Bloomington High School South
| Bloomington High School South | |
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| Location | |
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1965 South Walnut Street Bloomington, Indiana, Monroe County 47401 US |
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| Coordinates | 39°08′34″N 86°31′46″W / 39.142874°N 86.529374°WCoordinates: 39°08′34″N 86°31′46″W / 39.142874°N 86.529374°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1965 |
| School district | Monroe County Community Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. Judith A. DeMuth |
| Principal | Mark Fletcher |
| Faculty | 100 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1730 (2013-2014) |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics conference | Conference Indiana |
| Team name | Panthers |
| Rivals | Martinsville High School Bloomington High School North |
| Newspaper | The Optimist |
| Website | Official Website |
Bloomington High School South (sometimes BHSS or simply South) is a high school in Bloomington, Indiana.
The school currently uses a schedule consisting of three 12-week trimesters. Each class period is 65 minutes, with a 45-minute SRT period on Mondays, 45-minute Panther Plus Periods on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. SRT is essentially a homeroom and Panther Plus Periods are a time for students to get help with classes they are struggling with.
A wide range of extracurricular activities are available to students. Academically, students may participate in Academic Decathlon, Academic Super Bowl, Art Club, Environmental Club, Science Olympiad, Student Council, National Honor Society, JETS, Black Culture Club, Business Professionals of America and Math League, among other activities.
A full range of athletic activities are also available including golf, soccer, cross country, track, tennis, basketball, swimming, diving, volleyball, football, bowling, softball and baseball. Many athletic teams have achieved state and national recognition, including 1998's football team, which won the IHSAA state competition and featured Rex Grossman as quarterback, who went on to play in Super Bowl XLI for the Chicago Bears, as well as playing briefly for the Houston Texans, the Washington Redskins, the Cleveland Browns and the Atlanta Falcons.
In addition to academic and athletic offerings, Bloomington High School South is also known for its competitive show choir, Sounds of South, and its marching band, the Panther Regiment. The Bloomington South and Bloomington North string orchestras together form the Hoosier Youth Philharmonic, which has performed nationally and internationally, including a concert at Carnegie Hall March 14, 2012. South also has a theatre program, Theatre South, and an improv club.
Originally BHS was a prep school for Indiana University until university high school was built in the 1930s, but later turned into a graded school . It was housed, for many years, in a three-story brick building at Seminary Square Park, and was considered Bloomington's central high school in 1864. BHS got more students over time and slowly evolved. The Gothic year book began in 1909 and The Optimist newspaper in 1911. Both were started by BHS and are still published currently.
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