{{Short description|School in Chanute, Kansas, U.S.}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox school | name = Chanute High School | image = Aerial photo of Chanute High School, Chanute Kansas 09-04-2013.JPG | image_size = 250px | caption = Aerial photo of high school (2013) | address = 1501 West 36th Street | city = Chanute | state = Kansas | zipcode = 66720 | country = United States | coordinates = {{coord|37|38|37|N|95|28|23|W|display=inline,title}} | district = Chanute USD 413 | principal = Zack Murry | staff = | teaching_staff = 34.20 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/> | ceeb = 170515 | avg_class_size = 16.61<ref name=NCES/> | schooltype = Public | grades = 9-12 | campus_size = | campus_type = Rural | athletics = KSHSAA 4A | athletic_conference = Southeast Kansas League | slogan = | motto = Students First | mascot = | team_name = Blue Comets | nickname = | colors = Columbia blue and gold<br>{{Color box|#75B2DD}} {{Color box|#FFD700}} | rival = Pittsburg High School | yearbook = | publication = | newspaper = ''The Comet'' | established = 1914<ref>{{cite web |title=Building Information - Chanute High |url=http://www3.ksde.org/cgi-bin/bldg_info?org_no=D0413&bldg_no=5882 |publisher=Kansas State Department of Education |accessdate=2010-02-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100702003600/http://www3.ksde.org/cgi-bin/bldg_info?org_no=D0413&bldg_no=5882 |archivedate=2010-07-02 }}</ref> | enrollment = 558 (2023–2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=2004590&ID=200459000973|title=Chanute High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=May 4, 2025}}</ref> | footnotes = | picture = <!-- Picture of the school --> | website = {{URL|https://www.usd413.org/|www.usd413.org}} }}
'''Chanute High School''' is a public secondary school in Chanute, Kansas, United States, and operated by Chanute USD 413 school district.
==Campus== The school's current building was completed in 2008.
==Curriculum== 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 Calculus AB, AP European History, AP English Language and Composition and AP English Literature are taught currently.{{When|date=January 2025|reason=Add an "As of" template statement}}
Foreign languages courses include Spanish I-IV.
==Extracurricular activities== Student groups and activities at Chanute High School include Blue Comet Bands, Chess Club, Blue Comet Debate League, Blue Comet Forensics League, drama, Dungeons & Dragons, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Foreign Language Club, Future Business Leaders of America, HOSA (organization), history club, Kansas Future Educators of America, Leadership club, Model United Nations, National Honor Society, SkillsUSA, Student Government, Talent Search, Teen Age Republicans, Upward Bound, and vocal/choral music. In 2012, Gay/Straight Alliance was formed by the students.
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, men's and women's basketball, cross country, football, men's and women's soccer, softball, spirit, men's and women's tennis, track, volleyball, men's and women's golf, unified bowling, and wrestling.
==Notable alumni== * Jimmy Allen - former lead guitarist and founder of rock band, Puddle of Mudd.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} * Edwin Bideau - lawyer and politician * Jennifer Knapp - Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} * Paul Lindblad - former MLB player (Kansas City Athletics, Washington Senators, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees).<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Lindblad (2015) - Hall of Fame |url=https://goneosho.com/honors/hall-of-fame/paul-lindblad/4 |website=Neosho County Community College Athletics |access-date=22 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref> * Ralph Miller - (class of 1937) - former college men's basketball coach<ref>{{cite news |first=Frank |last=Litsky |title=Ralph Miller, 82, a Hall of Fame Coach |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/19/sports/ralph-miller-82-a-hall-of-fame-coach.html |work=New York Times |date=2001-05-19 }}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Schools|Kansas|Education }} * List of high schools in Kansas * List of unified school districts in Kansas
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Sister project links|auto=y}} * [https://www.usd413.org/ Chanute High School] * [http://www.thecometonline.com ''The Comet''] (school newspaper) {{authority control}}
Category:1914 establishments in Kansas Category:Chanute, Kansas Category:Educational institutions established in 1914 Category:Public high schools in Kansas Category:Schools in Neosho County, Kansas
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