Seaman High School

Seaman High School
Seaman High School, 2008
Address
4850 NW Rochester Road [1]
Topeka, Kansas 66617
United States
Coordinates 39°08′05″N 95°40′18″W / 39.134635°N 95.671787°W / 39.134635; -95.671787Coordinates: 39°08′05″N 95°40′18″W / 39.134635°N 95.671787°W / 39.134635; -95.671787
Information
School type Public, High School
Motto Preparing Today's Students for Tomorrow's World
Established 1920
School district USD 345 [2]
Superintendent Steve Noble[3]
CEEB code 172920 [4]
Principal Mike Monaghan [5]
Athletic Director Brad Dietz [5]
Grades 9–12
Gender CoEd
Enrollment 1220 (2013)
Color(s)      Cardinal Red
     Royal Blue
Athletics Class 5A,[6]
District 3 [7]
Athletics conference Centennial [5]
Mascot Viking
Average ACT scores (2017) 22.1[8]
Communities served Topeka
Website School Website

Seaman High School is a public secondary school in Topeka, Kansas, USA for students from grades 9 to 12. It serves families residing within Kansas Unified School District #345 Seaman, which covers 84 square miles of northern Topeka and rural Shawnee County, Kansas. The high school is one of the few in the world where the students operate a chartered bank.[9]

History

Seaman High School was founded in 1920, opening to students in grades nine through twelve on October 4 of that year. The school is named for Fred A. Seaman, who was integral in the school's founding and served as its first principal. He became the school's namesake following a vote by students and their parents. Seaman High School's initial enrollment was 65 students, who were taught by seven faculty members. Seaman was one of the first three rural high schools in Kansas. Five students were in the first graduating class. The Viking was chosen as the school’s official emblem in 1932. The Seaman Bank, the first high school bank in the United States, was founded in 1927.[9]

In November 1954, Seaman High moved into a new school located one-half mile west of the former school. Enrollment in 1958 was 483 students. Twenty-two teachers were on the faculty.

In December 1970, the new high school at 4850 NW Rochester Rd was dedicated. The former structure at 1124 NW Lyman now houses Logan Elementary School.

In January 2008, construction was completed of a freshman wing on the current building along with additions to the auditorium and the woods and metal shops. In August 2008, ninth grade, which had previously been moved to the Junior High level, was added back to the school.

In 2017, after much pressure by the student body and local area due to recent incidents in the local area and across the country, Seaman High hosted a "community conversation" discussing inappropriate online behavior, harassment, and threats.[10] Students were encouraged to report negative online behavior, and several student groups began to raise awareness around this issue. [11]

Extracurricular activities

The Vikings are classified as a 5A school, the second-largest classification in Kansas according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association. Throughout its history, Seaman has won several state championships in various sports.

Athletics

Seaman High School offers the following sports:

Fall

  • Football
  • Volleyball
  • Boys Cross-Country
  • Girls Cross-Country
  • Girls Golf
  • Boys Soccer
  • Girls Tennis
  • Cheerleading

Winter

  • Boys Basketball
  • Girls Basketball
  • Wrestling
  • Boys Bowling
  • Girls Bowling
  • Winter Cheerleading
  • Boys Swimming and Diving

Spring

  • Baseball
  • Boys Golf
  • Boys Tennis
  • Girls Soccer
  • Girls Swimming and Diving
  • Softball
  • Boys Track and Field
  • Girls Track and Field

Activities

Seaman's activities include

Clubs

Seaman's clubs include

  • Book Club
  • FCA
  • French Club
  • German Club
  • Literary Magazine
  • Math Club
  • Sharp
  • Spanish Club
  • Spirit Club
  • FBLA

Organizations

Seaman's organizations include

  • FBLA
  • FCCLA
  • FFA
  • Interact Club
  • Key Club
  • NGHS
  • NHS
  • SADD
  • SEAMAPP
  • International Thespian Society

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ GNIS for Seaman High School; USGS; November 3, 2008.
  2. ↑ USD 345
  3. ↑ Superintendent Website
  4. ↑ High School CEEB Code Search
  5. 1 2 3 "School Search - Topeka-Seaman HS". Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  6. ↑ KSHSAA School Classification List
  7. ↑ KSHSAA School District List Archived 2010-09-23 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ Seaman High ACT Averages
  9. 1 2 Deines, Angela (January 24, 2010). "Bank draws students' interest". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  10. ↑ Seaman High School's community conversation focuses on online behavior
  11. ↑ Seaman H.S. case puts spotlight on sexting, raises widespread issues
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