Wichita High School Southeast
| Wichita Southeast High School | |
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| Address | |
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903 S. Edgemoor St Wichita, Kansas 67218 United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°40′15″N 97°16′21″W / 37.670953°N 97.272631°WCoordinates: 37°40′15″N 97°16′21″W / 37.670953°N 97.272631°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, High School |
| Established | 1957 |
| School board | boe.usd259.org |
| School district | USD 259 |
| Superintendent | John Allison |
| CEEB code | 173208 |
| Principal | Lori Doyle |
| Athletic Director | Mark Lamb |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Enrollment | 2,000 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) |
Gold White Black (accent) |
| Athletics | Class 6A District 6 |
| Athletics conference | GWAL |
| Mascot | Golden Buffalo |
| Rival | Wichita East High School |
| Newspaper | The Stampede |
| Communities served | Wichita |
| Website | southeast.usd259.org |
Wichita Southeast High School, known locally as Southeast, is a fully accredited urban high school, serving students in grades 9-12, located in Wichita, Kansas. The school is within the Unified School District 259. Wichita High School Southeast is one of many high schools located within the city limits of Wichita, KS. The official school colors are gold and black. The enrollment for the 2009-2010 school year is approximately 2,000 students.
Wichita Southeast was established in 1957 in order to help educate the growing population of southeastern Wichita. Wichita Southeast 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 "Golden Buffaloes". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.
Southeast High School was established in 1957 in order to help educate the increasing population of southeastern Wichita. Southeast's colors were originally chosen to be gold and white; however, the colors usually represented on uniforms and Southeast-related products are black and gold. Southeast's symbol and mascot is the Golden Buffalo, chosen because of the Buffalo's historical significance to the region.
On September 29, 2014, Wichita school district broke ground for the new Southeast High School near 127th East and Pawnee.
Southeast High School maintains a student to teacher ratio of approximately 20:1, significantly higher than the state average of 14:1. Many students at Southeast are members of the National Honor Society, and even more are given local awards like Student of the Month and the Tatanka Award, which is recognition for students who consistently demonstrate performance beyond standard expectations over the course of an entire school year.
AVID, an acronym meaning Advancement Via Individual Determination, has a new-found home in this Wichita public high school. Making its beginnings at Southeast in 2005, AVID has helped and is helping students who have hidden potential succeed in high school, college, and beyond. The year of 2009 marked the first graduating AVID class of Southeast.
The Buffaloes compete in the Greater Wichita Athletic League and are classified as a 6A school, the largest classification in Kansas according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association. Throughout its history, Wichita Southeast has won 51 state championships in various sports. Many graduates have gone on to participate in collegiate athletics.
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