Shawnee Mission East High School is a public high school in Prairie Village, Kansas, United States, for grades 9 through 12. It is one of five high schools operated by the Shawnee Mission USD 512 school district.

Shawnee Mission East High School was established in 1958 in order to serve the growing population of northeast Johnson County, Kansas. In January 1994, Shawnee Mission East began offering the International Baccalaureate program.

Shawnee Mission East is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 6A division and are known as the Lancers. Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.

History Shawnee Mission East High School was established in 1958 to serve the growing population of northeast Johnson County. In January 1994, Shawnee Mission East began offering the International Baccalaureate program.

Academics Shawnee Mission East has been an IB World School since January 1994.

The school has reported a 98% graduation rate in 2021.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics The Lancers compete in the Sunflower League and are classified as a 6A, the largest classification in Kansas according to the KSHSAA. Throughout its history, Shawnee Mission East has won many state championships in various sports. Shawnee Mission East also has a cheerleading and dance team, called the Lancer Dancers.

State championships State Championships Season Sport Number of Championships YearFall Football, Boys 1 2014 Policy Debate 11 1969, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Cross Country, Boys 3 1966, 1967, 2022 Cross Country, Girls 6 1982, 1983, 1989, 1993, 1997, 1999 Golf, Girls 7 1979, 1980, 1987, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2020 Soccer, Boys 1 2024Winter Swimming and Diving, Boys 18 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1990, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2026 Basketball, Girls 1 1983 Bowling, Boys 1 2022Spring Golf, Boys 14 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2025, 2026 Tennis, Boys 30 1959, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975,1978, 1980, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 (won both singles & doubles titles in some years), 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022 Tennis, Girls 21 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Baseball 3 1984, 1995, 2016 Rugby 4 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004 Soccer, Girls 3 1997, 1999, 2000 Lacrosse, Boys 8 2011 (LAKS), 2012 (LAKC), 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2025, 2026 Swimming and Diving, Girls 16 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016Total 146

Notable alumni

Sandahl Bergman, actress, won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year for her role in Conan the Barbarian Barbara Bollier, member of the Kansas Senate representing the 7th district, Democratic candidate for US Senate Bruce Branit, Emmy-nominated visual effects artist of Westworld and Breaking Bad George Brophy, former professional baseball executive W. Bruce Cameron, author of A Dog's Purpose and several other novels John Carmack, video game programmer, id Software co-founder, lead programmer of the classic video game Doom Eric Darnell, director, writer, songwriter, animator, voice actor Brooke Dillman, actress and comedian Steve Doerr, former professional soccer player Donald Fehr, executive director of the National Hockey League Players' Association, former Major League Baseball players union representative Thomas Frank, founder of The Baffler, Harper's columnist and author of What's the Matter with Kansas? Joy Franz, actress and singer Mary Long, soccer player Kip Niven, actor Nancy Opel, singer/actress with Tony Award nomination G.P. "Bud" Peterson, former President of the Georgia Institute of Technology Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor for National Review Paul Redford, actor, TV writer and producer for Sports Night, The West Wing, The Newsroom Melissa Rooker, Kansas House of Representatives Jim Roth, member of Oklahoma Corporation Commission, first openly gay statewide official in Oklahoma Eleanor Smart, high diver Grant Wahl, writer for Sports Illustrated, author of The Beckham Experiment Joey Wentz, professional baseball pitcher

See also List of high schools in Kansas List of unified school districts in Kansas Other high schools in Shawnee Mission USD 512 school district Shawnee Mission North High School in Overland Park Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee Shawnee Mission South High School in Overland Park Shawnee Mission West High School in Overland Park

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