Shikellamy High School

For other meanings of Shikellamy, see Shikellamy (disambiguation).

Shikellamy High School
Address
600 Walnut Street Sunbury , Pennsylvania 17801-3297 United States
Coordinates	40.8565°N 76.7893°W / 40.8565; -76.7893
Information
Type	Public
Opened	1965 (59 years ago)
School district	Shikellamy School District
Superintendent	Jason Bendle[1]
CEEB code	394740
Principal	Marc Freeman [2]
Faculty	106 (2023)[3]
Teaching staff	38.83 (FTE)[4]
Grades	High School (9-12)
Enrollment	896 (2023-2024)[4]
Student to teacher ratio	23.07[4]
Language	English
Color(s)	Maroon, white, and blue
Team name	Shikellamy Braves
Website	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 Baseball - AAAAA Basketball- AAAAA Bowling - AAAA Cross country - AAA Football - AAAA Golf - AAA Soccer - AAA Tennis - AAA Track and field - AAA Wrestling - AAA

Girls Basketball - AAAAA Bowling - AAAA Cross country - AAA Field hockey - AA Golf - AAA Soccer - AA Softball - AAAAA Tennis - AAA Track and field - AAA Wrestling - AAAA

According to PIAA directory February 2024 [6]

Notes and references

1. "EDNA".
2. "UPDATE New principal ready to hit the ground running". 8 August 2019.
3. "Teachers & Staff - Shikellamy High School".
4. "Shikellamy HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
5. "Shikellamy High School". U.S. News & World Report. February 28, 2024. Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
6. "PIAA School Directory". Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association. 2024.

External links

• Shikellamy High School Web Site
• Shikellamy School District site
• Pennsylvania State Board Academic Standards Standards for the public education K–12 curriculum.