Sheldon High School or SHS is a 9th–12th grade college-preparatory high school located in unincorporated Vineyard, California, a southeast suburb of Sacramento that is also north of Elk Grove. The school was established in 1997 as part of the Elk Grove Unified School District.
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Athletics
Sheldon High School has won 17 CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division 1 championships including in softball, boys' basketball, and girls' basketball.
Teams
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Baseball (men's)
Basketball
Cheerleading (women's)
Cross Country
Football (men's)
Golf
Softball (women's)
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Wrestling
Academies & Pathways
Sheldon High School offers several academies that are designed to prepare students post secondary school in specific career pathways.
ARTSwork
The ARTSwork Academy provides students with an expansion in visual and performing arts activities including dance, theatre, music, and visual arts. The four year program maintains partnerships with regional arts and higher-education institutions including with the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento State, Sacramento City College, Cosumnes River College, Academy of Art University, and California Music Theatre.
Biotech Academy (BTA)
The Biotech Academy is a four year health and medical centered program. The program provides courses revolving to biotechnology, microbiology and bioinformatics, and molecular biotechnology. BTA has partnerships with schools and organizations including UC Davis, Vitalant, Sacramento State, American River College, Dignity Health, and Methodist Hospital.
Building Trades
The Building Trade pathway is designed for students looking for skills relating to the architecture and construction industry. Advanced courses allow students to specialize in specific building and engineering pathways. The program is three years long course and has business and community partners including Granite Construction.
Agriculture/FFA Program
The Sheldon Agriculture academy focuses on hands on science courses relating to plants, animals, and the environment. The academy is affiliated with the National FFA Organization, giving students access to Supervised Agriculture Experiences (SAEs) and regional and state FFA competitions.
C.O.D.E
C.O.D.E is a three year program which explores computer sciences and principles as well database design and SQL programming. The academy has community partners with Folsom Lake College and the Apple Volt Program.
Notable alumni
Klayton Adams - football coach
Dakarai Allen - professional basketball player
Marcus Bagley - basketball player
Alex Cook - professional American football player
David Garibaldi - performance painter and artist
Jolene Henderson - professional softball pitcher
Darin Johnson - professional basketball player
Taron Johnson - professional football player
Chris Kelly - screenwriter and director
Austin Madison - animator and artist
Matt Manning - baseball pitcher
Victoria Monét - singer and songwriter
DeMarcus Nelson - professional basketball player
Keith Powers - professional actor
Trent Redden - basketball executive
Ben Underwood - human echolocator