Canton South High School is a

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in Canton Township, Stark County, Ohio,

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. The school, typically enrolling around 800 students in the 9th,

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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). The school's athletic teams are known as the Canton South Wildcats, and are part of the

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of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. A new school was planned by early 2017.

Geography and history

Canton South High School is located at . It sits just within the

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region of the

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. 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).Heald, Edward T. ''The Stark County Story''. Canton, Ohio: Stark County Historical Society, 1949-1959. v2/p623 In 2011, the school was featured on an episode of

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'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

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* Dirk Hayhurst, former

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player (

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) * Howard Jolliff, former NBA player (Lakers) *

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, former

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and current NFL free agent

References

External links

Canton Local Schools official website

Stark County Educational Service Center
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