| Raytown South Senior High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
8211 Sterling Raytown, MO 64138 | |
| Coordinates | 38°58′23″N 94°26′58″W / 38.97312°N 94.44953°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1961 |
| School district | Raytown C-2 School District |
| Principal | Dr. Kevin Overfelt |
| Faculty | Lori Flaherty (activities) Dr. Earl Donalson |
| Teaching staff | 75.60 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,215 (2017–18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.07[1] |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Mascot | Cardinal |
| Yearbook | Polaris (1966-1986)[2] Putting the Pieces Back Together (1993)[3] Take a Closer Look (1996)[4] All (1997)[5] By Invitation Only (1999)[6] Polaris (2000-2001)[7] |
| Information | (816) 268-7330 |
| Website | Raytown South H.S. |
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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, including Crown Center, Arrowhead Stadium and Royals Stadium. 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.
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.
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).[8]
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
- Jason Belser - Played football at the University of Oklahoma and had a long career with the Indianapolis Colts and Kansas City Chiefs. Class of 1988.[9]
- Kara Brock - Television and film actress.
- Mara Brock Akil - Writer and television producer[10]
- John D. Carmack - Co-founder of id Software[11]
- Jabril Cox - NFL player
- Jevon Crudup - Played basketball at the University of Missouri and was drafted 48th overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 1994 NBA draft[12]
- Quincy Hall - World Champion Professional sprinter
- Maurice Mitchell - Ran track at Florida State University and was a qualifier for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 200 meters, Class of 2008[13]
- Limbo Parks - former NFL player
- Stan Wall - former baseball player for Los Angeles Dodgers
- Ish Wainright - NBA player for the Phoenix Suns
- Bob Dernier - former MLB player for the Chicago Cubs
Notable former staff
- Jevon Crudup - former coach, played basketball at the University of Missouri and was drafted 48th overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 1994 NBA draft[14]
References
- 1 2 3 "RAYTOWN SOUTH SR HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ↑ "1966-1986 Yearbooks of Raytown South High School". Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ↑ "1993 Raytown South High School Yearbook". Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ↑ "1996 Raytown South High School Yearbook". Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ↑ "1997 Raytown South High School Yearbook". Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ↑ "1999 Raytown South High School Yearbook". Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ↑ "2001 Raytown South High School Yearbook". Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ↑ Missouri High School All-State Golf 1934-2015 by Jack Garvin
- ↑ "Jason Belser". Raytown South High School. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Mara Brock Akil". Raytown South High School. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ↑ "John Carmaсk". Top Speaker. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ↑ Greg Echlin (March 14, 2017). "Raytown South's Basketball Success Masks District's Legal Troubles". Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ↑ Justin Unell (October 1, 2012). "Olympic sprinter Maurice Mitchell is back in Raytown after competing in London". KSHB-TV. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Lawyer says he'll ask judge to give Crudup job back". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved May 20, 2018.