Shadow Mountain High School
| Shadow Mountain High School | |
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| Location | |
| 2902 E. Shea Blvd. Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 33°35′02″N 112°01′11″W / 33.58399°N 112.019774°WCoordinates: 33°35′02″N 112°01′11″W / 33.58399°N 112.019774°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1974 |
| School district | Paradise Valley Unified School District |
| Principal | David Appleman |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1475 (2013–14) |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue & gold |
| Mascot | Matadors |
| Rival | Paradise Valley High School |
| Website | [1] |
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. 1,475 students attend Shadow Mountain as of 2014. It opened in 1974.
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 Shadow Mountain High School meet regularly.
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.
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 swimming.
The Shadow Mountain swim team is one of the top-ranking teams in the state.Misty Hyman (Olympic Gold Medalist) swam for Shadow Mountain and is now head coach of the team.
Formerly a perennial state title contender, in the 2011 and 2012 seasons the Matadors posted back to back winning records for the first time in 10 years and missed the playoffs by one game both years. Two former Matador players are now coaching in the major leagues. Scott Emerson is the bullpen coach for the Oakland Athletics and Greg Sparks is the assistant hitting coach for the Chicago White Sox.
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