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, located in
Sandpoint, Idaho
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. It is the larger of the two high schools in the
Lake Pend Oreille
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School District; the other is Clark Fork in Class 1A. The SHS
school colors
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are red and white and the
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is a
bulldog
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Moscow
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, south.
SHS formerly had rivalries with Coeur d'Alene and Lewiston; both are in IEL 5A.
State titles
Boys
* Soccer 13: ''fall'' (A-1 Div II, now 4A) 2000, (4A) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 idhsaa.org Soccer & Volleyball champions - through 2011 ''(introduced in 2000)''
* Football (1): ''fall'' (A-1 Div.II, now 4A) 1997
* Wrestling (6): (A-1, now 5A) 1994, 1995, 1996; (4A) 2001, 2002, 2003 ''(introduced in 1958)''
* Track (1): (4A) 2003
* Baseball (1): (4A) 2006
Girls
* Soccer (8): ''fall'' (A-1 Div II, now 4A) 2000, (4A) 2001, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2014 2014 ''(introduced in 2000)''
* Volleyball (14): ''fall'' (A-1, now 5A) 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1995, 1999; (A-1 Div II, now 4A) 2000, (4A) 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008 ''(introduced in 1976)''
* Cross Country (3): ''fall'' (4A) 2002, 2013, 2014,''(introduced in 1986)''
Academic Decathlon
The school's
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program has been successful in statewide and national competitions. The 2006 team placed first at the Idaho Academic Decathlon State Competition and traveled to
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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for the national finals, placing 17th overall and earning the title "Rookie of the Year" in Division II. In 2008, Sandpoint won six of the nine overall individual medals and placed second in the state; SHS scored its highest team score ever, with more than 43,000 points out of a possible 60,000.
The 2009 team represented Idaho in the online nationals competition for medium-sized schools and placed first
In 2010, the state competition was hosted by Sandpoint, the first time it was held outside the
Boise
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area in its 26-year history. SHS defeated
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of Boise in March. represented Idaho at the national championship in April at
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, and finished fifth in Division II.
Historic building
The previous SHS building of 1922, located less than a mile northeast at 102 S. Euclid Avenue, was later used as an office building. Listed on the
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in 1999, With it is now the Sandpoint campus of
North Idaho College
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for residents of
Bonner County
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.
Alumni
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Dick Arndt
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(class of 1962) -
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(1967–1970)
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Leon Cadore
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player (1915–24);
Brooklyn Dodgers
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,
Chicago White Sox
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,
New York Giants
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Bob Kennedy
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(class of 1939), AAFC / NFL halfback (1946–1950)
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Jerry Kramer
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Jared Rosholt
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- 4x state champion wrestler; 3x All-American at
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; professional
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- 3x state champion wrestler; ranked as the nation's top high school wrestling recruit (2001); 4x All-American at
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, retired professional
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; US Olympic alternate,
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, radio network owner, rancher, and political campaign financier; founder and chief executive officer of Melaleuca, Inc; listed in 2017 as the richest person in Idaho