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Stuttgart High School
Stuttgart High School in 2020
Location
Map
Panzer Kaserne

Böblingen
,
Baden-Württemberg,

Germany
Coordinates48°41′01″N 9°03′14″E / 48.6835°N 9.054°E / 48.6835; 9.054
Information
Former namePatch American High School (PAHS)
(1979–2015, on Patch Barracks)
TypeDoDEA high school
Established2015; 9 years ago (2015)
AuthorityDepartment of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)
PrincipalMichael Jimerson
Assistant principals
  • Miata Coleman
Grades9–12
Enrollment753
Color(s)    Black and Gold
MascotPanther
Websitestuttgarths.dodea.edu
SHS is located in Germany
SHS
SHS
Location in Germany

Stuttgart High School (SHS) is an English-language high school in southwest Germany, in Baden-Württemberg. Southwest of Stuttgart on Panzer Kaserne in Böblingen, it is operated by the United States' DODEA (formerly known as DoDDS).[1]

Opened in 2014, its enrollment is primarily dependents of military, civilian, and contract employees of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) who are assigned to units of the Stuttgart Military Community, which includes Patch Barracks, Robinson Barracks, Panzer Kaserne, and Kelley Barracks.

It succeeded Patch American High School (1979–2015, on Patch Barracks),[2][3] and SHS remains the only DoDEA (DoDDS) high school in the Stuttgart area. Patch's school history, panther mascot, and colors were carried over to Stuttgart; black and gold are also the colors of host state Baden-Württemberg.

Another predecessor, Stuttgart American High School (SAHS), began in 1954 at Robinson Barracks, relocated to Pattonville two years later, and closed in 1993.

Academics

The school offers the same classes typical of a high school in the United States.

Courses are offered in a variety of fields:

Administration

The current principal is Michael Jimerson, with assistant principal Miata Coleman.

Sports

Stuttgart High School has a large variety of sports including:

Including its time as Patch, the Panthers have previously won European Championships within DoDEA including rifle, drill, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, and wrestling. The rifle team is currently second in all of Army JROTC and is home to the second place individual marksman in all of Army JROTC.[4]

Extra-curricular activities

References

  1. ^ Vandiver, John (October 15, 2020). "Coronavirus shuts down Stuttgart High School as Germany reels under record number of new cases". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "DoDEA: Welcome to Patch American High School Online". Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  3. ^ "Stuttgart High School" (PDF). The Citizen. May 19, 2016. p. 11.
  4. ^ "Stuttgart High School AJROTC". Orion Results Center. Retrieved 2021-06-03.

External links

International schools in Germany
Department of Defense Education ActivityDepartment of Defense Dependents Schools
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