Shelton High School (Connecticut)
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120 Meadow Street Shelton, Connecticut USA |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1973 |
| School district | Shelton Public Schools |
| Headmaster | Dr. Beth Smith |
| Faculty | 106 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Number of students | 1784 students |
| Color(s) | Orange and Black |
| Mascot | Gael |
| Newspaper | Gael Winds |
| Magnet School | No |
| Charter School | No |
| Year-round schedule | No |
| Website | Shelton High School website |
Shelton High School (SHS) is a public high school in Shelton, Connecticut, in eastern Fairfield County. It has an enrollment of approximately 1700 in grades 9 through 12.
The first four SHS graduates received their diplomas on June 26, 1889. In 1894, the First School Society became the Town School Committee, with Walter D. Hood as the first school superintendent. The current Shelton High School was built in 1973.
In 2006 residents of Shelton voted to renovate the school at a cost of about $25,000,000. The renovation started in the summer of 2006 and the majority of the renovation was completed in August 2008.
Beth Smith became Shelton High School's headmaster at the start of the 2008-2009 school year.
A cigarette thrown into a garbage can in the maintenance department's storage closet sparked a fire that damaged a portion of Shelton High School. Smoke got into the school's ventilation system, resulting in heavy smoke damage, including to the media center. Heavy water damage also occurred. The damage was in the millions of dollars. Fire damage was confined to the second-floor storeroom where the fire broke out shortly after noon on December 30. Cleanup of the school started on December 31, 2008.
Shelton High School underwent a $25,000,000 renovation project. Construction started in the summer of 2006 and major construction was completed by August 2008.
Some of the renovations included:
A wing of about 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2), was added on the east side, containing a new weight room and locker rooms. The former weight room was constructed into an auxiliary gymnasium. New student lockers were installed throughout the building. During the summer of 2009, new outside doors were installed in the building, the cafeteria ceiling was replaced, boilers were replaced, and a new health room was reconstructed to reduce noise levels.
State law and building codes state that sprinkler systems must be installed in older schools that undergo renovations. An investigation showed that Shelton High School did not meet all fire code requirements. Building Committee Chairman Anthony Simonetti said that Shelton High School did not go under a "like new" renovation, but instead "alteration", which does not require putting sprinklers in the building. Fire Marshal Tortora said that some violations of the state fire code having to do with several windowless rooms will soon be fixed.
A fire caused extensive damage in part of the school in late December 2008, while students were out on holiday break. During the fire cleanup, another building inspection took place. Conducted by the Shelton Fire Marshall's office, it found fire code violations, some having to do with the lack of sprinklers in maintenance areas and art rooms. The building's fire doors were also cited. Many of the door's self-closing devices were broken, some doors were bent and couldn't close, and some didn't have fire alarm magnets.
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