Canton South High School
Public school in Canton, Ohio, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canton South High School is a public high school in Canton Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States. The school, typically enrolling around 800 students in the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades, is the only high school in the Canton Local School District. It is a member school of the former Stark County Board of Education (now known as the Stark County Educational Service Center).[2]
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| Canton South High School | |
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 New Canton South High School. | |
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600 Faircrest Street S.E. , 44707 United States | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Founded | 1932 |
| School board | Stark County Educational Service Center |
| School district | Canton Local Schools |
| Superintendent | Brett Yeagley |
| Principal | Jeff Moore |
| Staff | 44.74 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 773 (2017-18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.28[1] |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red and gray |
| Mascot | Willie the Wildcat |
| Communities served | North Industry, Canton Township, and Pike Township |
| Website | www |
The school's athletic teams are known as the Canton South Wildcats, and are part of the Eastern Buckeye Conference of the Ohio High School Athletic Association.[3]
A new school was planned by early 2017.[4]
Geography and history
Canton South High School is located at 40°44′59″N 81°22′23″W. It sits just within the unglaciated region of the Allegheny Plateau. The school is located near North Industry, an unincorporated area once known as Slabtown (for the slabs of wood once used as sidewalks in the past, which were available from local lumber mills).[5]
In 2011, the school was featured on an episode of Robert Irvine's hit series Restaurant: Impossible, centering on the Wildcat Cafe (formerly the Heritage Room), operated by the culinary students.
Notable alumni
- Dick Cunningham, former NBA center
- Dirk Hayhurst, former MLB player (San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays)
- Howard Jolliff, former NBA player (Lakers)
- Sharon Ann Lane, only U.S. military nurse killed by enemy fire in the Vietnam War.(1961) [6]
- Devon Torrence, former Ohio State University cornerback and current NFL free agent
- Larry Snyder (athlete), Jesse Owens's college coach
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