Shelby County High School (Alabama)

Shelby County High School
Location
101 Washington Street
Columbiana
, Alabama
USA
Information
Type Public
Established 1914
Principal Gene Rogers
Faculty 50[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 655[2]
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Cardinal & White         
Mascot Wildcats

Shelby County High School is a secondary school located in the city of Columbiana in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a part of Shelby County Schools.

Athletics

Shelby County High School's athletic teams are known as the Wildcats, and their colors are cardinal and white. Football games are played at Charles "PaPa" McCombs Stadium. Shelby County High School was a charter member of the Alabama High School Athletic Association,[3] and currently plays in Class 5A. From 1961 to 1966, the football team won forty-five consecutive games, which is the sixth longest streak of most consecutive games without a loss in state history.[4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. "Shelby County High School - About". Shelbyed.k12.al.us. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  2. "Shelby County High School in Columbiana, AL". High-schools.com. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  3. "Seventy-Eight High Schools Are Admitted to State Organization. Alabama High School Athletic Association Organized at Birmingham", Montgomery Advertiser, April 16, 1922.
  4. "Alabama High School Football Team Records". AHSFHS.org. 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2014-06-02.

External links

Coordinates: 33°10′46″N 86°36′00″W / 33.1794016°N 86.6000224°W / 33.1794016; -86.6000224


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