Shelley High School is an institution for public education in the town of

Shelley, Idaho Shelley is a city in Bingham County, Idaho. The population was 4,409 at the 2010 census. The mascot for the city's high school is a Russet Burbank potato that wears a crown, robe and scepter. Since 1927 Shelley has been home to the "Idaho Annual ...

. It is the city's only high school, and is nicknamed "the spud cellar" because of its unique mascot and resemblance to a

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. The mascot, King Russet, is a

Russet Burbank potato Russet Burbank is a potato cultivar with dark brown skin and few eyes that is the most widely grown potato in North America. A russet type, its flesh is white, dry, and mealy, and it is good for baking, mashing, and french fries (chips). It is a ...

(the variety most commonly grown in the area) with a scepter and crown. The approximately 600 students, called Russets, receive two weeks of break in late September because some of them work in the local potato harvest. The school has done well academically. For example, the 10th grade student body surpassed the state averages on the 2011 Idaho Standards Achievement Test in language, reading, and math. The class sizes (about 20 students per teacher) are a little above the state average of 18. Shelley Senior High School has many sports teams including Basketball, Swimming, Softball, Baseball, Football, Wrestling, Track, Golf, Cheer, and Soccer. Despite its small size, the high school has won several state football championships in its division, including the 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, and 2013 championships. The school also has many clubs including

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, Drama, BPA, Speech & Debate, Art Club, and Aca Deca. A notable graduate from this school was

Curt Brinkman Raymond Curtis "Curt" Brinkman (November 21, 1953 – September 8, 2010) was the winner of the 1980 Boston Marathon in the men's wheelchair division. He was the first participant in the wheelchair division to come in faster than the fastest ru ...

, a world record setting paraplegic athlete who in 1980 became the first person to win the Boston Marathon in a wheelchair, and went on to win five gold medals in the

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. The park across the street from the high school is named in his honor.

Notable alumni

, Paralympic athlete * Darwin Young (1924–2020), farmer and politician

References

Public high schools in Idaho Schools in Bingham County, Idaho {{Idaho-school-stub