Shelton High School (Connecticut)

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Shelton High School
Address
Shelton High School (Connecticut)
120 Meadow St

Shelton
,
Connecticut
06484

United States
Coordinates 41°19′17″N73°07′01″W / 41.3214°N 73.117°W / 41.3214; -73.117
Information
Type Public
Established1973(52 years ago) (1973)
School districtShelton Public Schools
CEEB code 070665
HeadmasterKathleen Riddle
Faculty155
Grades9-12
Gender Coeducational
Number of students1,311 (2023-2024) [1]
Color(s)Orange and black
  
MascotGael
NewspaperThe Gael
Website sheltonhigh.sheltonpublicschools.org

Shelton High School (SHS) is a public high school in Shelton, Connecticut, in eastern Fairfield County. It has an enrollment of approximately 1400 in grades 9 through 12.

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History

Shelton High School during construction in 1973 Shelton High School 1973 Construction.JPG
Shelton High School during construction in 1973

The first four SHS graduates received their diplomas on June 26, 1889. In 1894, the First School Society became the Town School Committee, with Walter D. Hood as the first school superintendent. [2]

The school received national and international attention when the headmaster banned a senior and two friends from attending the senior prom because the students had taped a message of 12-inch high cardboard letters above the school's entrance inviting Tate's classmate to go to the dance with him. [3] [4] [5] [6] The punishment prompted state lawmakers Jason Perillo (R-Shelton) and Sean Williams (R-Waterbury) to introduce an amendment to a pending bill that, with an exception for vandalism and violence, would require schools to offer parents an alternative to banning students from school-related activities as means of punishment. [7] On May 14, the headmaster held a press conference [8] reversing the decision, saying that "the level of distraction created by this incident" had "affected the culture of Shelton High School" and that "international notoriety" had forced her to reverse herself. [9]

Extracurricular activities

The Gael Magazine

The school magazine is called the Gael Magazine. This magazine publishes in the fall, winter and spring. [10]

Athletics

Shelton High is part of the Housatonic Division of the Southern Connecticut Conference. [11] The school offers a variety of freshman, JV, and Varsity teams. The following sports run in the respective seasons:

SHS Sports
FALLWINTERSPRING
FootballBoys BasketballBaseball
Boys SoccerGirls BasketballSoftball
Girls SoccerIndoor TrackGirls Lacrosse
Cross CountryWrestlingBoys Volleyball
Girls SwimmingBoys SwimmingTennis
Girls VolleyballGolf
Field HockeyOutdoor Track & Field
Cheerleading

The Shelton Gaels high school football team won the state championship in 1988, 1995, 2000, and 2003.

The Shelton Gaels high school boys' volleyball team won the state championship in 2004 and 2005, with a 46-0 record. The team won the Southern Connecticut Conference title in 2015, 2017, and 2022.

The Shelton Gaels Varsity Cheerleading squad won the state championship in the 2000-2001 season.

The Shelton boys' cross country team won its first division championship, and the SCC championship in 2007, making its first trip to the New England championships. In 2008, it placed second in the CIAC State Open Championships, and fourth in the New England Championships.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Shelton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ "SHS History".
  3. ↑ Miller, Joshua Rhett (May 11, 2011). "Mayor: Punishment Doesn't Fit Crime in Case of Connecticut Teen Barred From Prom". Fox News.
  4. ↑ "Creative Prom Invite Gets Student Suspended", NPR https://www.npr.org/2011/05/11/136198925/creative-prom-invite-gets-student-suspended
  5. ↑ A story about this incident, featuring reporter Ben Sosenko, was aired nationially on NBC News
  6. ↑ Gendreau, LeAnne (2011). "James Tate Take Prom Plea to Today Show". nbcconnecticut.com. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  7. ↑ "NFL Quarterback Backs Teen Barred From Prom, but School Stands Firm on Decision". Fox News. May 12, 2011.
  8. ↑ press video of press conference
  9. ↑ " "James Tate allowed to go to prom". Connecticut Post. May 16, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Shelton High School | PowerIT". Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Southern Connecticut Conference". Housatonic Division.
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