Shepton High School
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| Shepton High School | |
| Address | |
| 5505 Plano Parkway Plano, Texas, 75093, United States |
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| Website | |
| http://k-12.pisd.edu/Schools/Shepton/home.htm | |
| Information | |
| School board | Plano Independent School District |
| Principal | Burton Smith |
| School type | Public High School |
| Grades | 9-10 |
| Motto | Teamwork for Excellence in a Caring Atmosphere |
| Mascot | Stallion |
| Colors | Silver and Black |
| Enrollment | 1,613 |
Shepton High School is a high school in Plano, Texas. It is a secondary segment of the Plano Independent School District (Plano ISD). Plano ISD employs an unconventional high school system in which students in grades nine and ten attend one of five high schools. Students in grades eleven and twelve attend senior high schools. Shepton High School feeds into Plano West Senior High School.
Shepton High School maintains a population of over 1,500 students and is two levels in height. Kathy King was the principal for eight years ending with the 2005-2006 school year. With Ms. King's move to Plano West Senior High School for the 2006-2007 school year, Burton Smith is the new principal.
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[edit] History
Shepton High School is the fourth high school opened in the Plano ISD and was built on land once owned by Joseph W. Shepard. The name Shepton refers to the community that developed on the Shepard land.
[edit] School Awards
- Plano, Regional, and State Finalist Teacher of the Year 1997-Craig McKinney,
- Internet Innovator Award l998-l999-Linda Havins,Cheryl Ballou,
- Sam's Club Teacher of the Year 2005-Kelly Beckwith,
- 3rd Place Shepton Softball Team 2004
- ATPE Associate Teacher of the Year 2005-Ken Eckler,
- Mary Claire Phipps Award for Excellence in Education 2005-Ted McKown,
- March for Respect Highest Participation Award 2004,2005,
- PISD Exemplary Writing Award;
- Meadows Foundation Awards1997-2005,
- Dallas County and The City of Plano's Recycling Awards l998-2005,
- PISD Holiday Greeting Card Winner and Finalist,
- PISD Diversity Leadership Award,
- PTSA Membership and Historian Award 2004-2005,
- Regional, State and International Science Fair Winners,
- 1st Place One Act Play 2003,2004, Athletic Championships,
- 92% 3's and 4's on AP Human Geography and 85% AP World History exams,
- Whiz Quiz 2005 District Champions,
- TCU Jazz Festival Best in Class,
- Band UIL Sweepstakes Award,
- Chamber Orchestra and Full Orchestra UIL Sweepstakes Award,
- Women's Choir UIL Sweepstakes Award,
- Speech/Debate qualified four students to the National Forensic League National Tournament
- 2005-2006 Sophomore Football Team with a record of 9-1, City/District Champions, First time in recordable school history
2006-2007 Sophomore Football Team, record 8-2, District/Tied For City Champions. Back to Back Years
2006-2007 Brendan McIntee district champion in 200,500 freestyle
[edit] External links
[edit] In the News
- Jones, Gregory. "A life undone by doping", Dallas Morning News, June 6, 2005.
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| Senior High Schools | Plano Senior | Plano East | Plano West |
| High Schools | Clark | Jasper | Shepton | Vines | Williams |
| Middle Schools | Armstrong | Bowman | Carpenter | Frankford | Haggard | Hendrick | Murphy | Renner | Rice | Robinson | Schimelpfenig | Wilson |
| K-8 Schools | Special Programs Center |
| Elementary Schools | Aldridge | Andrews | Barksdale | Bethany | Beverly | Boggess | Brinker | Carlisle | Centennial | Christie | Daffron | Davis | Dooley | Forman | Gulledge | Haggar | Harrington | Haun | Hedgcoxe | Hickey | Hightower | Huffman | Hughston | Hunt | Jackson | Mathews | McCall | Meadows | Memorial | Mendenhall | Miller | Mitchell | Rasor | Saigling | Shepard | Sigler | Skaggs | Stinson | Thomas | Weatherford | Wells | Wyatt |
| Early Childhood Schools | Barron | Beaty | Pearson |
