Omaha South High School
| Omaha South High Magnet School | |
|---|---|
 Omaha South, seen from across 24th Street | |
| Address | |
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4519 S 24th Street , Douglas County , 68107 | |
| Coordinates | 41°12′51″N 95°56′47″W / 41.21417°N 95.94639°WCoordinates: 41°12′51″N 95°56′47″W / 41.21417°N 95.94639°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1887 |
| School district | Omaha Public Schools |
| Teaching staff | 140.28 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 2,788 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.87[1] |
| Color(s) | Red and white |
| Nickname | South, Omaha South, SHS |
| Team name | Packers |
| Newspaper | South High Tooter |
| Website | Omaha South Magnet H.S. |
Main entrance
Omaha South High School is an information technology and visual/performing arts magnet school which educates students in grades 9–12. It is located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Built in the 1930s, it is one of the largest high school buildings in the state.
Students at Omaha South use laptop computers and palmtops as part of their daily classroom activity.[2] The Visual/Performing Arts program offers students the opportunity to create and perform in theatre, music, art, and filmmaking.[3] Community partnerships include Opera Omaha and the Omaha Community Playhouse.[4]
Extracurricular activities[]
Athletics[]
The 2013 Class A Boys Soccer State Championship, won by Omaha South High School against Creighton Prep (1-0) at Morrison Stadium, holds the current record as the highest attended soccer match in the State of Nebraska.[5] The estimated attendance of this game was 8,200 people, beating the previous record of approximately 6,900 people held by the Creighton Men's Soccer team.[6]
State championships[]
| State championships[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Sport | Number of championships | Year |
| Fall | Cross country, boys' | 1 | 1963 |
| Winter | Wrestling | 19 | 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967 |
| Basketball, boys' | 5 | 1937, 1944, 1960, 1990, 2016 ,2019 | |
| Powerlifting, boys' | 2 | 2006, 2009 | |
| Powerlifting, girls' | 3 | 2015, 2016, 2017 | |
| Tennis, boys | 1 | 1965 tie with Omaha North (Mitch and Vince Emery No. 1 Doubles Champions) | |
| Spring | Baseball | 2 | 1941, 1973 |
| Golf, boys' | 1 | 1942 | |
| Soccer, boys' | 4 | 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 | |
| Total | 36 | ||
Notable alumni[]
- Chris Bober, professional football player[8]
- Marlin Briscoe, football player, first starting black quarterback in the NFL[9]
- Phil Cahoy, gymnast
- Leo J. Dulacki, decorated lieutenant general in the Marine Corps
- John Faiman, former Nebraska quarterback; former Bellevue West High School head football coach
- Noah Fant, Tight End, for The Denver Broncos of National Football League
- Johnny Goodman, golfer, won U.S. Open in 1933, last amateur to win the title[10]
- Jim Hartung, gymnast; on the 1984 US Olympic team, which won a gold medal[11]
- Buddy Hunter, former Major League Baseball player (Boston Red Sox)
- Cedric Hunter, professional basketball player
- Ed Koterba, journalist[12]
- Jeff Koterba, editorial cartoonist, Omaha World Herald
- Oudious Lee, football player
- Gail O'Brien, football player in the NFL for the Boston Redskins
- Johnny Owen, first four-sport letter winner at South and member of the Nebraska Legislature
- Dave Rimington, college and professional football player[13]
- James R. Young, chairman and CEO of Union Pacific Railroad
See also[]
- Omaha Public Schools
- South Omaha
References[]
- ^ a b c "OMAHA SOUTH HIGH MAGNET SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ writer, Emily Nitcher World-Herald staff. "OPS superintendent proposes buying laptops or iPads for all 54,000 students". Omaha.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ "The Information Technology, Visual/Performing Arts & Dual Language Magnet of the Omaha Public Schools" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Composer". 2013-09-01. Archived from the original on 2013-09-01. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ Wagner, Brent. "State soccer: One of the dream matchups set for Class A boys championship match". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ "State soccer: Record crowd watches Omaha South win state | High School Soccer | journalstar.com". 2017-12-29. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ "Nebraska School Activities Association": subpages for particular sports. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ "Chris Bober Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ^ "Marlin Briscoe Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame". University of Nebraska Omaha. 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ ""Hobo of Links" rises to fame". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 8, 1929. p. 4, sports.
- ^ "Jim Hartung, Omaha South." Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ Morgret, Ed Koterba (2016) "Introduction". The Essential Ed Koterba, pp. xlix–lii. MCP Books. ISBN 1634139224
- ^ ABC Sports - Where Are They Now? Dave Rimington
External links[]
Categories:
- Omaha Public Schools
- High schools in Omaha, Nebraska
- Educational institutions established in 1887
- South Omaha, Nebraska
- Public high schools in Nebraska
- Magnet schools in Nebraska
- 1887 establishments in Nebraska