Shawnee Heights High School

Shawnee Heights High School
Address
4201 S.E. Shawnee Heights Road [1]
Tecumseh, Kansas 66542
United States
Coordinates 38°59′24″N 95°33′45″W / 38.990087°N 95.562490°W / 38.990087; -95.562490Coordinates: 38°59′24″N 95°33′45″W / 38.990087°N 95.562490°W / 38.990087; -95.562490
Information
School type Public, High School
School board Board Website
School district Shawnee Heights USD 450 [2]
Superintendent Martin Stessman [2]
CEEB code 172883 [3]
Principal Ed West [4]
Athletic Director Warren Watson [4]
Grades 9 to 12
Gender coed
Campus type Urban
Color(s)      Red
     White
     Turquoise
Athletics Class 5A [5]
District 3 [6]
Athletics conference Centennial League [4]
Mascot Thunderbird
Rival Washburn Rural High School
Newspaper The Totem
Website School website

Shawnee Heights High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Tecumseh, Kansas, east of Topeka, Kansas. The school colors are red, white, and turquoise and the school mascot is the Thunderbird. The average annual enrollment is approximately 1,200 students.

Shawnee Heights is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 5A division and are known as the "Thunderbirds". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs. The school is a member of the Centennial League.

Extracurricular activities

The Thunderbirds compete in the Centennial League and are classified as a 5A school, the second-largest classification in Kansas according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association. Throughout its history, Shawnee Heights has won sixteen state championships in various sports. Many graduates have gone on to participate in Division I, Division II, and Division III athletics.

Athletics

Football

The head coach of the football team is Jason Swift. He has been head of the football team since 2002, and as of 2011 has carried his team to eight playoff series in nine years. The team has won three of its district championships under his lead, in 2006, 2008, and in 2010. In 2009, the team won its first playoff game since 1973, then went on the next year to win another playoff victory in 2010, the first time ever that the school has recorded playoff wins in consecutive years.

Baseball

Shawnee Heights has experienced a large amount of success throughout its history. The program has made numerous trips to the Kansas State Baseball Tournament, winning the state championship four times, occurring in 1994, 1999, 2001, 2011. In the 2010-2011 season they managed to go 25-0, in large part because of their 11 seniors.

Basketball

The Shawnee Heights basketball program was one of the top programs in the state in the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. During that span, the team won four state championships, occurring in 1988, 1989, 2000, and 2002. The Thunderbirds also won several Centennial League titles. The team has had only one winning season from 2002–2008, however. The girls' programs has also won state championships in 1977 and 1986.

Track & Field

Other strong athletic programs offered at Shawnee Heights are boys' and girls' track & field. The boys' program has won state championships in 1989 and 2007. The girls' program won state championships in 1974, 1993, and 2009.

State Championships

State Championships[7]
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fall Volleyball 2 1999, 2000
Winter Basketball, Boys 4 1988, 1989, 2000, 2002
Basketball, Girls 2 1977, 1986
Bowling, Girls 1 2010
Spring Baseball 4 1994, 1999, 2001, 2011
Track and Field, Boys 2 1989, 2007
Track and Field, Girls 3 1974, 1993, 2009
Soccer, Girls 1 2004
Total 18

Shawnee Heights High School offers the following sports:

Fall

  • Football
  • Volleyball
  • Boys' Cross-Country
  • Girls' Cross-Country
  • Girls' Golf
  • Boys' Soccer
  • Girls' Tennis
  • Cheerleading

Winter

  • Boys' Basketball
  • Girls' Basketball
  • Wrestling
  • Boys' Bowling
  • Girls' Bowling
  • Dance Team
  • Winter Cheerleading
  • Boys' Swimming/Diving

Spring

  • Baseball
  • Boys' Golf
  • Boys' Tennis
  • Girls' Soccer
  • Girls' Swimming/Diving
  • Softball
  • Boys' Track and Field
  • Girls' Track and Field

Construction Project

In the summer of 2006 the school received a remodeling and a new construction project after the passage of a bond issue in 2005. This project was completed in the summer of 2007.

This project enclosed the walkway once separating the 9-10 building (now the North Wing) and the 11-12 building (now the South Wing).

Notable alumni

References

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