Shikellamy High School Explained

Shikellamy High School
Streetaddress:600 Walnut Street
Zipcode:17801-3297
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.8565°N -76.7893°W
Superintendent:Jason Bendle[1]
Ceeb:394740
Principal:Marc Freeman [2]
Faculty:106 (2023)[3]
Ratio:20:1
Language:English
Team Name:Shikellamy Braves
Colors:Maroon, white, and blue
Opened:1965 (59 years ago)
Pupils:879 (2023) [4]
Homepage:http://www.shikbraves.org/

Shikellamy High School is a public high school located in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, United States. The school was named after Oneida Chief Shikellamy. The building was built in 1929. In 1965, a merger between Northumberland High School and Sunbury High School created Shikellamy High School. It is part of the Shikellamy School District. It is the sole public high school for the communities of Northumberland, Point Township, Rockefeller Township, Snydertown Borough, the City of Sunbury, and Upper Augusta Township. It was a combined middle/high school between 2011 and 2016 due to the deconstruction of C.W. Rice Middle School, but Shikellamy Middle School now exists for grades 6-8 in Northumberland.

Rankings

In 2023, Shikellamy High School was named #11,315 best high school in the United States, #434 in the state, and #5 in Sunbury, Pennsylvania Metro Area by U.S. News & World Report.[5]

Extracurriculars

Shikellamy High School offers many extracurricular activities to its students. It has many clubs, including: foreign language clubs, Future Scientists/Business Leaders of America, science clubs, and community service clubs. The school is well known for its band and theatre, forensics programs and the JROTC.

Athletics

The school contains:

Boys:
Girls:

According to PIAA directory February 2024 [6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.edna.pa.gov/Screens/Details/wfAdminDetails.aspx?ID=26425
  2. https://www.dailyitem.com/news/update-new-principal-ready-to-hit-the-ground-running/article_8785b47e-ba33-11e9-9851-9fb2b3d064bc.html
  3. https://shs.shikbraves.org/en-US/staff
  4. Pennsylvania Department of Education, Enrollment and Projections, May 2023
  5. Web site: February 28, 2024 . Shikellamy High School . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240228035545/https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/pennsylvania/districts/shikellamy-school-district/shikellamy-high-school-17330 . February 28, 2024 . February 28, 2024 . U.S. News & World Report.
  6. Web site: 2024 . PIAA School Directory . Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association.