South Kingstown High School
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South Kingstown High School (SKHS) is a public high school in Washington County
, Rhode Island
. Approximately 1300 students attend SKHS in grades 9-12.
team won its thirteenth straight state championship. SKHS also has girls and boys track and field
teams which are both Class B Champions. In 2009, the girls track and field team overcame LaSalle to become the girl's state champions. SKHS additionally has a wide variety of varsity and intramural sports.
vocal ensemble. It is one of the most respected and competitive school music competitions in the United States
.
that traditionally combines a parody of a popular television show or movie along with skits that poke fun at some teachers, students, and aspects of life at SKHS. Recent themes have included The Godfather
, 007, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
. The class of 2007's theme was "The Rebel Awards," loosely based on the Academy Awards
, and the class of 2008's theme was "Superheroes." The movie theme was recently brought back by the class of 2009, whose show was based on Alice in Wonderland. The class of 2010 theme was television shows, featuring such shows as Saturday Night Live
. The class of 2011 put on a Scooby Doo themed show, where the classic mystery-solving gang had to find out who bleached the principal's suit. The class of 2012 used a time travel theme, in which two teachers travel back in time to stop the local CVS from being built. This causes the end of the world, and signs of the apocalypse show up locally: the girls tennis team has won a match and the bell schedule is consistent each day.
Washington County, Rhode Island
Washington County, commonly known colloquially as South County, is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Washington County borders Kent County to the north, New London County in Connecticut to the west, Suffolk County in New York to the southwest, the Atlantic...
, Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
. Approximately 1300 students attend SKHS in grades 9-12.
Athletics
SKHS is the home of the Rebels, a Division 1 athletics department (except the hockey team which has just moved to Division 2 after going 15-0-1 and making it to the state title game), particularly renowned for its formerly nationally ranked boys soccer team, which made it to the RI State finals in 2007. The boys tennisTennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
team won its thirteenth straight state championship. SKHS also has girls and boys track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
teams which are both Class B Champions. In 2009, the girls track and field team overcame LaSalle to become the girl's state champions. SKHS additionally has a wide variety of varsity and intramural sports.
Music and the Arts
The SKHS music department consists of various vocal and instrumental groups. A well-known group is eSKape, the music department's jazzJazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
vocal ensemble. It is one of the most respected and competitive school music competitions in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
SKpades
Every year, the current junior class puts on a production called SKpades. SKpades is a variety showVariety show
A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
that traditionally combines a parody of a popular television show or movie along with skits that poke fun at some teachers, students, and aspects of life at SKHS. Recent themes have included The Godfather
The Godfather
The Godfather is a 1972 American epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo. With a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola and an uncredited Robert Towne, the film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard...
, 007, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's book by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of the eccentric chocolatier, Willy Wonka....
. The class of 2007's theme was "The Rebel Awards," loosely based on the Academy Awards
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
, and the class of 2008's theme was "Superheroes." The movie theme was recently brought back by the class of 2009, whose show was based on Alice in Wonderland. The class of 2010 theme was television shows, featuring such shows as Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
. The class of 2011 put on a Scooby Doo themed show, where the classic mystery-solving gang had to find out who bleached the principal's suit. The class of 2012 used a time travel theme, in which two teachers travel back in time to stop the local CVS from being built. This causes the end of the world, and signs of the apocalypse show up locally: the girls tennis team has won a match and the bell schedule is consistent each day.