Sandpoint High School is a four-year

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in the

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, located in

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. It is the larger of the two high schools in the

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School District; the other is Clark Fork in Class 1A. The SHS

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are red and white and the

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is a

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Athletics

Sandpoint competes in IHSAA Class 4A, the second-highest classification in the state. It is a member of the Inland Empire League (4A), along with Lakeland (in nearby Rathdrum) and

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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, 2019 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

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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

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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

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for residents of Bonner County.

Alumni

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(class of 1962) -

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(1967–1970) *

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player (1915–24);

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* Bob Kennedy (class of 1939), AAFC / NFL halfback (1946–1950) *

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(class of 1954) - All-Pro NFL

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titles * Patrick F. McManus - humor writer and columnist *

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- 4x state champion wrestler; 3x All-American at

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; professional

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formerly with the

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, currently with the

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* Jake Rosholt - 3x state champion wrestler; ranked as the nation's top high school wrestling recruit (2001); 4x All-American at

, retired professional

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fighter * Jared Lawrence - 4x state champion wrestler; second wrestler in state history to remain undefeated (133–0); 4x All-American at

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References

External links

*
SandpointHigh.com
- Alumni site
Lake Pond Oreille School District #84

Sandpoint Online.com
- SHS sports {{authority control National Register of Historic Places in Bonner County, Idaho Buildings and structures completed in 1922 Public high schools in Idaho Schools in Bonner County, Idaho Sandpoint, Idaho 1922 establishments in Idaho