Chanute High School | |
Streetaddress: | 1501 West 36th Street |
City: | Chanute |
State: | Kansas |
Zipcode: | 66720 |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 37.6436°N -95.4731°W |
District: | Chanute USD 413 |
Principal: | Zack Murry |
Teaching Staff: | 32.20 (FTE) |
Ceeb: | 170515 |
Avg Class Size: | 17.33 |
Schooltype: | Public |
Grades: | 9-12 |
Campus Type: | Rural |
Athletics: | KSHSAA 4A |
Conference: | Southeast Kansas League |
Motto: | Students First |
Team Name: | Blue Comets |
Colors: | Columbia blue and gold |
Rival: | Pittsburg High School |
Newspaper: | The Comet |
Established: | 1914[1] |
Enrollment: | 558 (2018–19)[2] |
Chanute High School is a public secondary school in Chanute, Kansas, United States, and operated by Chanute USD 413 school district.
The school's current building was completed in 2008.
Chanute High School offers a variety of courses, including concurrent classes through Neosho County Community College. With the construction of the new high school in 2008, a new trade building was completed. Welding and construction classes are offered as well as Advanced Placement classes. AP Calculus AB, AP European History, AP English Language and Composition and AP English Literature are taught currently.
Foreign languages courses include Spanish I-IV
Student groups and activities at Chanute High School include Blue Comet Bands, Chess Club, Blue Comet Debate League, Blue Comet Forensics League, drama, Dungeons & Dragons, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Foreign Language Club, Future Business Leaders of America, HOSA (organization), history club, Kansas Future Educators of America, Leadership club, Model United Nations, National Honor Society, SkillsUSA, Student Government, Talent Search, Teen Age Republicans, Upward Bound, and vocal/choral music. In 2012, Gay/Straight Alliance was formed by the students.
The school's athletic teams, known as the Chanute Blue Comets, compete in Kansas State High School Activities Association size classification 4A. Teams are fielded in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, softball, spirit, tennis, track, volleyball, men's and women's golf and wrestling.