Papillion-La Vista South High School (commonly referred to as Papio South, PLSHS, PLSouth, or PLS) is a high school in

Papillion, Nebraska Papillion is a city in Sarpy County in the state of Nebraska, United States. Designated as the county seat, it developed as an 1870s railroad town and suburb of Omaha. The city is part of the larger five-county metro area of Omaha. Papillion's ...

, United States. It is one of two high schools in the Papillion-La Vista Public School District. The school's principal is Jeff Spilker.

History

Papillion-La Vista South High School opened in the fall of 2003. A successful 2018 referendum allocated money for the expansion of Papio South's facilities to accommodate over 2,000 students.

Academics

Papillion-La Vista South offers dual credit classes through the

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Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Papilion-La Vista South has won twelve state championships: girls' cross-country in 2010, 2014, and 2015; volleyball in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2021, and 2022; boys’ cross-country in 2017; and baseball in 2010 and 2011. The Papillion South student section is known as the "Black Hole".

Performing arts

PLS has three competitive

show choirs A show choir (originally known as a "swing choir") is a musical ensemble that combines choral singing with choreographed dance, often with an overarching theme. It is most relevant in the Midwestern United States and was popularized by the America ...

, the mixed-gender "Titanium", "Titan Express", as well as the all-female "Titan Radiance". The program also hosts an annual competition, the "Titan Classic". The choirs are backed by a state winning showband, "Platinum". The school also has a competitive

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and hosts an annual competition, "Titan Marching Invitational" for that discipline. The Titan Marching Band won the Nebraska class AA and Grand Championship at th
NSBA
state marching contest in 2021. The school also has two jazz bands, the top group "Silver Tones" and the lower group "Blue Notes". Both jazz bands have a reputation for Superior ratings at competitions. Papio South's band program also has a winter arts program that includes winter winds, winter guard, and winter percussion. All of these groups compete in WGI competitions, with guard winning a Regional in Denver, CO, their Winds placing 4th in Winds Scholastic A World Finals, and their Percussion group placing 28th in Percussion Scholastic World Prelims. The school formerly had a "Rap Club" which went on to produce four albums, Room D05 (2015), GOAT (2016), FEUD (2017), and Mixed Emotions (2018).

References

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