Campus High School

Campus High School is a public high school located in Wichita, Kansas, serving students in grades 9-12. Despite being located within the Wichita city limits, Campus is part of USD 261, which is the school district for the Wichita suburb of Haysville.^[6] The current principal is Myron Regier. The school colors are black and white with an accent of gold. The current enrollment is 1,742 students.

Campus High School 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 "Colts". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.

The school layout features a college "campus" type courtyard with sidewalks going to each end of the building, and a clock-tower with a bell underneath. It also has numerous sports fields north of the building, and a nearby lake which is used for science classes.

History

Early Years

Campus High School was established in 1960 with the name, Rural High School District 191. At the time, it served several communities including Oatville, South Riverside, and Enterprise. The name "Campus" was chosen by the students who were to attend the new high school. The following year, the Wichita district annexed part of the high school, reducing the student population by nearly half and causing large public sentiment. The annexed buildings would remain empty from 1961 until Freeman Elementary School was relocated to the site in 1966. Campus has had four additions to the original facility in the past 40 years.^[7]

Recent Years

The school underwent renovation to turn it into a single building. The renovation includes a new, larger cafeteria, a new library, and new offices, as well as renovations on all of the other buildings except "J", now renamed "F" building, the science building. The renovation was completed before the 2008-09 school year. The courtyard, media center, and theatre were all completed in December 2008.

Campus High School was is also a profiled 2013 National Blue Ribbon School.^[8] The school is also an authorized International Baccalaureate School.^[9][10]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The Colts compete in the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail 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, Campus has won only three state championships. Campus students consider Derby High School to be their main rival, though Derby students don't see them as any competition. The last time Campus High School beat their "rival" in football was in 1988.

Non-athletic Programs

Theatre

Campus High School's Theatre Department is under the direction of Roxana Stitt. Campus calls their theatre department Campus Mane Stage Theatre ("Mane" being like the colt's mane). Campus theatre has a Thespian troupe called Thespian Troupe #573 which is a part of the International Thespian Society, because of this the troupe members go to Kansas State Thespian Conference once every year in January. Honors include many Gold Honor Troupe 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014; Silver Honor Troupe 2005, 2007 and 2011; and Bronze Honor Troupe 2003. The theatre department also has an improv troupe, Mane Stage Maniacs. Productions take place in the Campus High School auditorium which seats over 700 people. Recent Productions include The King and I, EAT: It's Not About Food, Where the Lilies Bloom, The Pajama Game, The Surprising Story of the Three Little Pigs, and Rehearsal for Murder, A Year With Frog & Toad, Meet Me in St. Louis, and George Washington Slept Here. Campus High School enters into the Music Theatre of Wichita Jester Awards, which honors Wichita area high schools for the quality of their musicals, Campus has received 11 awards in the past 4 years entering. On Friday May 17, 2013 Thespian Troupe #573 won 2 Jester awards for the King and I. The King and I won small ensemble for their dance in 'Small House of Uncle Thomas'.

Band

Campus also has a band program. The band is directed by Becky Hughes assisted by Jim Maxwell and Scott Griffit. The marching band is one of 10% in the nation that does different halftime shows at the school's football games. As of September 12, 2016, the Campus High Band has received a 1 rating for the 15th year in a row at the Kansas State Fair.

State Championships

Campus High School offers the following sports:

Notable students

The following people attended Campus High School, but graduated from another high school:

• Tim Elliott, professional mixed martial artist, Titan FC Flyweight Champion, fought for UFC from 2012 to 2015^[12]

References

External links

• School Website
• Haysville School District Boundary Map, USD 261