Millard South High School
high school in Nebraska, United States
Millard South High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The school was established in 1970 as Millard High School. It is one of four high schools within the Millard Public School District.
Millard South is a member of the Nebraska School Activities Association. Athletic teams are known as the Patriots. The school colors are red, white and blue.
Athletics
The Patriots have won a number of state championships, listed in the table below.
2011 shooting
On January 5, 2011, Robert Butler Jr., a 17-year-old senior at Millard South, was suspended that morning for trespassing on school grounds. He was involved in an incident in which he drove his car onto the school's football field on New Year's Day.
At 12:45 p.m., Butler returned to the school, armed with a Glock .40-caliber pistol that he had stolen from his father's cabinet, and signed in for an appointment with Kaspar.
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