Shadow Mountain High School

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Shadow Mountain High School
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Location
Shadow Mountain High School
2902 E. Shea Blvd.
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Coordinates 33°35′02″N112°01′11″W / 33.58399°N 112.019774°W / 33.58399; -112.019774
Information
Type Public high school
Established1974
School district Paradise Valley Unified School District
SuperintendentJames Lee
PrincipalDavid Appleman
Staff76.41 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,171 (2021–22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.33 [1]
Color(s)   Navy Blue & gold
Athletics conference4A Skyline
Nickname Matadors
Feeder schoolsShea Middle School (all), Greenway Middle School (partial)
Website Official website

Shadow Mountain High School is a public high school located in the north valley of Phoenix, Arizona. The school is part of the Paradise Valley Unified School District. The school's athletic teams are known as the Matadors. [2] Shadow Mountain's school colors are navy blue and gold. 1,475 students attend Shadow Mountain as of 2014. It opened in 1974.

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History

Shadow Mountain High School in 1976 SHADOW MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL 1976.jpg
Shadow Mountain High School in 1976

Shadow Mountain opened in the fall of 1974 with 4 buildings. Guirey, Srnka, Arnold & Sprinkle were the architects. Robert N. Ewing was the general contractor who built the original 4 buildings. [3] The schools auditorium was built in 1983. Matador Arena the schools main gymnasium was built in 1996. A new classroom building was built in 2008. [4]

Shadow Mountain is in the 4A Skyline athletic conference. [5]

Extracurricular activities

Band

Shadow Mountain High School boasts the largest music program in the Paradise Valley Unified School District. Most notably, the SMHS Marching Matadors finished the 2006 competitive marching season with several caption awards and having earned three Superior awards over the course of the season, with their King Kong marching showing. In 2006 they finished the season earning a Superior with Distinction at the state competition, the highest rating attainable in the ABODA Marching Circuit. The Matadors performance of their show "Music for a Darkened Theater: The music of Danny Elfman" received captions in Visual Performance, Music Performance, General Effect, Percussion, and Music General Effect.

In 2016, the Marching Matadors performed their field show, "Oliver Twisted" which contained music from the musical "Oliver!" They scored a rating of Superior at the ABODA State Marching Band Festival and 4th place at the ABODA State Marching Band Championships. They also performed in the 46th Annual Fiesta Bowl Parade and the 64th Annual Parada del Sol Parade, receiving a 3rd place award along with a rating of "Best Marching Band," respectively.

The Marching Matadors also participated in the 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Parade in December 2016 in Honolulu, Hawaii. They were chosen to represent the USS Arizona that sank during the Attack on Pearl Harbor. In addition to performing in the parade, the Marching Matadors also played on the USS Missouri for a tribute performance.

Academic Decathlon

The Shadow Mountain Academic Decathlon team hosted the Arizona Region II competition on February 2–3, 2007. The team beat out 28 other schools and took first place with 39,200 points, narrowly defeating South Mountain High School. The team tied for first place in the 2008 regional Super Quiz Competition.[ citation needed ]

AFJROTC

Shadow Mountain also has an AFJROTC (Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp.)

Athletics

Shadow Mountain's main athletic strengths are in cross country; track and field; basketball, and swimming.

Swim and dive

Misty Hyman (Olympic Gold Medalist) swam for Shadow Mountain.

Baseball

Two former Matador players are now coaching in the major leagues. Scott Emerson is the pitching coach for the Oakland Athletics and Greg Sparks is the assistant hitting coach for the Chicago White Sox.

Cross Country

The Shadow Mountain Cross Country teams have combined five state championships, three for the girls and two for the boys. The boys team won its state titles in 2001 and 2006. The years between, before, and after state titles have been successful, as well. The girls team's won the 1986, 1987, and 1988 Arizona state championships.

Track & Field

In 1999 former NFL player Shaun McDonald set the school record for the 100-meter dash at a time of 10.55. He also has the school's 200-meter record at the time of 21.48.

Basketball

Shadow Mountain Basketball has won state championships on the men's side in 1996, 1999, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, & 2019. The Girls won the state championship in 2011 & 2019. Mike Bibby, who went to Shadow Mountain [6] and played in the NBA, coached the boys basketball team at Shadow Mountain from 2014 to 2019.

Notable alumni

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