| Chanute High School | |
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| Address | |
| 1501 West 36th Street Chanute, Kansas, 66720 USA |
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| Information | |
| Established | 1914[1] |
| School district | Unified School District #413 |
| CEEB Code | 170515 |
| Principal | Mr. Kent Wire |
| Teaching staff | 34.5 (FTE) (as of 2007-08)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 616 (as of 2007-08)[2] |
| Average class size | 17.9 (as of 2007-08)[2] |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) | Columbia blue and Gold |
| Athletics | KSHSAA 4A |
| Athletics conference | Southeast Kansas League |
| Team name | Blue Comets |
| Newspaper | 'The Comet' |
| Website | http://www.chanutehighschool.com/ |
Chanute High School is a public secondary school in Chanute, Kansas.
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The school's current building was completed in 2008.
Chanute High School offers a variety of courses, including concurrent classes through Neosho County Community College. With the construction of the new high school in 2008, a new trade building was completed. Welding and construction classes are offered as well as Advanced Placement classes.AP Biology,AP Calculus AB,AP European History,AP English Language and Composition and AP English Literature are taught currently.
Foreign Languages courses include Spanish I-IV, French I-IV, German I&II, Mandarin Chinese I,II,&III.
Freshmen are required to take Physical Science, and class that is not counted as a science and only an elective.
Student groups and activities at Chanute High School include band, chess club, debate/forensics, drama, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Foreign Language Club, Future Business Leaders of America, history club, Kansas Future Educators of America, National Honor Society, SkillsUSA, Student Government, Talent Search, Upward Bound, and vocal/choral music.
The school's athletic teams, known as the Chanute Blue Comets, compete in Kansas State High School Activities Association size classification 4A. Teams are fielded in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, softball, spirit, tennis, track, volleyball, men's and women's golf and wrestling.