Chapman High School (Chapman, Kansas)
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[edit] Devastating Tornado
Late Wednesday night, June 11th, a massive tornado ripped through Chapman. It caused extensive damage to all of the USD 473 schools in the town in addition to damaging or destroying 60-80% of the buildings in Chapman. For more information, follow the story at www.cjonline.com or www.kansas.com. If you would like to make a donation to help the cleanup or volunteer, call (888) 800-0417.
[edit] Home of the Fighting Irish
Chapman High School is a high school located in Chapman, Kansas. CHS is the only high school is Unified School District 473. Orginally named Dickinson County Community High School (DCCHS), the high school was established in 1889 as the nation's first county high school. [1] Students come to CHS from Chapman Middle School which is fed by elementary schools throughout Dickinson County, Kansas. There are four other districts in the county.
[edit] Activities
The mascot for CHS athletic teams is the Fighting Irish. CHS fields 15 teams that compete in 11 different sports. Athletic teams compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, spirit squad, tennis, track, volleyball and wrestling.
Chapman High School has a extensive fine arts program involving drama and music. The drama department offers several theatrical productions every school year as well as a competitive Forensics team that travels to festivals throughout the state. [2]
The music department provides opportunities for students in vocal as well as instrumental music. In addition to many concerts and performances throughout the year[3], the department also produces an annual event for seniors to showcase their talents at Class Night. This CHS tradition began in 1926 and has grown from a simple senior night get together to the production it is today. [4]
Nine recognized student organizations are currently chartered at CHS. These include AFG, AFS Intercultural Programs, Future Farmers of America, FCCLA, Hi-Y, National Honor Society, SADD, Student Council and Computer Club. Hi-Y can trace its roots back to CHS as the first Hi-Y charter was granted to DCCHS. [5]
[edit] Famous (or soon-to-be Famous) Graduates
Joseph Henry Engle: Space Shuttle astronaut
Eric Davis: Actor/Writer/Director/Clown & Bouffon
Ben Markley: Pianist/Composer
