Raytown South Senior High School is a high school located in
Raytown, Missouri. The school was established in 1961, and graduated its first class of seniors in 1964. As Raytown became less of a "destination-suburb" in the 1990s, the enrollment fell drastically.
Academics
Debate
The forensics program has had several national champions in various styles of debate, public forum, expository speaking and poetry reading.
Choir
From 1984-2009, the choir program saw several dozen student attain All-State status. The choir program performed throughout
Kansas City
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, including
Crown Center
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,
Arrowhead Stadium
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and
Royals Stadium
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. Every May, thousands came to an annual variety show called ''Southern Comfort''. In November 2005, sang at Carnegie Hall along with several other show choirs from across the country.
Athletics
Boys basketball
From the inception of the school until March 2006, the program was under the direction of the legendary
Bud Lathrop. His career record was 955-300, going 924-267 at South. As of his retirement, Lathrop was ranked No. 7 all-time in high school career coaching victories in the United States.
Lathrop's teams won Missouri State Titles in:
*1970 - Squad went 27-1 led by Randy Culberson 6'2"
*1972 - Led By John Harrison 6'5" and Ed Stoll 6'6"
*1977 - led by the F-Troop, better known as Bill Fennelly, Kevin Fromm and Larry Frevert.
*1990 - Went 31-0 and were led by
Jevon Crudup
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During his senior ...
.
He also went to the Final Four six other times in 1974, 1975, 1985, 1992, 1993, 2003.
He advanced to the state playoffs 23 times, and won 35 conference championships. Lathrop is a member of the
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
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.
254 of Lathrop's former players went on to play college basketball at various levels.
Boys golf
The Raytown South boys golf team have qualified for the Missouri State Championship as a team eight times(1964, 1965, 1970, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1985, 2002).
In 1976, Doug Maddox won the individual state championship with a 136 total score (68-66) at Grandview G.C. in Springfield, MO.
Notable alumni
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Jason Belser
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- Played football at the
University of Oklahoma
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and had a long career with the
Indianapolis Colts
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and
Kansas City Chiefs
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The tea ...
. Class of 1988.
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Kara Brock
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and
film
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actress
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Mara Brock Akil
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- Writer and television producer
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John D. Carmack - Co-founder of
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Jabril Cox
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- NFL player
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Jevon Crudup
Jevon Crudup (born April 27, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. After playing college basketball at the University of Missouri, Crudup was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1994 NBA draft.
During his senior ...
- Played basketball at the
University of Missouri
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and was drafted 48th overall by the
Detroit Pistons
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in the
1994 NBA Draft
*
Maurice Mitchell - Ran track at
Florida State University
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and was a qualifier for the
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in the 200 meters, Class of 2008
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Limbo Parks - former NFL player
*
Stan Wall - former baseball player for
Los Angeles Dodgers
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*
Ish Wainright
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- NBA player for the
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Notable former staff
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Jevon Crudup
Jevon Crudup (born April 27, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. After playing college basketball at the University of Missouri, Crudup was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1994 NBA draft.
During his senior ...
- former coach, played basketball at the
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus Universit ...
and was drafted 48th overall by the
Detroit Pistons
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in the
1994 NBA Draft
References
External links
Raytown South H.S.
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Schools in Jackson County, Missouri
High schools in Jackson County, Missouri
Public high schools in Missouri
1961 establishments in Missouri