SKHS is the home of the Rebels, a Division 1 athletics department. The Rebels are particularly renowned for their formerly nationally ranked boys' soccer team, which made it to the state finals in 2007, the girls' and boys' track and field teams, both of which have been Class B Champions, the boys' volleyball team, which won the state championship in 2009, 2012 and 2016, and the boys' tennis team, which defeated the Bishop Hendricken Hawks to win its fourteenth consecutive state championship in 2012. The tennis team would go on to win championships in 2015 and 2016. SKHS won the Division 1 Championship Cup in 2009 for its demonstrated athletic prowess. SKHS additionally has a wide variety of varsity and intramural sports.
The SKHS music department consists of various vocal and instrumental groups, including Chorus, eSKape, Jazz Band, Concert Band, and the Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra at SKHS is the last true high school orchestra with string instruments, wind instruments, brass instruments, and percussion in Rhode Island. The Jazz Band has competed in the RIMEA Jazz Festival and Berklee High School Jazz Festival for many years. In 2017, the SKHS Jazz Band placed 2nd in their division at Berklee High School Jazz Festival under the direction of Fritz Benz. The Berklee High School Jazz Festival is one of the most respected and competitive high school music programs in the United States.
SKpades
Every year, the current junior class puts on a production called SKpades. SKpades is a variety show that traditionally combines a parody of a popular television show or movie along with skits that poke fun at some teachers, students, and aspects of life at SKHS. Recent themes have included The Hunger Games, The Godfather, 007, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, Scooby-Doo, The Lorax, Twilight Zone, The Lion King, Harry Potter, and the Wizard of Oz and television shows.
Theatre Arts
South Kingstown High School has strong academic and extracurricular theatre programs. According to the high school's official website, there are 5 credit-earning theatre courses that are taught by Ryan Muir. Additionally, there is a highly active Drama Club at SKHS, called the Rebel Theatre Group. The Rebel Theatre Group does several productions throughout the year, including "Testing Testing 1234" which is a collaboration with the Contemporary Theatre Company. The Rebel Theatre Group is best known for the large-scale musical production that takes place in February of each year. Recent productions included Newsies, The Adamms Family, The Sound of Music, Young Frankenstein, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Shrek the Musical, and Bye Bye Birdie. SKHS also regularly participates in the Rhode Island Drama Festival, which is the biggest high school theatre competition in Rhode Island. Finally, the Rebel Theatre Group will finish out the year with a smaller-scale production in the spring. Recent productions have included popular shows like Almost Maine and student-written/student-directed shows like Demetri.jpg and the Honest to Goodness Truth, a one-act comedy written and directed by two members of the class of 2018.
