Shelley High School
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Coordinates: 43°22′27″N 112°08′01″W / 43.37415°N 112.13356°W
| Shelley High School | |
|---|---|
| King Russet | |
| Location | |
| 570 West Fir Shelley, Idaho United States[1] |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public[2] |
| Motto | "Where Students Come First" |
| Principal | Dale Clark[3] |
| Faculty | 31[2] |
| Grades | 9-12[2] |
| Number of students | 613[2] |
| Color(s) | Red, White, & Black[3]
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| Mascot | King Russet[3] |
| IHSAA Division | 4A[3] |
| Website | Shelley High School |
Shelley Senior High School is a public institution in the town of Shelley, Idaho. It is the city's only high school, and is nicknamed "the spud cellar" because of its unique mascot and resemblance to a potato cellar.[4] The small school receives two weeks of break in late September because some students work in the potato harvest.[5]
Class sizes (about 20 students per teacher) are slightly larger than the state average of 18.[6] However, the school has performed well on standardized testing in comparison to state averages. For example, the 10th grade student body surpassed the state averages on the 2011 Idaho Standards Achievement Test in all of the subjects except science.[7]
Despite its small size, the high school has won several state football championships in its division, including the 2003, 2005, and 2007 championships.[8]
A notable graduate from this school was Curtis Brinkman, a world record setting paraplegic athlete who in 1980 became the first person to win the Boston Marathon in a wheelchair, and went on to win five gold medals in the Paralympic Games.[9] The park across the street from the high school shown in the picture is named in his honor.
[edit] References
- ^ "Shelley High School". Shelley School District. http://www.shelleyschools.org/shelley/School.cfm?Admin=4. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ a b c d "Shelley Senior High School". Public School Review. http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/22912. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ a b c d "Idaho High School Activities Association". IHSAA. http://www.idhsaa.org/directory/08-09FINALDirectory.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ "Spud Spirit". Idaho Falls Magazine. http://www.idahofallsmagazine.com/idaho-falls-news/print.cfm?id=2296. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Shelley School District Calendar 2011-2012". http://www.shelleyschools.org/shelley/pdflibrary/2011-2012%20Calendar%20with%20school%20times2.pdf. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Shelley Senior High School". SchoolTree.org. http://idaho.schooltree.org/public/Shelley-Senior-High-024484.html.
- ^ "ISAT Results - Shelley Senior High School". GreatSchools.org. http://www.greatschools.org/modperl/achievement/id/587#toc. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ Hampson, Rick. "For Football Coach Back from War". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-08-29/For-football-coach-back-from-war-its-like-starting-over/50179650/1. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ Stagg, Jennifer. "Will to Win". Deseret News. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700065507/Utah-wheelchair-athlete-Curt-Brinkman-being-remembered-for-Will-to-Win.html. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
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