| Shepaug Valley High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 159 South St. Washington, Connecticut 06793 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1969 |
| School district | Region 12 |
| CEEB Code | 70830 |
| Principal | Kimberly Gallo |
| Faculty | 46 [1] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 347 [2] |
| Color(s) | White and Blue |
| Athletics conference | CIAC |
| Team name | Spartans |
| Website | http://www.region-12.org/shs/ |
Shepaug Valley High School is a four-year public, coeducational high school in rural Washington, Connecticut, although it draws residents from nearby Roxbury, Bridgewater, and Sherman as well. It neighbors prep school The Gunnery, and is the only public high school in Region 12. It was chosen as Connecticut's only blue-ribbon school in 1998, and one of only two in New England.
Shepaug is a one-floor building housed on an 80-acre (320,000 m2) campus. Since the space is shared with students of Shepaug Valley Middle School, who have their own wing in the building, high school students take academic courses in their own section of the building, a long hallway off of which classrooms branch.
The rest of the building is shared between middle and high school students. It consists of a cafeteria, a large, central cavity known as "the mall", a library resource center with more than 10,000 print volumes, a gymnasium, a swimming pool, band and choir practice rooms, fine arts, auto, and woodworking shops, and a professionally equipped theatre.
Outdoors on campus, there is a peace pole and reflection area, a swing-set, a pond, and a memorial to former student Tam Farrow. Shepaug also hosts soccer and field hockey fields, a competitive cross country trail, and a track that was recently under renovation.
Because of its small size, Shepaug is able to provide a number of unique events and services for its students. The most defining of these features is the Senior Project, a year-long course taken during the senior year which results in the student's presentation of a project, performance, or event. Past senior projects have ranged from humanitarian work for The Progeria Research Foundation to artistic endeavours such as CD production and even athletic events.
Other unique features of Shepaug include its block scheduling, Holiday Bazaar, Swanson/Horrigan Memorial Slowpitch Softball game, Sophomore Talent show, and Junior fashion show "Mr. Shepaug".