Springfield Southeast High School

Comprehensive public high school in Springfield, Illinois, United States

Springfield Southeast High School

Address

2350 East Ash Street

Springfield

Illinois

62703

United States

Coordinates| 39°46′43″N 89°37′15″W﻿ / ﻿39.77861°N 89.62083°W﻿ / 39.77861; -89.62083
Information
Type| Comprehensive public high school
Established| 1967[6]
Status| Open
School district| Springfield Public Schools District 186
Superintendent| Jennifer Gill[1]
CEEB code| 143955
Dean| Ladonna Lewis[2]
Principal| Cody Trigg
Faculty| 82.45 (on FTE basis)[3]
Grades| 9 - 12
Gender| Co-ed
Enrollment| 1,207 (2016-17)[7]
Student to teacher ratio| 16.20[3]
Campus type| Suburban
Color(s)|  blue
white
gold
Athletics conference| Central State Eight
Mascot| Spartan
Team name| Spartans (Boys) / Lady Spartans (Girls)
Newspaper| Eastside Chronicle[5]
Information| 217-525-3130
Website| Official 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.[8]

The school was opened in 1967, replacing the smaller Feitshans High School which had operated since 1929.[9] Some members of the community consider the two schools to be a single continuous entity.[9] The new school was made possible by a US$3.2 million municipal bond issue.[9] 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.[8]

A large fiberglass "Muffler Man" statue of a Spartan warrior stands above the front entrance of the school.[8] The statue originally stood at a home builders business and was meant to portray a Viking but was later modified.[10]

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.[11]

## References

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1. ^ "Springfield Public Schools - Home". Springfield.k12.il.us. 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
2. ^ "About Our School | Southeast High School". Southeast High School. n.d. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
3. ^ a b "Springfield High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
4. ^ "City's public high schools report mixed ACT results". State Journal-Register. 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
5. ^ "Eastside Chronicle - Southeast High School's Student Newspaper - Eastside Chronicle".
6. ^ "Springfield Feitshans High School "Flyers"". Illinoishsglorydays.com. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
7. ^ "Springfield Southeast High Sch". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
8. ^ a b c Nevel, Jason (2017-10-07). "Southeast turns 50". State Journal-Register. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
9. ^ a b c Kane, Dave (1991-05-13). "Southeast Springfield's Melting Pot / Spartans Stand Tall at Southeast". State Journal-Register. pp. 19, 25 - via NewsBank.
10. ^ "Carpet Spartan HS Mascot". Roadside America. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
11. ^ "Southeast Health & Science Academy" (PDF). Springfield Southeast Highschool. Springfield Southeast High School. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

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