Canton South High School

Canton South High School
new construction
Address
600 Faircrest Street S.E.
Canton, Ohio 44707
United States
Information
School type Public high school
School board Stark County Educational Service Center
School district Canton Local Schools
Superintendent Kim Redmond
Principal Todd Osborn
Grades 9–10–11–12
Enrollment Approx. 800
Language English
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Red and Gray         
Mascot Willie the Wildcat
Communities served North Industry, Canton Township, and Pike Township
Website Canton South High School

Canton South High School is a public high school in Canton Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States. The school, typically enrolling around 800 students in the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades, is the only high school in the Canton Local School District. It is a member school of the former Stark County Board of Education (now known as the Stark County Educational Service Center).[1]

The school's athletic teams are known as the Canton South Wildcats, and are part of the Eastern Buckeye Conference of the Ohio High School Athletic Association.[2]

It is currently under construction; a new school was planned by early 2017.[3]

Geography and history

Canton South High School is located at 40°44′59″N 81°22′23″W / 40.749859°N 81.373108°W / 40.749859; -81.373108. It sits just within the unglaciated region of the Allegheny Plateau. The school is located near North Industry, an unincorporated area once known as Slabtown (for the slabs of wood once used as sidewalks in the past, which were available from local lumber mills).[4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Stark County Educational Service Center". Archived from the original on 2010-08-28.
  2. ↑ "Northeastern Buckeye Conference Schedule".
  3. ↑ "Canton South High School". www.cantonlocal.org. Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  4. ↑ Heald, Edward T. The Stark County Story. Canton, Ohio: Stark County Historical Society, 1949-1959. v2/p623

Coordinates: 40°44′59″N 81°22′23″W / 40.749859°N 81.373108°W / 40.749859; -81.373108

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