Sweet Home High School (Amherst, New York)

Sweet Home High School
Location
Amherst, NY
United States
Information
Type Public
Established 1956
Principal Mrs. Joleen M. Reinholtz
Assistant principals Mr. Thomas G.Roberts
Mr. Joseph T. Zwack
Mr. Christopher E. DeMarco
Mascot Panther
Colors Blue and Gold
Website http://sweethomeschools.org/

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 in Amherst, New York. Sweet Home High School educates students in grades 9 through 12 and is one of seven schools in the Sweet Home Central School District. The district consists of one High School, one Middle School, four Elementary 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.

As of 2005, Sweet Home High school is listed at number 810 by Newsweek in their list of "The 1,000 Top U.S. Schools".[1]

Music

Sweet Home has many music programs that includes Jazz Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, Concert Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Concert Chorale, Mixed Chorus and the annual musical.

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, Chess, 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.[2]

Football is a cherished sport in Sweet Home. In November 2008, the Sweet Home Varsity Football team defeated Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 35-28 at the Syracuse Carrier Dome to win the state championship. The next year in 2009, the Sweet Home Varsity Football team once again won the state championship in Syracuse, defeating Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 34-7. The Sweet Home Football team had a 32-game win streak, stretching over three seasons, before they were defeated in the 2010 Far West Championship (State quarter-finals) by Aquinas High School of Section V. This is the largest winning streak in New York State Section VI Football history. In 2011, the Panthers went 7-0 and the Panthers will once again head to the Ralph Wilson Stadium for the New York State Section 6 football playoffs. Over these five seasons (starting in 2007), Sweet Home only lost two games, both to Aquinas in the State quarter-finals. Aquinas will likely move up to Class AA in the 2011 season, leaving with a 3-2 record over Sweet Home.[3] The winner of their game has gone on to win the State Championship every year except 2011.[4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ NewsWeek - The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools
  2. ↑ University at Buffalo - Women's Volleyball Press Release - Go Bulls!
  3. ↑ Sweet Home hits the end of the line - High Schools - The Buffalo News
  4. ↑ New York State High School Football State Playoffs Results

External links

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