Olathe South School Profile

  • Student Services

    • Chayce Winn, counselor for all grades with the last names beginning with A-C (excluding students with emotional disturbance, deaf/hard of hearing, and center-based resource exceptionalities)
    • Regan Roth, counselor for all grades with the last names beginning with I-M (excluding students with emotional disturbances, deaf/hard of hearing, and center-based resource exceptionalities)
    • Patsy Roseman, counselor all grades with the last names beginning with N-Ras well as all students with emotional disturbances, deaf/hard of hearing, and center-based resource exceptionalities
    • Paige Carbajo, counselor for all grades with last names beginning with S–Z (excluding students with emotional disturbance, deaf/hard of hearing, or center-based resource exceptionalities)
    • Chad Hoffman, Department Chair, counselor all grades with the last names beginning with D-H.

    All 504 students fall under our caseloads

    Olathe South is a public high school, grades 9-12. South is accredited by the North Central Association and the Kansas State Department of Education. Current enrollment is 1850.

    Olathe is home to an estimated 135,473 residents and is located 20 miles south of Kansas City, Mo., on Interstate 35.

    Grading

    • A = 90-100 percent
    • B = 80-89 percent
    • C = 70-79 percent
    • D = 60-69 percent
    • F = below 60 percent
    • P = credit earned

    The weighted grade value is computed by taking the number of weighted courses and dividing it by the number of semesters multiplied by seven. Weighted GPA = (GPA) + (number of weighted courses) / 7 (number of semesters)

    Graduation Requirements — 24 total credits required in grades 9-12 

    The minimum requirement for an Olathe high school diploma is 24 credits. Depending on the course and nature of course delivery, units of credit will be awarded in increments of one full (1.0) or one-half (.5) credit. The 24 credits required for graduation include:

    1. Four credits in English
    2. One credit in applied communication
    3. Three credits in social studies. Required credits are:
      1. Modern World History (1 credit, grade 9)
      2. U.S. History (1 credit, grade 11)
      3. U.S. Government (.5 credit, grade 12)
      4. Social Studies elective (.5 credit, all grades)
    4. Three credits in mathematics
    5. Three credits in science. Required credits are:
      1. Life Science (1.0 credit)
      2. Physical Science (1.0 credit)
      3. Science elective (1.0 credit)
    6. One credit in physical education
    7. One credit in fine arts
    8. One credit in practical and consumer studies
    9. Half credit in technology
    10. Half credit in consumer and personal finance
    11. Six elective credits

    Advanced Placement Courses

    • AP Biology
    • AP Calculus AB
    • AP Calculus BC
    • AP Chemistry
    • AP English Language and Composition
    • AP English Literature and Composition
    • AP Environmental Science
    • AP European History
    • AP French V
    • AP U.S. Government and Politics
    • AP Music Theory
    • AP College Physics I
    • AP Psychology
    • AP Spanish V
    • AP Statistics
    • AP Studio Art: 2D Design
    • AP Studio Art: 3D Design
    • AP Studio Art: Drawing
    • AP United States History

    Honors Courses

    • Advanced Debate
    • Algebra II
    • Biology
    • Chemistry
    • English I
    • English II
    • Geography
    • German IV
    • Linear Algebra
    • Modern World History
    • Multivariable
    • Pre-Calculus