- Sandia High School
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name = Sandia High School
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motto = Scholarship, Honor, Service
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type = Publichigh school
principal = Michael Bachicha
enrollment = 2125
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Mascot
free_text = Scarlet Red & Columbia Blue
Matador
location = 7801 Candelaria Rd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
information = (505) 294-1511
website = [http://www.sandiamatadors.com]
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bgcolor_header=Sandia High School (SHS) is a
Public High School located in the northeast heights ofAlbuquerque, New Mexico . It is a member of theAlbuquerque Public Schools district.The school opened in1957 . The originally proposed mascot name was Sandia Satan, which prompted negative reactions from the surrounding community. Thereafter, the name was changed toMatador . A matador sculpture was placed in the student commons area in1961 .In the late 1970s, the school reached a record student population for the state of New Mexico.This led to the approval and construction of a newer facility,
La Cueva High School , in the early 1980s.In 2006, due to heavy flooding in the high desert environment of Albuquerque, the basement-level gymnasium of Sandia required extensive repair work. However it has been fully repaired, and is open for use to the students and staff.
Alumni
*Arizona Governor
Janet Napolitano
*David Addington , Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff
*Movie and television actressMadolyn Smith Osborne
*Movie and television actressHeidi Swedberg
*"Albuquerque Tribune " editor Phill Casaus
*Kristi Cline - Playboy Playmate September 1999
*Art Vandelay, International importer/exporterExternal links
* [http://www.sandiamatadors.com/ Sandia High School Homepage]
* [http://ww2.aps.edu/ Albuquerque Public Schools Website]
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