Salida High School

Salida High School
Location
26 Jones Avenue Salida , Colorado 81201 United States
Coordinates	38°31′33″N105°59′47″W / 38.52583°N 105.99639°W / 38.52583; -105.99639
Information
School type	Public high school
Established	1910(115 years ago) (1910)
School district	Salida R-32-J
CEEB code	061250
NCES School ID	080633001109 [1]
Principal	Jesse Hull
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	404 (2023-2024 [1] )
Student to teacher ratio	17.46 [1]
Color(s)	Purple, black, white
Athletics conference	CHSAA
Mascot	Spartan
Feeder schools	Salida Middle School, The Crest Academy
Website	salidahigh.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'	2	2009, 2024
	Soccer, boys'	1	2004
Winter	Basketball, boys'	2	1964, 1961
Spring	Track, boys'	1	1997
Total		10

Notable alumni

• Tom Hughes, former MLB player (New York Highlanders, Boston Braves)

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - SALIDA HIGH SCHOOL (080633001109)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved December 12, 2024.
2. "Salida High School". SchoolDigger. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
3. "Salida Colorado History - Chaffee County Colorado 125th Anniversary Timeline". salida.com. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
4. "gigshowcase.com Page Error". www.gigshowcase.com. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
5. "Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA)". Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.