Santa Fe High School, founded in 1889, is a public high school

High school

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 (grades 9-12) in the Santa Fe Public Schools

Santa Fe Public Schools

Santa Fe Public Schools is a school district based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. Santa Fe Public Schools serves the area of Santa Fe and the neighboring communities of Tesuque, Eldorado, and the historic neighborhood of Agua Fria with a total area of...

. It is located about two miles southwest of downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...

 and is the largest school in Santa Fe, public or private, with an enrollment of 1,542.

Santa Fe High's mascot is the Demon, the mascot routinely outrages local groups who periodically petition the school board and local authorities to have the Demon mascot removed from the school.

Athletics

SFHS has won over 24 State Championships from NMAA sanctioned sports and events.

SFHS competes in AAAA, District 2, along with Capital High School

Capital High School (Santa Fe, New Mexico)

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, Espanola Valley High School

Española Valley High School

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, Los Alamos High School

Los Alamos High School

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 and Bernalillo High School

Bernalillo High School

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.

Recently the school dropped in classification from AAAAA because of decreasing enrollment, during their time in AAAAA, from 2001-2009, SFHS never won a state championship in any sport.

State Championships	Class	Year:
Boys Cross Country	4A	1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
Girls Cross Country	4A	1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980
Football	4A	1979
Volleyball	4A	1978, 1983, 1994, 1996
Boys Basketball	4A	1978
Girls Basketball	4A	1988
Baseball	4A	1977
Boys Golf	4A	1976
Girls Golf	3A	1985
Girls Tennis	4A	1994, 1995
Bowling	4A	2011

Extracurricular Activities

• Amnesty International
• Key Club
• Navy JROTC
• National Honor Society
• Model United Nations
• Marching Band
• Choir
• Concert Band
• Newspaper- The Demon Tattler
• Year Book- Para Manaña
• Mock Trial
• Drama
• Media Club
• Supercomputing Challenge
• MESA Club
• Science Club
• Music Theatre
• Student Government
• Student Wellness Action Team
• Future Farmers of America
• Athletics
  • Baseball, Basketball - Boys, Basketball - Girls, Cross Country - Boys, Cross Country - Girls, Football, Golf - Boys, Golf - Girls, Soccer - Boys, Soccer - Girls, Softball, Swimming - Boys, Swimming - Girls, Tennis - Boys, Tennis - Girls, Track - Boys, Track - Girls, Volleyball - Girls, Wrestling - Girls, Wrestling - Boys, Bowling - Girls, Bowling - Boys, Cheer, and Drill.
• German Club
• Chess Club
• Reading Club
• Zombie Apocalypse Club
• Miniature Painting Club

Notable alumni

• Zach Condon, creator and leading member of the indie folk
  Indie folk
  Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s from singer/songwriters in the indie rock community showing heavy influences from folk music scenes of the 50s, 60s and early 70s, country music, and indie rock. A few early artists included Lou Barlow, Beck, Jeff Buckley and Elliott Smith...
  
   band Beirut
  Beirut (band)
  Beirut is an American band which was originally the solo musical project of Santa Fe native Zachary Francis Condon, and later expanded into a band. The band's first performances were in Wollaston, United Kingdom, in May 2006, to support the release of their debut album, Gulag Orkestar...
  
  
• Leroy Petry
  Leroy Petry
  Leroy Arthur Petry is a Sergeant First Class in the United States Army and recipient of the Medal of Honor. Petry was nominated for The Medal for his actions during a firefight in Afghanistan as a Staff Sergeant in the 2nd Ranger Battalion...
  
  , the second living person to receive the United States Armed Forces
  United States armed forces
  The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.The United States has a strong tradition of civilian control of the military...
  
  ' highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor
  Medal of Honor
  The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
  
  , for actions that occurred since the Vietnam War
  Vietnam War
  The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
  
  

External links

• Santa Fe High School website
• District website