Stuttgart High School (Germany)

For the school in Arkansas, United States, see Stuttgart High School.

Stuttgart High School (SHS) is an English-language high school in southwest Germany, in Baden-Württemberg. Southwest of Stuttgart on Panzer Kaserne in Böblingen, it is operated by the United States' DODEA (formerly known as DoDDS).^[1]

Stuttgart High School
Stuttgart High School in 2020
Location
Panzer Kaserne Böblingen , Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Coordinates	48°41′01″N 9°03′14″E
Information
Former name	Patch American High School (PAHS) (1979–2015, on Patch Barracks)
Type	DoDEA high school
Established	2015; 10 years ago (2015)
Authority	Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)
Principal	Michael Jimerson
Assistant principals	Miata Coleman
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	753
Color(s)	Black and Gold
Mascot	Panther
Website	stuttgarths.dodea.edu

SHS

Location in Germany

Opened in 2014, its enrollment is primarily dependents of military, civilian, and contract employees of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) who are assigned to units of the Stuttgart Military Community, which includes Patch Barracks, Robinson Barracks, Panzer Kaserne, and Kelley Barracks.

It succeeded Patch American High School (1979–2015, on Patch Barracks),^[2][3] and SHS remains the only DoDEA (DoDDS) high school in the Stuttgart area. Patch's school history, panther mascot, and colors were carried over to Stuttgart; black and gold are also the colors of host state Baden-Württemberg.

Another predecessor, Stuttgart American High School (SAHS), began in 1954 at Robinson Barracks, relocated to Pattonville two years later, and closed in 1993.

Academics

The school offers the same classes typical of a high school in the United States.

Courses are offered in a variety of fields:

• English (AP English Language, AP English Literature, and Honors courses are also offered)
• Mathematics (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, AP Statistics, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus, and others)
• Science (Physics, Chemistry, Anatomy, Biology, etc.)
• Foreign Languages (German, Spanish)
• Career and Technical (Computer programming, web design, accounting, finance, etc., including AP Computer Science)
• Fine Arts (humanities, art, band (advanced, intermediate, beginning), chorus, show choir, jazz band, string ensemble)
• Social Studies (Government, U.S. History, AP U.S. History, AP U.S. Government, AP World History, AP Human Geography, etc.)
• Army JROTC (8th Battalion)
• 25 AP class offerings

Administration

The current principal is Michael Jimerson, with assistant principal Miata Coleman.

Sports

Stuttgart High School has a large variety of sports including:

• American football
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Cross country
• Golf
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track
• Volleyball
• Wrestling
• Drill team (JROTC students only)
• Rifle team (JROTC students only)

Including its time as Patch, the Panthers have previously won European Championships within DoDEA including rifle, drill, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, and wrestling. The rifle team is currently second in all of Army JROTC and is home to the second place individual marksman in all of Army JROTC.^[4]

Extra-curricular activities

• Zeitgeist Yearbook
• Several honor societies including:
  • National Honor Society
  • Spanish Honor Society
  • English Honor Society
  • German Honor Society
  • Quill and Scroll Honor Society
  • Thespian Honor Society
  • Mu Alpha Theta
  • National Technical Honor Society
• Model United Nations
• Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
• Bavaria District (DoDDS-Europe)