Omaha South High Magnet School | |
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Omaha South, seen from across 24th Street
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4519 S 24th Street Omaha, Nebraska 68107 United States |
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Coordinates | 41°12′51″N 95°56′47″W / 41.21417°N 95.94639°WCoordinates: 41°12′51″N 95°56′47″W / 41.21417°N 95.94639°W |
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School type | Public high school |
Established | 1901 |
School district | Omaha Public Schools |
Principal | Ruben Cano |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 1775 (2014) |
Campus | Urban |
Color(s) | Red and white |
Mascot | Packers |
Nickname | South, Omaha South, SHS |
Newspaper | South High Tooter |
Website | Omaha South Magnet H.S. |
Omaha South High School is an Information Technology and Visual/Performing Arts magnet school which educates students in grades 9–12. Built in the 1930s, it is one of the largest high school buildings in Nebraska.
Students at Omaha South use laptop computers and palmtops as part of their daily classroom activity. The Visual/Performing Arts program offers students the opportunity to create and perform in theatre, music, art, and filmmaking. Community partnerships include Opera Omaha and the Omaha Community Playhouse.