Salida High School
Address
Map
26 Jones Avenue

Salida
,
Colorado
81201

United States
Coordinates38°31′33″N 105°59′47″W / 38.52583°N 105.99639°W / 38.52583; -105.99639
Information
School typePublic high school
Established1910 (114 years ago) (1910)
School districtSalida R-32-J
CEEB code061250
NCES School ID080633001109[1]
PrincipalJesse Hull
Grades9–12
Enrollment369 (2020-2021[1])
Student to teacher ratio13.77[1]
Color(s)Purple, black, white
   
Athletics conferenceCHSAA
MascotSpartan
Feeder schoolsSalida Middle School, The Crest Academy
Websitesalidahigh.ss13.sharpschool.com

Salida High School (SHS) is the public high school of the city of Salida, Colorado, United States. Its colors are purple, black and white, and its mascot is the Spartan. It shares a campus with Colorado Mountain College, Salida.

The enrollment for the 2020-21 school year was 369. Just a few years previously, enrollment had stood at 400. It is the largest high school serving southern Chaffee County.[2]

History

When Salida was founded as a railroad town in 1880, the demand for public education arose. The town's first high school was built in 1891 as a temporary school. The first major high school, Salida High School, opened its doors in 1910. The campus burned in a fire in 1962.[3]

New campus

In early 2011, plans for a new high school arose, and a bond was passed in the community with overwhelming support. In May 2011, construction crews broke ground. By July 2012, all of the old campus with the exception of the historic Kesner Building was demolished. The project was completed late summer 2012.[4][needs update]

Athletics

SHS has won over seven state championships from CHSAA sanctioned sports and events.

The school offers a variety of sports. For boys: football, golf, and soccer in fall, basketball and wrestling in the winter, and baseball and track in the spring. For girls: volleyball in the spring, basketball and swimming in the winter, and tennis, track, soccer, and golf in the spring.

SHS competes in 3A, Tri-Peaks League for most sports. [5]

State championships[6]
Season Sport Number of championships Year
Fall Football 5 1974, 1971, 1935, 1934, 1933
Cross country, boys' 1 2009
Soccer, boys' 1 2004
Winter Basketball, boys' 2 1964, 1961
Spring Track, boys' 1 1997
Total 10

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - SALIDA HIGH SCHOOL (080633001109)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Salida High School". SchoolDigger. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  3. ^ "Salida Colorado History - Chaffee County Colorado 125th Anniversary Timeline". salida.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  4. ^ "gigshowcase.com Page Error". www.gigshowcase.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  5. ^ "Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA)". Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2012-02-16.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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