Shawnee Mission South High School

Shawnee Mission South High School
School Founded	1966
Team Established	1993
History	Won State from 1997-1999, and then won fourteen consecutive state titles from 2001-2014.
City	Overland Park, Kansas
Team Colors	Green, Gold, and White
Principal	Dr. Todd Dain
Head Coach	Natalie King and Seth Peck
Associate/Other Head Coach(es)	None
National Championships	None
State Championships	17, (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Regional/County Championships	Unknown, (1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Region/County Location	Kansas
Highest Finish	18th (Nationals 2005)
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Shawnee Mission South High School is located in the City of Overland Park, a suburb of Kansas City.

Academic Decathlon

The SMS Academic Decathlon was started sometime in Summer or Fall 1993 by coach Vivian Cornwell. Cornwell took seven teams to the national level. When she retired in 2005, she was replaced by Stan Stern, who had taught at the middle school level for many years.

2005-2006 Season

During Stern's first year coaching, the team won the Regional competition with a 9 event score of 29,645, roughly 2,000 points better than rival SM Northwest. At the state competition, the team jumped to a 10-event score of 37,395, and widened their margin over Northwest to 5,500 points.

Significant Accomplishments

• Holds the record for highest team (42,xxx) and individual(8,0xx) scores at the KAD state competition

• Has one of the longest streaks of Nationals appearances (14)

• Has more 40,000+ scores than any team in Kansas (2)