Chapman High School (Chapman, Kansas)
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Chapman High School is a
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in
Chapman, Kansas Chapman is a city in Dickinson County, Kansas, Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,377. History The first settlement was made at Chapman in 1868, and the ...
, United States. It is the sole high school operated by
Chapman USD 473 Chapman USD 473 is a public unified school district headquartered in Chapman, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Chapman, Acme, Carlton, Detroit, Enterprise, Industry (south of 1st Rd), Lyona, Manchester, Nava ...
school district. The mascot for CHS athletic teams is the Fighting Irish. Students come to CHS from Chapman Middle School which is fed by elementary schools throughout
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. There are four other districts in Dickinson County


History

Originally named Dickinson County Community High School, the high school was established in 1889 as the nation's first county high school. In 1961, a second high school was completed, which replaced the 1880s school. In 1966, USD 473 was created by the merging of 11 grade schools and this high school. There were 105 teachers and 1,736 students in the district. At this time, the school was renamed Chapman High School with 530 students. On June 11, 2008 at 10:22 Wednesday night, a massive tornado ripped through Chapman. It caused extensive damage to all of the USD 473 public schools in addition to damaging or destroying 60-80% of the homes in Chapman. About 80% of the structured High School sustained some form of damage with numerous structures being destroyed. Two months after the tornado devastated Chapman, the 2008-2009 school year began without delay. In 2011, the third high school building was completed, which replaced the 1961 school that was damaged by the tornado. In 2011, the
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contacted the high school because the illegal use of its registered trademark and the "Fighting Irish" logo. Chapman High School has used the "Fighting Irish" logo since 1967. Its publications are called the "Emerald" and "Shamrock", the four-leaf clover is distinct on the school's website, it has a Fighting Irish library, and the Fighting Leprechaun mascot was put on the sign in front the school. Notre Dame requested that Chapman High School limited its use of the "leprechaun" and require the text "Chapman High School" included on all items that it sells. The district launched a contest to design a new mascot and logo. A committee determined the top five suggestions which were put to a vote in January 2012. The school voted to retain the fighting Irish mascot, although a new logo was announced and unveiled on February 10, 2012.Kansas school agrees to limit use of 'Fighting Irish' items; The Wichita Eagle; October 20, 2011.
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Academics

In 2013, Chapman High School was selected as a
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. The Blue Ribbon Award recognizes public and private schools which perform at high levels or have made significant academic improvements. In addition, principal Suther was awarded the Terrel Bell Award.


Activities

Chapman High School has an extensive fine arts program involving drama and music. The drama department offers several theatrical productions every school year as well as a competitive Forensics team that travels to festivals throughout the state. The music department provides opportunities for students in vocal as well as instrumental music. In addition to many concerts and performances throughout the year the department also produces an annual event for seniors to showcase their talents at ''Class Night''. This CHS tradition began in 1926 and has grown from a simple senior night get together to the production it is today. In the summer of the year 2017 the Chapman Irish Marching Band will be marching in the independence day parade in Washington D.C the Chapman Irish Marching Band was the only marching in the state of Kansas to be nominated to represent the state of Kansas. Ten recognized student organizations are currently chartered at CHS. These include AFG,
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Music Honor Society. The National Hi-Y Organization can trace its roots back to Chapman as the first ever Hi-Y charter was granted to DCCHS. The chapter of the
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has been recognized at the state and national levels, holding the record for the most wins of the Bob Garlow Triple Crown award, which is given to the top FFA chapter in the state of Kansas.


Athletics

Chapman High School offers 15 teams that compete in 11 sports. Chapman is classified as a 4A school and competes in the North Central Kansas League (NCKL) since 1966.NCKL
/ref> The Chapman football team and its rival Abilene High School share a special distinction as being the oldest high school rivalry west of the
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. The two teams first competed against each other in 1892. Since joining the NCKL in 1966, the Chapman Football team has won 10 league championships, with 7 of those being outright championships. During that time, only Marysville has had more championships than Chapman. Marysville can boast 15 league championships with 10 being outright. Coach NeVoy Hettenbach was at the helm for 6 of the Chapman's league championships. Since 1966, only one NCKL coach has more league championships than Coach Hettenbach.


Fall

* Football * Cross Country * Girls Tennis * Volleyball * Spirit Squad * Marching Band


Winter

* Basketball * Wrestling * Pep Band * Scholars Bowl


Spring

* Baseball * Golf * Boys Tennis * Softball * Track and Field


NCKL Football Championships


State championships

Chapman High School have won a total 5 of state championships.Kansas Sports Hall Of Fame State Records
/ref> In addition, the school has produced 3 individual state champions in wrestling (1993, 2015, 2016), one individual state champion in girls tennis, and 26 individual champions in track and field.


State championships


Notable alumni

* Joseph Henry Engle -
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See also

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List of high schools in Kansas This is a list of high schools in the state of Kansas, grouped by county. Allen County * Humboldt High School, Humboldt, USD 258 * Iola High School, Iola, USD 257 * Marmaton Valley High School, Moran, USD 256 Anderson County * Anderson ...
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List of unified school districts in Kansas This is a list of unified school districts (USD) in the state of Kansas. It is grouped by county, based on the headquarters location of each school district. All school districts in Kansas are independent governments. Kansas has no public K-12 ...


References


External links

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School Website

District Website
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;Maps
USD 473 School District Boundary Map
KDOT
Chapman City Map
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