...
External links
- Official school website
- USD 259, school district
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