Salina High School South

Salina High School South
Address
750 East Magnolia Road Salina , Kansas 67401 United States
Coordinates	38°47′47″N 97°35′59″W
Information
School type	Public, High School
Established	1971
School district	USD 305
CEEB code	172687
Principal	Curtis Stevens
Athletic Director	Ken Stonebraker
Band Director	Darren Brooks
Grades	9 to 12
Gender	coed
Color(s)	Green   Gold   White
Athletics	Class 5A District 6
Athletics conference	AVCTL I & II
Mascot	Cougars
Rival	Salina Central
Website	School Website

Salina High School South is a fully accredited public school located in Salina, Kansas, serving students in grades 9-12. The school serves approximately 1,162 students each year, and about 90% of the staff employed at the school are certified, including principal Linn Exline. The school colors are green, gold, and white, and the school mascot is the Cougar. The athletic teams offered at Salina South are varied and compete in the 5A division according to the KSHSAA.

School Layout

Salina South is a brown building distinctly recognized by its three "pods" (circular hallways named the 200, 300, and 400 Pods). Salina South also features doorless classrooms with faux walls. The building has few windows. The school also houses a library, two gymnasiums, an indoor pool with a separate diving section, and auditorium complete with stage and props for plays. Although the school is for the most part single-storied, there is an upstairs office above the library, a basement floor beneath the main office, and a basement floor beneath one of the gymnasiums.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Football

In 2000, the football team won the 5A state championship with a victory over Pittsburg High School. The football team repeated as state champions in 2004 with a victory over Olathe North High School.. In 2016 the program had a down year with only one win on the season.

State Championships

State Championships
Season	Sport	Number of Championships	Year
Fall	Football	2	2000, 2004
	Soccer, Boys	1	2015
	Cross Country, Boys	2	1984, 1990
	Cross Country, Girls	1	1984
	Gymnastics, Boys	2	1973, 1974
Winter	Swimming and Diving, Boys	3	1973, 1983, 2010
Spring	Baseball	1	1993
	Softball	2	1995, 2003
	Track & Field, Girls	1	1979
Total		14

Non-Athletic Programs

• 2006 - The debate team qualified a Policy Debate Team for the National Forensics League national tournament for the first time since 1995. This same team, composed of Bret Higgins and Josh Harzman won the 5A 2-Speaker Debate State Tournament. The same year Bret Higgins won the 5A Lincoln-Douglas Debate State Championship.
• 2007 - The Salina South Theatre departments' production of Guys and Dolls received national recognition from USA Weekend's High School Musical Showstopper as one of the top high school productions in America.
• 1984-2005 - The school marching band, the Salina South Marching Cougars, received 21 straight "Superior" ratings for their field performances at the annual Central States Marching Festival held at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas under the leadership of director Randall Fillmore.

Notable alumni

• Deborah Daulton-Morton - Miss Kansas USA 1995
• Colleen McCain Nelson - 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing, Class of 1992
• Brent Venables, defensive coordinator at Clemson University

See also

• Salina High School Central
• Southeast of Saline

External links

• School Website
• District Website