Simsbury High School

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Simsbury High School
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Address
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34 Farms Village Rd.

Simsbury
,
Connecticut

United States
Information
TypePublic
CEEB code070675
PrincipalStephen Patrina
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,392 (2018-19)[1]
Color(s)Navy and gold    
NicknameTrojans
Accreditation
  • Included on Newsweek magazine's 2008 top 2400 public schools, and top among the Farmington Valley School systems
  • In the top 6% of all schools nationally[2]
  • Ranked the 300th best secondary school in the country by U.S. News & World Report in 2015[3]
NewspaperThe Trojan Times
YearbookPinnacle
Websitewww.simsbury.k12.ct.us/schools/shs

Simsbury High School is a public high school in Simsbury, Connecticut.

Academic achievements[]

SHS students ranked highly on the Connecticut Academic Performance Test, scoring at or above 97% percent proficient in all categories in 2007 and 2008.[4]

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]

In 2014, the mean SAT score was 1709, out of 2400, which was 11th best in the state.[7]

Athletics and Performing Arts[]

Simsbury has been honored multiple times with the Achievement Cup for outstanding achievement in athletics in the state of Connecticut.[8]

Fall Winter Spring
Cheerleading Basketball
(Boys' and Girls')		 Baseball
Crew
(Boys' and Girls')		 Cheerleading Crew
(Boys' and Girls')
Cross Country
(Boys' and Girls')		 Cross Country Skiing
(Co-ed)		 Golf
(Boys' and Girls')
Field Hockey Ice Hockey
(Boys' and Girls')		 Lacrosse
(Boys' and Girls')
Football Indoor Track & Field
(Boys' and Girls')		 Rugby
(Boys' and Girls')
Soccer
(Boys' and Girls')		 Swim & Dive
(Co-ed)		 Softball
Volleyball
(Girls')		 Wrestling Tennis
(Boys' and Girls')
Fencing

(Co-ed)

Track & Field
(Boys' and Girls')
Volleyball
(Boys')

[9]

Theatre Department[]

The Musicals produced by the theatre department have been recognized multiple times by the Halo Awards.[10]

Crew[]

The Crew program rows out of Paine Boathouse on the Farmington River.

Accomplishments

New England Championships:

-First Girls in 1980, 1982;

-Second Girls 1981, 1983, 1984,

-Third Girls 1978, 1982

-Third Boys 1987[11]

Soccer[]

Boy's[]

Class Championships

Girl's[]

Class Championships

Wrestling[]

Class Championships

  • 1992 LL [14]
  • 1995 L
  • 1997 L

Notable alumni[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Simsbury High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  2. ^ http://www.newsweek.com/id/201160
  3. ^ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/connecticut/districts/simsbury-school-district/simsbury-high-school-4539
  4. ^ "Simsbury High School". GreatSchools Inc. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  5. ^ "Where Are the "Best 100 Communities for Music Education" in America?". Yamaha Corporation of America. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  6. ^ "CERC Town Profile 2008" (PDF). www.cerc.com. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  7. ^ Busemeyer, Stephen. "What High Schools Have The Highest SAT Scores?".
  8. ^ "Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance 65th Gold Key dinner" (PDF). Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance. p. 7. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  9. ^ https://www.simsbury.k12.ct.us/schools/shs/athletics/team-pages
  10. ^ "Simsbury High School Theater Productions Receive Award Nominations". tribunedigital-thecourant. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  11. ^ "NEIRA History Results" (PDF). New England Interscholastic Rowing.
  12. ^ "Boys Soccer | CIAC".
  13. ^ "Girls Soccer | CIAC".
  14. ^ "Wrestling | CIAC".

External links[]

Coordinates: 41��52′14″N 72°49′17″W / 41.87056°N 72.82139°W / 41.87056; -72.82139

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