Campus High School
| Campus High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
|
2100 West 55th Street South [1] Wichita, Kansas 67217 United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°35′41″N 97°22′03″W / 37.594594°N 97.367562°WCoordinates: 37°35′41″N 97°22′03″W / 37.594594°N 97.367562°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, High School |
| Established | 1960 |
| School district | Haysville USD 261 |
| CEEB code | 173168 [2] |
| Principal | David Morford [3] |
| Athletic Director | Josh Godwin [3] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) |
Black White Gold |
| Athletics |
Class 6A [4] District 7 [5] |
| Athletics conference | Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Division I [3] |
| Mascot | Colts |
| Rival | Derby High School |
| Communities served | Haysville |
| Website | School Website |
Campus High School is a public high school in Wichita, Kansas serving students in grades 9-12. Despite being located within the Wichita city limits, Campus is part of USD 261, which is the school district for the Wichita suburb of Haysville.[6] The current principal is David Morford. The school colors are black and white with an accent of gold. The current enrollment is 1,742 students.
Campus High School 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 "Colts". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.
The school layout features a college "campus" type courtyard with sidewalks going to each end of the building, and a clock-tower with a bell underneath. It also has numerous sports fields north of the building, and a nearby lake which is used for science classes.
History
Early years
Campus High School was established in 1960 with the name, Rural High School District 191. At the time, it served several communities including Oatville, South Riverside, and Enterprise. The name "Campus" was chosen by the students who were to attend the new high school. The following year, the Wichita district annexed part of the high school, reducing the student population by nearly half and causing large public sentiment. The annexed buildings would remain empty from 1961 until Freeman Elementary School was relocated to the site in 1966. Campus has had four additions to the original facility in the past 40 years.[7]
Recent years
The school underwent renovation to turn it into a single building. The renovation includes a new, larger cafeteria, a new library, and new offices, as well as renovations on all of the other buildings except "J", now renamed "F" building, the science building. The renovation was completed before the 2008-09 school year. The courtyard, media center, and theatre were all completed in December 2008.
Campus High School was a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School.[8] It is an authorized International Baccalaureate School.[9][10]
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
The Colts compete in the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League and are classified as a 6A school, the largest classification in Kansas according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association.
Non-athletic programs
Theatre
Campus calls their theatre department Campus Mane Stage Theatre ("Mane" being like the colt's mane). Campus theatre is a part of the International Thespian Society and is troupe #537. Because of this, the troupe members go to Kansas State Thespian Conference once every year in January. Honors include many Gold Honor Troupe 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014; Silver Honor Troupe 2005, 2007 and 2011; and Bronze Honor Troupe 2003. The theatre department also has an improv troupe, Mane Stage Maniacs. Productions take place in the Campus High School auditorium which seats over 700 people. Campus High School enters into the Music Theatre of Wichita Jester Awards, which honors Wichita area high schools for the quality of their musicals.
Band
The marching band is one of 10% in the nation that does different halftime shows at the school's football games. As of September 12, 2016, the Campus High Band has received a 1 rating for the 15th year in a row at the Kansas State Fair.
State championships
| State Championships[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
| Spring | Boys Track & Field | 1 | 1990 |
| Spring | Baseball | 1 | 1991 |
| Winter | Girls Bowling | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| Total | 4 | ||
Fall
- Football
- Volleyball
- Boys Cross-Country
- Girls Cross-Country
- Boys Soccer
- Girls Tennis
- Cheerleading
- Dancing
Winter
- Boys Basketball
- Girls Basketball
- Wrestling
- Coed-Boys Bowling
- Coed-Girls Bowling
- Winter Cheerleading
- Winter Dancing
Spring
- Baseball
- Boys Golf
- Boys Tennis
- Girls Soccer
- Girls Swimming/Diving
- Softball
- Boys Track and Field
- Girls Track and Field
- Forensics
References
- ↑ GNIS entry for Campus High School Haysville; USGS; October 13, 1978.
- ↑ High School CEEB Code Search
- 1 2 3 "School Search - Wichita-Haysville Campus HS". Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ↑ KSHSAA School Classification List
- ↑ KSHSAA School District List Archived 2010-09-23 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ USD 261 District map
- ↑ "History of Campus High School". USD 261. USD 261. 2010-02-21.
- ↑ "Campus High School 2013 National Blue Ribbon School | National Blue Ribbon Schools Program". nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ↑ "Haysville USD 261 - Campus High School". usd261.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ↑ "Campus High School – Wichita, KS The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program". nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ↑ "Kansas State High School Activities Association Championship History 1908-2015 Winners & Records" (English). Retrieved 2016-04-05.