Salida High School

Salida High School (SHS) is the public high school of the city of Salida, Colorado, United States. Its colors are purple, black and white, and its mascot is the Spartan. It shares a campus with Colorado Mountain College, Salida.

The enrollment for the 2020-21 school year was 369. Just a few years previously, enrollment had stood at 400. It is the largest high school serving southern Chaffee County.

History
When Salida was founded as a railroad town in 1880, the demand for public education arose. The town's first high school was built in 1891 as a temporary school. The first major high school, Salida High School, opened its doors in 1910. The campus burned in a fire in 1962.

New campus
In early 2011, plans for a new high school arose, and a bond was passed in the community with overwhelming support. In May 2011, construction crews broke ground. By July 2012, all of the old campus with the exception of the historic Kesner Building was demolished. The project was completed late summer 2012.

Athletics
SHS has won over seven state championships from CHSAA sanctioned sports and events.

The school offers a variety of sports. For boys: football, golf, and soccer in fall, basketball and wrestling in the winter, and baseball and track in the spring. For girls: volleyball in the spring, basketball and swimming in the winter, and tennis, track, soccer, and golf in the spring.

SHS competes in 3A, Tri-Peaks League for most sports.

Notable alumni

 * Tom Hughes, former MLB player (New York Highlanders, Boston Braves)