- Sweet Home High School (Amherst, New York)
Infobox_School2 | name = Sweet Home High School
established = 1956
type = Public
head_name = Principal
head = Mrs. Joleen Reinholz
students = approx. 1250
mascot = Panther
free_label = Colors
free = Blue and Gold
city = Amherst
state = NY
country = USA
website = http://highschool.shs.k12.ny.us/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 inAmherst, New York . Sweet Home High School is one of seven schools in theSweet Home Central School District which educates students in grades 9 through 12. The Sweet Home School District consists of oneHigh School , oneMiddle School , fourElementary 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.Sweet Home High school is listed at number 792 by
Newsweek in the annual list of "The 1,000 Top U.S. Schools".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 ,Cheerleading ,Bowling ,Track and Field ,Softball , and Wrestling.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. [ [http://www.ubathletics.buffalo.edu/womensvolleyball/news/wvb11-29-2001-Kus.shtml University at Buffalo - Women's Volleyball Press Release - Go Bulls! ] ]
Notable Alumni
*"Baby" Joe Mesi - Professional Heavyweight Boxer
*Keith O'Neil - NFL linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts
*Tom Langmyer - American broadcasting executive
*Mike Harrington - Buffalo News sports reporter
*Melissa Holmes - WIVB TV News reporter and anchor
*Mary Bishop - KPFAfm Radio, Technical Director, Berkeley, CA
*Jeffery Peck - Assistant Vice President, CitigroupReferences
* [http://highschool.shs.k12.ny.us/ Sweet Home High School Website]
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7723397/site/newsweek/page/8/ Newsweek Article "The 1,000 Top U.S. Schools"]
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