Simsbury High School
| Simsbury High School | |
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| 34 Farms Village Rd. Simsbury, Connecticut, United States |
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| Type | public secondary |
| CEEB Code | 070675 |
| Dean | Kevin Dakin |
| Principal | Neil Sullivan |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1600 |
| Nickname | Trojans |
| Accreditation(s) | NEASC |
| Newspaper | Forum |
| Yearbook | Pinnacle |
| Website | http://www.simsbury.k12.ct.us/page.cfm?p=33 |
Simsbury High School is a public school located in Simsbury, Connecticut. The school was ranked number 3 in Connecticut Magazine's list of Top Connecticut Public High Schools.[1] It was also included in list of Newsweek magazine's 2009 top 1500 public schools, as well as earning the top and second place (which varies every year between the two spots) in the Farmington Valley School systems. SHS is in the top 6% of all schools nationally.[2]
Simsbury High School offers 33 varsity sports with 72 competitive teams that involve over 1180 individual students. The athletic program has been honored multiple times with the Michaels Achievement Cup for outstanding achievement in athletics in the state of Connecticut.[3] About 75% of the student body is involved in clubs and activities.
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[edit] Academic achievements
SHS students ranked highly in CT on the Connecticut Academic Performance Test, scoring at or above 97% percent proficient in all categories in 2007 and 2008.[4]
From the Class of 2005, 93% attended four-year and two-year colleges and universities. This included in and out-of-state universities.
Simsbury High School was selected as having one of the top 100 outstanding music programs in the United States.[5]
In 2005, the mean SAT score was 1162.[6]
[edit] Sports
Simsbury High School is a member of the Central Connecticut Conference, overseen by the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference for public school sports in the state of Connecticut.
Fall
- Football
- Cheerleading
- Men's Soccer: 1992 Class LL State Champs, 2003 Class LL Co-State Champs, 2006 Class LL State Champs
- Women's Soccer: 1994 Class LL State Champs, 2000 Class LL State Champs, 2005 Class LL State Champs, 2007 Class LL Runner-Up
- Field Hockey: 2006 Class L Runner-Up, 2008 Class L Co-State Champs
- Men's Cross Country: 2006 Class L State Champs
- Women's Cross Country: 2006 & 2007 Class L State Champs
- Men's & Women's Badminton: 2008 & 2009 State Champs
- Men's Crew: Head of Charles Men's Youth Four 1978
- Women's Crew: Head of Charles Women's Youth Eight 1977, 1980, 1985
- Women's Volleyball
- Co-ed Ballroom Dancing (Year long)
Winter
- Men's Hockey: 2002-2003 Division I State Champions
- Women's Hockey
- Wrestling: 1991-1992 State Champions
- Cheerleading
- Men's Basketball
- Women's Basketball
- Men's & Women's Cross-Country Skiing: State Champions since 1978
- Fencing
- Co-ed Curling: 2007 State Champs
- Co-ed Swim and Dive Team
- Co-ed Curling
Spring
- Men's Lacrosse
- Women's Lacrosse
- Women's Golf
- Men's Golf: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 CIAC Division 1 State Champions (many championships not listed)
- Baseball: 1997 State Champions
- Softball
- Men's Track And Field
- Women's Track And Field: 1995 Class L State Champs, 2006 Class L State Champs, 2008 Class L State Champs
- Men's Volleyball
- Men's Crew: 2011, 2010, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001, 2000 V8 CPSRA Champions
- Women's Crew: New England Varsity Eight Champions 1980, 1982; CPSRA Champions 2010, 2006, 2003, 2001, 2000
- Men's Tennis
- Women's Tennis
- Rugby: Club Sport
- Mountain Biking: Club Sport
- Dodgeball Intramural
[edit] Notable alumni
- Justin Foley, drummer for metalcore band Killswitch Engage, graduated from Simsbury High in 1994.
- Nick Shapiro (1998), the all time Men's Ice Hockey leading scorer, was recently named a Press Secretary in President Obama's administration.[7]
- Jennifer Weiner, author of Good in Bed and In Her Shoes, graduated from Simsbury High in 1987.
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.connecticutmag.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20200464&BRD=2329&PAG=461&dept_id=484827&rfi=6
- ^ http://www.newsweek.com/id/201160
- ^ "Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance 65th Gold Key dinner". Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance. pp. 7. http://www.ctsportswriters.org/GOLDKEY2006.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ "Simsbury High School". GreatSchools Inc.. http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/achievement/ct/837. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Where Are the "Best 100 Communities for Music Education" in America?". Yamaha Corporation of America. http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/PressReleaseDetail.html?CNTID=544377&CTID=. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "CERC Town Profile 2008". www.cerc.com. http://www.fastfacility.com/cercup/Simsbury.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Nick Shapiro goes to Washington". Courant. http://blogs.courant.com/helen_ubinas/2009/07/nick-shapiro-goes-to-washingto.html. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
Andrew Goldberg, who was recently featured on CNBC "Squakbox Live", speaking about the economy for JP Morgan, where he is currently a director.
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Coordinates: 41°52′14″N 72°49′17″W / 41.87056°N 72.82139°W
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