Simsbury High School

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Simsbury High School
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Address
Simsbury High School
34 Farms Village Rd.

,
Connecticut
06070

United States
Coordinates 41°52′14″N72°49′17″W / 41.87056°N 72.82139°W / 41.87056; -72.82139
Information
TypePublic
CEEB code 070675
PrincipalMaggie Seidel
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,217 (2022-23) [1]
Color(s)Navy and gold
  
Nickname Trojans
NewspaperThe Trojan Times
YearbookPinnacle
Website www.simsbury.k12.ct.us/schools/shs

Simsbury High School (SHS) is a public high school in Simsbury, Connecticut.

Contents

Athletics

Simsbury has been honored multiple times with the Achievement Cup for outstanding achievement in athletics in the state of Connecticut. [2]

FallWinterSpring
Cheerleading Basketball
(Boys' and Girls')
Baseball
Crew
(Boys' and Girls')
CheerleadingCrew
(Boys' and Girls')
Cross Country
(Boys' and Girls')
Cross Country Skiing
(Co-ed)
Golf
(Boys' and Girls')
Field Hockey Ice Hockey
(Boys' and Girls')
Lacrosse
(Boys' and Girls')
Football Indoor Track & Field
(Boys' and Girls')
Rugby
(Boys' and Girls')
Soccer
(Boys' and Girls')
Swim & Dive
(Co-ed)
Softball
Volleyball
(Girls')
Wrestling Tennis
(Boys' and Girls')
Fencing

(Co-ed)

Track & Field
(Boys' and Girls')
Volleyball
(Boys')

Crew

The Crew program rows out of Paine Boathouse on the Farmington River.

Accomplishments

New England Championships:

-First Girls in 1980, 1982;

-Second Girls 1981, 1983, 1984,

-Third Girls 1978, 1982

-Third Boys 1987 [3]

Notable alumni

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