Seaman High School
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Seaman High School is a public secondary school
in Topeka
, Kansas
, USA for students from grades 9 to 12.
In November 1954, Seaman moved into a new school located one-half mile west of the former school. Enrollment in 1958 was 483 students. Twenty-two teachers were on the faculty.
In December 1970, the new high school at 4850 N.W. Rochester Rd was dedicated. The former structure at 1124 W. Lyman now houses Logan Elementary School.
In January 2008, construction was completed of a freshman wing on the current building along with additions to the auditorium and the woods and metal shops. In August 2008, ninth grade was added to the school.
. Throughout its history, Seaman has won several state championships in various sports.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Topeka
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, USA for students from grades 9 to 12.
History
Seaman High School was opened for students in grades nine through twelve on October 4, 1920. Seven faculty members conducted classes for the sixty-five young people who were enrolled. Fred A. Seaman was the principal. Seaman was one of the first three rural high schools in Kansas. Five students were in the first graduating class. The first senior class colors were cardinal red and royal blue. The Seaman High School Bank was founded in 1927. The Viking was chosen as the school’s official emblem in 1932.In November 1954, Seaman moved into a new school located one-half mile west of the former school. Enrollment in 1958 was 483 students. Twenty-two teachers were on the faculty.
In December 1970, the new high school at 4850 N.W. Rochester Rd was dedicated. The former structure at 1124 W. Lyman now houses Logan Elementary School.
In January 2008, construction was completed of a freshman wing on the current building along with additions to the auditorium and the woods and metal shops. In August 2008, ninth grade was added to the school.
Extracurricular activities
The Vikings are classified as a 5A school, the second-largest classification in Kansas according to the Kansas State High School Activities AssociationKansas State High School Activities Association
The Kansas State High School Activities Association is the organization which oversees interscholastic competition in the state of Kansas at the high school level. It oversees both athletic and non-athletic competition, and sponsors championships in several sports and activities.The KSHSAA was...
. Throughout its history, Seaman has won several state championships in various sports.
Athletics
Seaman High School offers the following sports:Fall
- Football
- Volleyball
- Boys Cross-Country
- Girls Cross-Country
- Girls Golf
- Boys Soccer
- Girls Tennis
- Cheerleading
Winter
- Boys Basketball
- Girls Basketball
- Wrestling
- Boys Bowling
- Girls Bowling
- Winter Cheerleading
- Boys Swimming and Diving
Spring
- Baseball
- Boys Golf
- Boys Tennis
- Girls Soccer
- Girls Swimming and Diving
- Softball
- Boys Track and Field
- Girls Track and Field
Activities
Seaman's activities include- BandSchool bandA school band is a group of student musicians who rehearse and perform instrumental music together. A concert band is usually under the direction of one or more conductors...
- CheerleadingCheerleadingCheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
- Choir
- Show Choir
- DebateDebateDebate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
& ForensicsForensicsForensic science is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to a legal system. This may be in relation to a crime or a civil action... - Jazz BandJazz bandA jazz band is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. Jazz bands usually consist of a rhythm section and a horn section, in the early days often trumpet, trombone, and clarinet with rhythm section of piano, banjo, bass or tuba, and drums.-Eras:SwingDuring the swing era in the mid-twentieth...
- OrchestraOrchestraAn orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
- Scholar's Bowl
- Student CouncilStudent councilStudent council is a curricular or extra-curricular activity for students within elementary and secondary schools around the world. Present in most public and private K-12 school systems across the United States, Canada and Australia these bodies are alternatively entitled student council, student...
- Vikettes (Dance squad)
Clubs
Seaman's clubs include- Book Club
- FCA
- French Club
- German Club
- Literary Magazine
- Math Club
- Sharp
- Spanish Club
- Spirit Club
Organizations
Seaman's organizations include- FBLA
- FCCLA
- FFA
- Interact Club
- Key Club
- NGHS
- NHS
- SADD
- SEAMAPP
- International Thespian Society