- Sheldon High School (Sacramento, California)
U.S. School
School Name = Sheldon High School
Administration = Paula Duncan (Principal)
School Type = Public (U.S.)
Religious Affiliation = None
Grade Level = 9 to 12
Founded = 1997
Location =Sacramento, California
Enrollment = 2,769 (based on the School Accountability Report) [http://egusd.net/district/sheldon.htm]
Campus Surroundings =Suburban
Mascot =Huskies
Mascot
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School Colors = Teal, Black, and White |Sheldon High School is a public high school in
Sacramento, California and is a member of theElk Grove Unified School District . The school is known as the Home of the Huskies and the school's colors are Teal, Black, and White. The campus' design is similar to that of nearbyLaguna Creek High School . It is located a few feet fromElk Grove, California chool History
The school gets its name from the town of Sheldon on Grant Line Road. Sheldon was an active center of the Cosumnes River gold activity in the 1850s and was known for its wagon-making. Jared Dixon Sheldon, for whom the town was named, was the most amazing adventurer, entrepreneur, pioneer, and farmer of the south Sacramento-Elk Grove-Sloughhouse-Cosumnes River area. In 1846 he obtained the title to convert|86000|acre|km2|0 known as the Omochumnes Land Grant, all the land that stretched from Grant Line Road to the Cosumnes River. In 1850, Daylor was shot by gold miners who had overrun his property. They objected to the dam he had built to irrigate his crops because it flooded their claims. Thus was ended the brief life on one of the area's most colorful early day settlers. The present Sloughhouse Inn is still operated by descendants of Jared Dixon Sheldon.
chool Staff
Administration:Paula Duncan, PrincipalLewis Gropack, Vice PrincipalBirtt Hammon, Vice PrincipalCarl Steinauer, Vice Principal Vice Principal - Vacant
Extracurricular Activities
Many of Sheldon's activities (including dances) are organized and run by its Associated Student Body (ASB).
The school also offers a myriad of sports programs for both girls and boys, including: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer,swimming, tennis, and volleyball.
Sheldon High School boosts a robust visual and performing arts program. Students may partake in Marching, Pep, and Jazz Bands; Choir; Modern and Jazz Dance; Ceramics, Photography, Animation, and Traditional Art; as well as Theater.
Additionally, students are free to organize their own interest clubs, and teachers coordinate branches of various state and national organization. Current clubs include (but are not limited to): M.E.S.A., Future Farmers of America, California Scholastic Federation, Mathletes, Black Student Union, Art Club, Pacific Islanders Club, Desi Club, French Club, La Raza Latina, Camera Club,Campus For Christ, and Building Trades Club.
Through 2003 the school was also home to "Paw Prints," a student news and literary magazine.
chool Information
Q: Is this campus on a year round calendar?A: No
Q: Does the school have a uniform policy?A: No
Q: Does the school offer before and after school care?A: Yes
Notable Alumni
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DeMarcus Nelson - Basketball player atDuke University .*Cameron Steele- Football Player
Sacramento Wolverines .*Matt Muckey - Associate Principal Trumpet (New York Philharmonic)
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Ben Underwood - Appeared onEllen DeGeneres Show in Burbank, Ca,Oprah Winfrey Show in Chicago, IL,CBS Evening News from New York City, few magazine interviews and local TV News shows as well because of his "unique gift" as finding his way around from being blind.External links
* [http://www.SheldonHuskies.com Sheldon High School Website]
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