- Superior High School
Infobox_School2 | name = Superior High School
established = 1965
address = 2600 Catlin Ave
Superior, WI 54880
type = Public
head_name = Principal
head = Kent Bergum
students = approx. 1,600
team name = Spartans
mascot = Sparty/Sparticus the Spartan
free_label = Colors
free = Columbia Blue and White
city = Superior
state =Wisconsin
country = U.S.
website = [http://www.superior.k12.wi.us/superiorhigh/index.php]Superior High School (SHS) is one of the
high schools located inSuperior, Wisconsin (The other one being Maranatha Academy, a private school). It opened in 1965 replacing East and Central High Schools. Those schools then became middle schools (both were closed and torn down in 2003. An office building is being built on Central's site and a housing project was built on East's site). It is a part of the School District of Superior, and with a student body of around 1,600, the high school serves grades 9-12 with a staff of around 150. The mission of SHS is to “Provide all children with the relevant tools to develop a foundation for living, learning and working successfully.”Academics
Some subjects taught include
algebra ,calculus ,chemistry ,physics , history (throughout the ages), electrical classes (for potential electricians), body shop (car), classes, woodworking, English, four different languages and more.Required Classes
Miscellanea
*Team mascot is the Spartans
*For the first 30 years of the school's life it served grades 10-12 only, but was renovated in 1995 with new science rooms to accommodate grade 9. Additional renovations that year included a new library and an auditorium known as the Performing Arts Center (or P.A.C.).
*Formally known as Superior Senior High School but name changed in 2003 to authenticate the changing of the structure of the school
*School colors are Columbia blue and white
*Superior High School FBLA has taken first place in the state of Wisconsin for the last twenty-two (22) years.
*Superior's hockey team is renowned across the state for its successful seasons.References
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