Sweet Home High School (Amherst, New York)

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Sweet Home High School
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Sweet Home High School (Amherst, New York)
1901 Sweet Home Road

Amherst
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New York 14228

United States
Coordinates 43°00′37″N78°47′51″W / 43.01021°N 78.79751°W / 43.01021; -78.79751
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Type Public
Established1958
PrincipalDerek Baker [1]
Staff79.83 (FTE) [2]
Enrollment1,031 (2017-18) [2]
Student to teacher ratio12.91 [2]
Mascot Panther
ColorsBlue and Gold
Website https://www.sweethomeschools.org/Domain/13

Sweet Home High School (SHHS), sometimes called Sweet Home Senior High, is a New York State public high school located at 1901 Sweet Home Road in Amherst, New York. Sweet Home High School educates students in grades 9 through 12 and is one of seven schools in the Sweet Home Central School District. The district consists of one High School, one Middle School, four Elementary schools (Glendale, Heritage Heights, Maplemere, and Willow Ridge), and one Alternative School (Dexter Terrace). Nearly 4,000 students are enrolled in the District's seven schools.

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In 2005, Sweet Home High school was listed at number 810 by Newsweek in their list of "The 1,000 Top U.S. Schools". [3]

Music

Sweet Home has many music programs that includes Jazz Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, Concert Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Concert Chorale, Mixed Chorus and the annual musical.

Athletics

The school offers and competes competitively in a number of sports, including Football, Basketball, Baseball, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Golf, Gymnastics, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Masterminds (A team based trivia game), Chess, Cheerleading, Bowling, Track and Field, Softball, and Wrestling.

Volleyball

One of the most notable accomplishments of a Sweet Home athletics team is a streak of 292 undefeated games by the girls volleyball team. The streak lasted a span of eight seasons from 1978–1987 and set a National Federation of High School record for consecutive wins. [4]

Football

Football is a cherished sport at Sweet Home. The Sweet Home Panthers Varsity Football team has won the Section 6 Class A Championship 8 times since 2002: 2002, 2007-2012, & 2014 [5] and won the New York State Championship 2 times: 2008-2009. [5]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Principal Page / Principal Page". www.sweethomeschools.org. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  3. ↑ NewsWeek - The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools
  4. ↑ University at Buffalo - Women's Volleyball Press Release - Go Bulls!
  5. 1 2 "New York State High School Football State Playoffs Advancement".
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