School type Public, High School Superintendent Martin Stessman Principal Ed West Phone +1 785-379-5880 | School board Board Website CEEB code 172883 Athletic Director Warren Watson | |
District Shawnee Heights School District | ||
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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.
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- T rell meet and greet shawnee heights high school
- Extracurricular activities
- Football
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Track Field
- State Championships
- Construction Project
- Notable alumni
- References
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.
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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.
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
Shawnee Heights High School offers the following sports:
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).