Simsbury High School

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

Simsbury High School
Address
34 Farms Village Rd.

Simsbury
,
Connecticut

United States
Information
TypePublic
CEEB code070675
PrincipalStephen Patrina
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,392 (2018-19)[1]
Color(s)Navy and gold    
NicknameTrojans
Accreditation
  • Included on Newsweek magazine's 2008 top 2400 public schools, and top among the Farmington Valley School systems
  • In the top 6% of all schools nationally[2]
  • Ranked the 300th best secondary school in the country by US News and World Report in 2015[3]
NewspaperForum
YearbookPinnacle
Websitewww.simsbury.k12.ct.us/schools/shs

Academic achievements

SHS students ranked highly on the Connecticut Academic Performance Test, scoring at or above 97% percent proficient in all categories in 2007 and 2008.[4]

Simsbury High School was selected as having one of the top 100 outstanding music programs in the United States.[5]

In 2005, the mean SAT score was 1162.[6]

In 2014, the mean SAT score was 1709, out of 2400, which was 11th best in the state.[7]

Athletics and Performing Arts

Simsbury has been honored multiple times with the Achievement Cup for outstanding achievement in athletics in the state of Connecticut.[8]

Fall Winter Spring
CheerleadingBasketball
(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 HockeyIce Hockey
(Boys' and Girls')		Lacrosse
(Boys' and Girls')
FootballIndoor Track & Field
(Boys' and Girls')		Rugby
(Boys' and Girls')
Soccer
(Boys' and Girls')		Swim & Dive
(Co-ed)		Softball
Volleyball
(Girls')		WrestlingTennis
(Boys' and Girls')
Fencing

(Co-ed)

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

[9]

Theatre Department

The Musicals produced by the theatre department have been recognized multiple times by the Halo Awards.[10]

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[11]

Boy's

Class Championships

Girl's

Class Championships

Wrestling

Class Championships

Notable alumni

Notes
  1. "Simsbury High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  2. http://www.newsweek.com/id/201160
  3. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/connecticut/districts/simsbury-school-district/simsbury-high-school-4539
  4. "Simsbury High School". GreatSchools Inc. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  5. "Where Are the "Best 100 Communities for Music Education" in America?". Yamaha Corporation of America. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  6. "CERC Town Profile 2008" (PDF). www.cerc.com. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  7. Busemeyer, Stephen. "What High Schools Have The Highest SAT Scores?".
  8. "Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance 65th Gold Key dinner" (PDF). Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance. p. 7. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  9. https://www.simsbury.k12.ct.us/schools/shs/athletics/team-pages
  10. "Simsbury High School Theater Productions Receive Award Nominations". tribunedigital-thecourant. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  11. "NEIRA History Results" (PDF). New England Interscholastic Rowing.
  12. http://ciacsports.com/site/?page_id=940
  13. http://ciacsports.com/site/?page_id=960
  14. http://ciacsports.com/site/?page_id=976

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