Shelley High School

Coordinates: 43°22′27″N 112°08′01″W / 43.37415°N 112.13356°W / 43.37415; -112.13356

Shelley High School

"Where Students Come First"
Location
570 West Fir
Shelley, Idaho
United States[1]
Information
Type Public[2]
Principal Dale Clark[3]
Faculty 31[2]
Grades 9-12[2]
Number of students 613[2]
Color(s) Red, White, & Black[3]               
Mascot King Russet[3]
IHSAA Division 3A[3]
Website www.shelleyschools.org/shelley/School.cfm
Shelley High School's Russet Potato mascot

Shelley Senior High School is an institution for public education 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 mascot, King Russet, is a Russet Burbank potato (the variety most commonly grown in the area) with a scepter and crown.[5] The approximately 600 students, called Russets, receive two weeks of break in late September because some of them work in the local potato harvest.[6]

The school has done well academically. For example, the 10th grade student body surpassed the state averages on the 2011 Idaho Standards Achievement Test in language, reading, and math.[7] The class sizes (about 20 students per teacher) are a little above the state average of 18.[8]

Shelley Senior High School has many sports teams including Basketball, Softball, Baseball, Football, Wrestling, Track, Golf, Cheer, and Soccer.[9] Despite its small size, the high school has won several state football championships in its division, including the 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, and 2013 championships.[10] The school also has many clubs including FFA, Key Club, Drama, BPA, and Art Club.[11]

A notable graduate from this school was Curt 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.[12] The park across the street from the high school is named in his honor.

References

  1. ↑ "Shelley High School". Shelley School District. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Shelley Senior High School". Public School Review. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Idaho High School Activities Association" (PDF). IHSAA. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  4. ↑ "Spud Spirit". Idaho Falls Magazine. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Shelley Senior High School". ClassReport.org.
  6. ↑ "Shelley School District Calendar 2011-2012" (PDF). Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "ISAT Results - Shelley Senior High School". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  8. ↑ "Shelley Senior High School". SchoolTree.org.
  9. ↑ "SHS Sports". Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  10. ↑ Hampson, Rick (29 August 2011). "For Football Coach Back from War". USA Today. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Shelley High School Clubs". Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  12. ↑ Stagg, Jennifer. "Will to Win". Deseret News. Retrieved 29 February 2012.


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