Simsbury High School

Simsbury High School (SHS) is a public high school in Simsbury, Connecticut.

Simsbury High School
Address
34 Farms Village Rd. Simsbury , Connecticut 06070 United States
Coordinates	41°52′14″N 72°49′17″W
Information
Type	Public
CEEB code	070675
Principal	Maggie Seidel
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,246 (2023-2024)[1]
Color(s)	Navy and gold
Nickname	Trojans
Newspaper	The Trojan Times
Yearbook	Pinnacle
Website	www.simsbury.k12.ct.us/schools/shs

Athletics

Simsbury has been honored multiple times with the Achievement Cup for outstanding achievement in athletics in the state of Connecticut.^[2]

Fall	Winter	Spring
Cheerleading	Basketball (Boys' and Girls')	Baseball
Crew (Boys' and Girls')	Cheerleading	Crew (Boys' and Girls')
Cross Country (Boys' and Girls')	Cross Country Skiing (Co-ed)	Golf (Boys' and Girls')
Field Hockey	Ice Hockey (Boys' and Girls')	Lacrosse (Boys' and Girls')
Football	Indoor Track & Field (Boys' and Girls')	Rugby (Boys' and Girls')
Soccer (Boys' and Girls')	Swim & Dive (Co-ed)	Softball
Volleyball (Girls')	Wrestling	Tennis (Boys' and Girls')
	Fencing (Co-ed)	Track & Field (Boys' and Girls')
		Volleyball (Boys')

Crew

The Crew program rows out of Paine Boathouse on the Farmington River.

Accomplishments

New England Championships:

-First Girls in 1980, 1982;

-Second Girls 1981, 1983, 1984,

-Third Girls 1978, 1982

-Third Boys 1987^[3]

Notable alumni

• Tommy Cross, professional ice hockey player for the Springfield Thunderbirds, attended from 2004-2006.^[4][5]
• Justin Foley, drummer for metalcore band Killswitch Engage, graduated in 1994.^[6]
• Lisa Heller, singer-songwriter and pop musician, graduated in 2014.^[7]
• Sara Hendershot, member of 2012 United States Olympic Rowing Team (W2-), graduated in 2006.^[8]
• Ken Richters, stage actor, playwright, and voice actor, graduated in 1974.^[9]
• Rachel Sennott, actress and comedian, graduated in 2014.^[10]
• Maxim Naumov, figure skater, graduated in 2019.^[11]
• Franz von Holzhausen, designer of Tesla Model S and head designer at Tesla, Inc., graduated in 1986.^[12]
• Jennifer Weiner, author of Good in Bed and In Her Shoes, graduated in 1987.^[13]
• Patrick Tubach, visual effects supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic and nominated for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Graduated 1992^[14]
• Amira Elfeky, singer and songwriter^[15]