Papillion-La Vista South High School
Public high school in Papillion, Nebraska, United States
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Papillion-La Vista South High School (commonly referred to as Papio South, PLSHS, PLSouth, or PLS) is a high school in Papillion, Nebraska, United States. It is one of two high schools in the Papillion-La Vista Public School District. The school's principal is Jeff Spilker.
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10799 Highway 370 , United States 41°08′42″N 96°04′44″W | |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 2003 |
School district | Papillion-La Vista Public Schools |
Principal | Jeff Spilker |
Teaching staff | 118.58 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,982 (2023-2024)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.71[1] |
| Colors | Blue, black, and silver |
| Mascot | Titan |
| Website | Papillion-La Vista South H.S. |
History
Academics
Papillion-La Vista South offers dual credit classes through the University of Nebraska Omaha.[4]
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
Papilion-La Vista South has won seventeen state championships: girls' cross-country in 2010, 2014, and 2015; girls' track and field in 2023 and 2025, volleyball in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, and 2025; boys’ cross-country in 2017; boys' basketball in 2025 and baseball in 2010 and 2011.[5] The Papillion South student section is known as the "Black Hole".[6]
Performing arts
PLS has three competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender "Titanium", "Titan Express", as well as the all-female "Titan Radiance".[7] The program also hosts an annual competition, the "Titan Classic".[8] The choirs are backed by a state winning showband, "Platinum".
The school also has a competitive marching band and hosts an annual competition, "Titan Marching Invitational" for that discipline.[9] The Titan Marching Band won the Nebraska class AA and Grand Championship at the NSBA state marching contest in 2021.[10][11] The school also has two jazz bands, the top group "Silver Tones" and the lower group "Blue Notes". Both jazz bands have a reputation for Superior ratings at competitions.
Papio South's band program also has a winter arts program that includes winter winds, winter guard, and winter percussion. All of these groups compete in WGI competitions, with guard winning a Regional in Denver, CO, their Winds placing 4th in Winds Scholastic A World Finals, and their Percussion group placing 28th in Percussion Scholastic World Prelims.
The school formerly had a "Rap Club" which went on to produce four albums, Room D05 (2015), GOAT (2016), FEUD (2017), and Mixed Emotions (2018).