South Kingstown High School
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South Kingstown High School is a public high school in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. High school students attend South Kingstown High School, consisting of grades 9-12. Approximately 1400 students attend SKHS. SKHS students are noted for excellence in academics, athletics and the arts. The students, parents, faculty, staff and administration work diligently to maintain and meet high standards and expectations.
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[edit] Althletics
SKHS is the home of the Rebels, a successful Division 1 athletics department (with the exception of its football team, which is Division 2 and won the D2 State Championship in 2007 and hockey team which is Division 3) particularly renowned for its used to be nationally-ranked men's soccer team, which made it to the RI State finals in 2007. The men's tennis team won it's tenth straight state championship. SKHS also has successful girls and boys track and field teams this year; as both boys and girls are Class B State Champions.
[edit] Music and the Arts
The SKHS music department consists of various vocal and instrumental groups, all of which have been recognized in national competitions. The most well-known group is eSKape, the music department's selective jazz vocal ensemble. Under the direction of Dianne Rebelo, eSKape has placed 1st and 2nd in its respective category in the past five years at the Berklee College of Music Jazz Festival, one of the most respected and competitive school music competitions in the United States.
[edit] Foregin Language
Like many high schools in Rhode Island, because the state has such a large Italian-American population, SKHS has a thriving Italian program within its foreign language department. SKHS Italian students consistently place top in the state in the RI division of the National Italian Exam, many who even go on to place nationally. Other languages that are taught are French, Latin, Spanish, Japanese and Mandarin Chinese.
[edit] SKpades
Every year, the current junior class puts on a production called SKpades, a variety show traditionally combining a parody of a popular television show or movie along with skits poking fun at the teachers, students, and various aspects of life at SKHS. Recent themes have included The Godfather, 007, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Recent SKpades have been particularly unique because they were not based on films or TV shows; the class of 2007's theme was "The Rebel Awards," loosely based on the Academy Awards, and the class of 2008's theme was "Superheroes." The movie theme was recently brought back by the class of 2009, whose show was based on "Alice in Wonderland." SKpades has been going on for over 50 years and is easily the most beloved tradition at SKHS, as well as one of the most popular annual events in the SK community.
[edit] Notable Alumni
Acclaimed author of Interpreter of Maladies and The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri attended SKHS. Another famous alumni is Commodore Matthew Perry, who is famous for opening up diplomatic relations with Japan.
