Springfield Southeast High School
Address
2350 East Ash Street

Springfield
,
Illinois
62703

United States
Coordinates39°46′43″N 89°37′15″W / 39.77861°N 89.62083°W / 39.77861; -89.62083
Information
TypeComprehensive public high school
Established1967[1]
StatusOpen
School districtSpringfield Public Schools District 186
SuperintendentJennifer Gill[2]
CEEB code143955
DeanLadonna Lewis[3]
PrincipalCody Trigg
Faculty82.45 (on FTE basis)[4]
Grades9 - 12
GenderCo-ed
Enrollment1,207 (2016-17)[5]
Student to teacher ratio16.20[4]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)  blue
  white
  gold
Athletics conferenceCentral State Eight
MascotSpartan
Team nameSpartans (Boys) / Lady Spartans (Girls)
NewspaperEastside Chronicle[6]
Information217-525-3130
WebsiteOfficial website

Springfield Southeast High School (SSHS or Southeast High School to natives) is a public high school located in Springfield, Illinois. It is the youngest high school serving Springfield Public Schools District 186, the oldest and second oldest being Springfield High School and Lanphier High School respectively. True to its name, this school feeds from the southeast area of Springfield.

As of the 2014-2015 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,369 students and 90.05 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 15.20:1. The school is well known for its athletics, particularly basketball.[7]

The school was opened in 1967, replacing the smaller Feitshans High School which had operated since 1929.[8] Some members of the community consider the two schools to be a single continuous entity.[8] The new school was made possible by a US$3.2 million municipal bond issue.[8] The original design of the building placed the gymnasium floor below ground level, but flooding in the 1970s and early 1980s damaged the gymnasium floor, and for several years the original hardwood floor was replaced by carpet.[7]

A large fiberglass "Muffler Man" statue of a Spartan warrior stands above the front entrance of the school.[7] The statue originally stood at a home builders business and was meant to portray a Viking but was later modified.[9]

Within Springfield Southeast High School, there is a smaller specialty school called the Southeast Health & Science Academy, which specializes in teaching students who wish to pursue careers in medicine.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Springfield Feitshans High School "Flyers"". Illinoishsglorydays.com. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  2. ↑ "Springfield Public Schools - Home". Springfield.k12.il.us. 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  3. ↑ "About Our School | Southeast High School". Southeast High School. n.d. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  4. 1 2 "Springfield High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Springfield Southeast High Sch". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Eastside Chronicle - Southeast High School's Student Newspaper - Eastside Chronicle".
  7. 1 2 3 Nevel, Jason (2017-10-07). "Southeast turns 50". State Journal-Register. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  8. 1 2 3 Kane, Dave (1991-05-13). "Southeast Springfield's Melting Pot / Spartans Stand Tall at Southeast". State Journal-Register. pp. 19, 25 – via NewsBank.
  9. ↑ "Carpet Spartan HS Mascot". Roadside America. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Southeast Health & Science Academy" (PDF). Springfield Southeast Highschool. Springfield Southeast High School. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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