Silver High School is a high school in
Silver City, New Mexico
Silver City is a town in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat and the home of Western New Mexico University. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,315. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,704.
History
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. The school was opened in its current location in 1967. It was previously known as
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and was part of
Western New Mexico University
Western New Mexico University is a public university in Silver City, New Mexico. It was founded in 1893.
History
Founded in the Territory of New Mexico on February 11, 1893 as the New Mexico Normal School, the school began to offer classes on S ...
.
History
In 1949, New Mexico State Teachers College became New Mexico Western College. At the same time, the name of the high school was changed to Western High. In 1960, the school became under the authority of the Silver City Board of Education. At that time, the school's name was changed from Western High School to Silver High School.
Construction
In 1966, the present high school building was opened on 32nd street and Silver streets.
The dedication for the new building was held on Sunday, October 29, 1967, at 2:30 p.m., where Superintendent John H. Gaines presided. The school's construction had ended the summer before. At the time, the present enrollment of Silver High was 568 for the 10th, 11th and 12th grades, which was a 15% increase from the year before. The new high school started with 28 teachers plus administrative and maintenance staff.
Current Administration
*Principal - Shane Coker
*Assistant Principal -Claudia Smith
*Assistant Principal and Athletic Director - Gary Allison
Athletics
Silver High School has historically been a 4A division school in the New Mexico Activities Association (the
state agency
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responsible for managing high school athletics in New Mexico), but for the 2010-11 school year, SHS was reduced to a 3A rating.
Divisions are based on school enrollment and determine which other high schools, in the relevant geographical district, the school competes with.
*Softball (Current 7x in a row State Champions)
*Football
*Baseball
*Wrestling
*Boys Basketball
*Girls Basketball
*Volleyball
*Track
*Cheerleading
*Cross Country
*Golf
*Girls Soccer
*Boys Soccer
*Tennis
Other
*Drama
*Choir
*Marching Band
*Concert Band
*Jazz Band
*Key Club
*Chess Club
*Student Council
*FCCLA
*FFA
*Dance
arsity and JV*National Honor Society
*Science Olympiad
*Mathematics
*National History Day
References
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Schools in Grant County, New Mexico
Public high schools in New Mexico
Educational institutions established in 1960
1960 establishments in New Mexico