Shelley High School

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Shelley High School
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Address
Shelley High School
570 West Fir Street

Shelley
,
Idaho
83274

United States
Coordinates 43°22′27″N112°08′02″W / 43.3741°N 112.134°W / 43.3741; -112.134
Information
Type Public [1]
Motto"Where Students Come First"
PrincipalBurke Davis [2]
Teaching staff34.68 (FTE) [3]
Grades9-12 [1]
Number of students660 (2018–19) [3]
Student to teacher ratio19.03 [3]
Color(s)Red, black, white [2]      
Athletics conference IHSAA Division 4A [2]
MascotKing Russet [2]
Rival Snake River High School
Website www.shelleyschools.org/1/home
Shelley High School's Russet Potato mascot Russet Mascot.jpg
Shelley High School's Russet Potato mascot

Shelley High School is an institution for public education in the town of Shelley, Idaho, United States. It is the city's only high school, and is nicknamed "the spud cellar" because of its unique mascot and resemblance to a potato cellar. [4] The mascot, King Russet, is a Russet Burbank potato (the variety most commonly grown in the area) with a scepter and crown. [5] The approximately 600 students, called Russets, receive two weeks of break in late September because some of them work in the local potato harvest. [6]

The school has done well academically. For example, the 10th grade student body surpassed the state averages on the 2011 Idaho Standards Achievement Test in language, reading, and mathematics. [7] The class sizes (about 20 students per teacher) are a little above the state average of 18. [8]

Shelley Senior High School has many sports teams including Basketball, Swimming, Softball, Baseball, Football, Wrestling, Track, Golf, Cheer, and Soccer. [9] Despite its small size, the high school has won several state football championships in its division, including the 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, and 2013 championships. [10] The school also has many clubs including FFA, Key Club, Drama, BPA, Speech & Debate, Art Club, and Aca Deca. [11]

A notable graduate from this school was Curt Brinkman, a world record setting paraplegic athlete who in 1980 became the first person to win the Boston Marathon in a wheelchair, and went on to win five gold medals in the Paralympic Games. [12] The park across the street from the high school is named in his honor.

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Member School Information". Idaho High School Activities Association . Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "SHELLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Spud Spirit". Idaho Falls Magazine. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Shelley Senior High School". ClassReport.org.
  6. ↑ "Shelley School District Calendar 2011-2012" (PDF). Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  7. ↑ "ISAT Results - Shelley Senior High School". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Shelley Senior High School". SchoolTree.org.
  9. ↑ "SHS Sports" . Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  10. ↑ Hampson, Rick (August 29, 2011). "For Football Coach Back from War". USA Today. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Shelley High School Clubs" . Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  12. ↑ Stagg, Jennifer. "Will to Win". Deseret News. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved February 29, 2012.



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