Sandpoint High School


Sandpoint High School is a four-year public secondary school in Sandpoint, Idaho, the larger of the two high schools in the Lake Pend Oreille School District, the other is Clark Fork in Class 1A. The SHS school colors are red and white and the mascot is a bulldog.

Athletics

Sandpoint competes in IHSAA Class 4A, the second-highest classification in the state. It is a member of the Inland Empire League, along with Lakeland and Moscow, south.
SHS formerly had rivalries with Coeur d'Alene and Lewiston; both are in IEL 5A.

State titles

Boys
Girls
2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008 '
The school's Academic Decathlon program has been successful in statewide and national competitions. The 2006 team placed first at the Idaho Academic Decathlon State Competition and traveled to San Antonio for the national finals, placing 17th overall and earning the title "Rookie of the Year" in Division II. In 2008, SHS won six of the nine overall individual medals and placed second in the state. In 2008, Sandpoint scored its highest team score ever, with more than 43,000 points out of a possible 60,000.
The 2009 team represented Idaho in the online nationals competition for medium-sized schools and placed first
In 2010, the state competition was hosted by Sandpoint, the first time it was held outside the Boise area in its 26-year history. SHS defeated Centennial of Boise in March. represented Idaho at the national championship in April at Omaha, Nebraska, and finished fifth in Division II.

Alumni