Sheldon Clark High School

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Coordinates 37°51′37″N82°32′01″W / 37.8604°N 82.5336°W / 37.8604; -82.5336 Coordinates: 37°51′37″N82°32′01″W / 37.8604°N 82.5336°W / 37.8604; -82.5336
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Type Public high school
Established1972
Closed2019
School district Martin County School System
PrincipalMartha Williams
Grades9-12
Enrollment544 (2016-17) [1]
Color(s)Red and Columbia Blue
Team nameCardinals
YearbookPoems Prayers & Promises
Website www.martin.kyschools.us/1/Home

Sheldon Clark High School (SCHS) was a public high school in unincorporated Martin County, Kentucky, USA, near Inez. [2] It was a part of the Martin County School System.

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It was named after Martin County Schools Superintendent Sheldon Clark when both Warfield High School and Inez High School was consolidated in 1972. As of 2017 Martha Williams is the principal. [3] The original Sheldon Clark High School building had to be abandoned after nearby road construction blasting resulted in structural damage, with the school then being housed in a middle school building until a new high school could be built. [4] Construction of the new school, Martin County High School, started in 2016 with the school opening for the 2019–2020 school year. [5] [6] [7]

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References

  1. "Sheldon Clark High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  2. Home. Sheldon Clark High School. Retrieved on July 10, 2017. "388 Cardinal Lane Inez, KY 41224 "
  3. "Sheldon Clark High School Names New Principal." Sheldon Clark High School. Retrieved on July 10, 2017.
  4. McClanahan, Gil (8 August 2018). "Martin County, Kentucky, getting new high school for fraction of the cost". EyeWitness News WCHS. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. "Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Martin County—New High School" (PDF). Martin County School District. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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  7. Fletcher, MaryAnn (7 August 2019). "New building, new year: Martin County H.S. students greet first day of school in Eastern Kentucky". Mountain News WYMT. Retrieved 9 August 2019.