Sheldon High School (Sacramento, California)
Encyclopedia
Sheldon High School is a 9th-12th grade college-preparatory high school located in Sacramento County, California
, next to the city limits of Elk Grove, California
. The school was established in 1997 as part of the Elk Grove Unified School District
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. Jared Dixon Sheldon, for whom the town was named, was an adventurer, entrepreneur, pioneer, and farmer of the Cosumnes River - Sloughhouse area. In 1844, Sheldon obtained the Rancho Omochumnes
Mexican land grant
. Seven years later, Sheldon was shot by gold miners who objected to the dam he had built to irrigate his crops because it flooded their claims.
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Sacramento County, California
Sacramento County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Sacramento, which is also the state capital. As of 2010 the county had a population of 1,418,788....
, next to the city limits of Elk Grove, California
Elk Grove, California
Elk Grove is a city in Sacramento County, California, located just south of the state capital of Sacramento. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 153,015...
. The school was established in 1997 as part of the Elk Grove Unified School District
Elk Grove Unified School District
The Elk Grove Unified School District is a school district in southern Sacramento County, California, U.S.A.The Elk Grove Unified School District is the fifth largest school district in California and the largest in Northern California....
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History
The name is from the town of Sheldon on Grant Line Road, active in gold activity of the 1850s on the Cosumnes RiverCosumnes River
The Cosumnes River is a river in northern California in the United States. It rises on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada and flows approximately into the Central Valley, emptying into the Mokelumne River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.-Name:...
. Jared Dixon Sheldon, for whom the town was named, was an adventurer, entrepreneur, pioneer, and farmer of the Cosumnes River - Sloughhouse area. In 1844, Sheldon obtained the Rancho Omochumnes
Rancho Omochumnes
Rancho Omochumnes was a Mexican land grant in present day Sacramento County, California given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Jared Dixon Sheldon...
Mexican land grant
Ranchos of California
The Spanish, and later the Méxican government encouraged settlement of territory now known as California by the establishment of large land grants called ranchos, from which the English ranch is derived. Devoted to raising cattle and sheep, the owners of the ranchos attempted to pattern themselves...
. Seven years later, Sheldon was shot by gold miners who objected to the dam he had built to irrigate his crops because it flooded their claims.
Teams
- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
(men's) - BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
(men's and women's) - CheerleadingCheerleadingCheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
(women's) - Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
(men's and women's) - FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
(men's) - GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
(men's and women's) - SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
(women's) - Soccer (men's and women's)
- SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
(men's and women's) - TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
(men's and women's) - Track and FieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
(men's and women's) - VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
(men's and women's) - WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
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Stadium
The Sheldon-Pleasant Grove Community Stadium is a multi-use outdoor stadium used by Sheldon High School during their home games. It used as the home stadium for the Sheldon and Pleasant Grove football teams as well as the Sheldon soccer teams. It contains painted lines suitable for football (white) and soccer (yellow) as well as football field goal uprights and soccer goals with nets. The stadium is also shared with nearby rival school, Pleasant Grove High School, for their football games due to PGHS not having a stadium on site. When both Sheldon and Pleasant Grove are playing against each other, the school year will determine whose home game it is. School years ending with odd numbers (i.e. 2009, 2011, etc.) are Sheldon's home games, while even years (i.e. 2010, 2012, etc.) are Pleasant Grove's home games.Renovation
The stadium was renovated beginning in Summer 2009 and ending in Summer 2010. The field was finished by the 2009 football season, with MondoTurf. The new field does not require sprinklers or mowing, which reduces cost. The track was finished by the 2010 track and field season. A disabled access ramp and sitting area has been added and finished in Summer 2010.Administration
Since being established in 1997, Paula Duncan has been the school's principal. Before transferring to Sheldon, she was the principal at Elk Grove High SchoolElk Grove High School (Elk Grove, California)
Elk Grove High School or EGHS, is a public four-year high school located in Elk Grove, California,in the United States. It is part of the Elk Grove Unified School District, which also includes Cosumnes Oaks High School, Florin High School, Franklin High School, Laguna Creek High School, Monterey...
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