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Shawnee Mission East High School

Coordinates: 38°59′32″N 94°37′54″W / 38.992206°N 94.631633°W / 38.992206; -94.631633
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Shawnee Mission East High School
Address
Map
7500 Mission Road[1]

,
66208

United States
Coordinates38°59′32″N 94°37′54″W / 38.992206°N 94.631633°W / 38.992206; -94.631633
Information
School typePublic, High School
Established1958; 66 years ago (1958)
School districtShawnee Mission School District (USD 512)
CEEB code172473[2]
PrincipalScott Sherman[3]
Teaching staff96.70 (FTE) (2018–19)[4]
Grades912[4]
Genderco-ed
Enrollment1,797 (2018–19)[4]
Student to teacher ratio18.58 (2018–19)[4]
Campus typeSuburban[4]
Color(s)  Columbia blue
  Black
  White
Fight songAlma Mater
AthleticsClass 6A[5][6]
Athletics conferenceSunflower League[3]
MascotLancers
RivalShawnee Mission South
Shawnee Mission West
Rockhurst
NewspaperThe Harbinger[7]
YearbookThe Hauberk
Websitesmeast.smsd.org

Shawnee Mission East High School is a public high school in Prairie Village, Kansas, US, for grades 9 through 12. It is one of five high schools operated by the Shawnee Mission School District (Unified School District 512).

Shawnee Mission East High School was established in 1958 in order to serve the growing population of northeast Johnson County, in suburban Kansas City. In January 1994, Shawnee Mission East, along with Shawnee Mission Northwest began offering the International Baccalaureate program.[8]

Shawnee Mission East 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 Lancers. Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.

History

Shawnee Mission East High School was established in 1958 to serve the growing population of northeast Johnson County. In January 1994, Shawnee Mission East began offering the International Baccalaureate program.[8]

Academics

Shawnee Mission East has been an IB World School since January 1994.[8]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The Lancers compete in the Sunflower League and are classified as a 6A, the largest classification in Kansas according to the KSHSAA. Throughout its history, Shawnee Mission East has won many state championships in various sports. Shawnee Mission East also has a cheerleading and dance team, called the Lancer Dancers.

State championships

State Championships[9][10]
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fall Football, Boys 1 2014
Policy Debate 11 1969, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Cross Country, Boys 2 1966, 1967
Cross Country, Girls 6 1982, 1983, 1989, 1993, 1997, 1999
Golf, Girls 6 1979, 1980, 1987, 2012, 2015, 2019
Winter Swimming and Diving, Boys 16 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1990, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Basketball, Girls 1 1983
Spring Golf, Boys 11 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018
Tennis, Boys 28 1959, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975,1978, 1980, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 (won both singles & doubles titles in some years), 2013, 2014, 2019
Tennis, Girls 18 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019
Baseball 3 1984, 1995, 2016
Rugby 4 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004
Soccer, Girls 3 1997, 1999, 2000
Lacrosse, Boys 6 2011 (LAKS), 2012 (LAKC), 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019
Swimming and Diving, Girls 16 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
Total 132

Fight Song

Shawnee Mission, Hail to thee Lancers we will ever be.

We stand beside our colors, bright: Columbia blue, black and white.

High School days too soon are gone, But fond memories linger on.

May our spirits be increased, And God watch over S M EAST!

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ GNIS entry for Shawnee Mission East High School; USGS; November 16, 2006.
  2. ^ "K–12 School Code Search | SAT Suite of Assessments". College Board. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "School Search - Shawnee Mission East HS". kshsaa.org. Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - Shawnee Mission East High (201164001574)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "2018-2019 Classifications and Enrollments". kshsaa.org. Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  6. ^ "Football Classifications and Enrollments 2018 & 2019" (PDF). kshsaa.org. Kansas State High School Activities Association. September 26, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  7. ^ "The Harbinger Online". www.smeharbinger.net. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "IB Diploma Program" (English). ibo.org. International Baccalaureate Organization. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  9. ^ "State Champions - KSHSAA". KSHSAA Gallery of Champions. Retrieved May 28, 2019 – via kshsaachamps.org.
  10. ^ "State Records & State Champions". Archived from the original (English) on April 21, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2010.