| Shadow Mountain High School | |
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| 2902 E. Shea Blvd. Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1974 |
| School district | Paradise Valley Unified School District |
| Principal | Dr. Mitch von Gnechten |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,749 (Oct. 1, 2010) |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue & gold |
| Mascot | Matadors |
| Rival | Paradise Valley High School |
| Information | (602) 867-5326 |
| Website | Shadow Mountain High School |
Shadow Mountain High School is a public high school located in the north valley of Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The school is part of the Paradise Valley Unified School District. The school's athletic teams are known as the Matadors. Shadow Mountain's school colors are navy blue and gold. 1,749 students attend Shadow Mountain as of 1 October 2010. It opened in 1974.
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Shadow Mountain High School boasts the largest music program in the Paradise Valley Unified School District. Most notably, the SMHS Marching Matadors finished the 2006 competitive marching season with a several caption awards and having earned three Superior awards over the course of the season, with their King Kong marching showing arranged by then-director Jan M. Gardner II. In 2006 they finished the season earning a Superior with Distinction at the state competition, the highest rating attainable in the ABODA Marching Circuit. The Matadors performance of their show "Music for a Darkened Theater: The music of Danny Elfman" received captions in Visual Performance, Music Performance, General Effect, Percussion, and Music General Effect. Alumni of the Shadow Mountain High School meet regularly: upcoming is the Class of 1981 reunion, September 2–4, 2011.
The Shadow Mountain Academic Decathlon team hosted the Arizona Region II competition on February 2–3, 2007. The team beat out 28 other schools, and took first place with 39,200 points narrowly defeating South Mountain High School. The team tied for first place in the 2008 regional Super Quiz Competition.
The March of Dimes club is number one in the nation for raising the most money for six years running to help pre-maturely born babies.[1]
Shadow Mountain also has an AFJROTC (Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp.)
Shadow Mountain's main athletic strengths are in cross country; track and field; basketball and swim. (among this program's alumni is NBA player Mike Bibby).
The Shadow Mountain Swim Team is one of the top ranking teams in the state and among many other great swimmers, Misty Hyman (Olympic Gold Medalist) swam for Shadow Mountain. After a hiatus from the competitive swimming world, Misty now is head coach of the team, along side coaching greats Edwin Hsu and Barb Shmuki.
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