Shenendehowa High School
| Shenendehowa High School | |
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Shenendehowa Central School District Logo | |
| Address | |
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970 Route 146 Clifton Park, New York 12065 United States | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Established | January 14, 1950 |
| Principal | Don Flynt |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 3,200 |
| Average class size | 807 students (2011) |
| Language | English |
| Campus size | 232 acres (0.94 km2) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| School colour(s) | Green and White |
| Mascot | Stallion |
| Team name | Plainsmen |
| Rival | Saratoga Springs High School, Shaker High School |
| Newspaper | The Shen Pen |
| Yearbook | Carillon |
| Budget | $148 Million (USD)[1] |
| Website | http://www.shenet.org/HS_ShenHS/shenHS_home.cfm |
Coordinates: 41°52′52.34″N 73°48′18.77″W / 41.8812056°N 73.8052139°W
Shenendehowa High School, often shortened to Shen High School, is a public high school located in Clifton Park, New York, part of New York's Capital Region. It is part of the Shenendehowa Central School District [2] and serves the district's 9th through 12th graders. Students are separated between two buildings (East and West) by their grade levels. Both buildings are located on the district's main campus off of NY 146. The recently expanded East building houses 10th through 12th graders, while the West building houses only 9th graders. It is the largest public school district in a suburban area in New York State.[3]
The original high school was built in the early 1950s.[3]
Academic achievement
The school offers Advanced Placement (AP) classes.[4]
The National Merit Scholarship Program recognizes high school seniors for high academic achievement. Recent Shenendehowa High School National Merit Scholar recognition numbers are presented in the table below.[5]
| National Merit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| Finalists | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Semifinalists | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Commended | 14 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11 |
About 90% of Shenendehowa High School students went on to attend 4-year (60%) or 2-year colleges (30%) from 2005 to 2008.[6]
Sports
Shen has won 5 national Championships in 2 sports. They won the 1993 and 1994 National Championship for Women's cross country. They have also won Soccer National Championships, one on the Woman's Varsity Team in 2004 and two in Men's in 1988 and 1991.[7] Miles Joseph and Damian Silvera were on these teams. The Men's Cross Country team has won 6 New York State Federation Championships. Their football team is also sponsored by Under Armour and the basketball team is sponsored by Nike. Shen has won a total of 41 NYS state championships since the 1980s (25 boys, 16 girls).
Notable alumni
- Pierre-Richard Prosper, attorney and former United Nations war crimes prosecutor
- Miles Joseph, soccer player
- Damian Silvera, soccer player
- Greg Koubek, basketball player
- Dan Peltier, baseball player
- Pete MacArthur, hockey player
- Danielle Bouchard of Oh Honey band
- Ian Anderson, baseball player drafted #3 overall in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft
- Christopher Hamill, later known as Limahl, lead singer of Kajagogoo, attended as a foreign exchange student in 1974.
Grapevine
In early 2008, a "Grapevine" section was added to the district website. It serves as a forum where students and parents can submit questions to be answered by the District Office.