South Burlington High School

South Burlington High School
Location
South Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Information
Type	Public secondary
Established	1957
Principal	Patrick Burke (2006–present)
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	869 (as of 2013)
Color(s)	Blue, Grey
Athletics	18 Sports
Athletics conference	Northern Vermont Athletic Conference (NVAC) and Vermont Principals' Association
Nickname	SBHS
Team name	Rebels
Website	sbhs.sbschools.net

South Burlington High School (SBHS) is a public secondary school located in the municipality of South Burlington, Vermont, United States. The school's nickname is the "Rebels" and the school colors are blue and grey. Enrollment in 2013 was 869.

History

The school's Career Development Center places hundreds of SBHS students in community service settings, professional internships, job shadowing experiences, senior challenge projects and mentorships in order to create "real world" relevance for students.^[1]

Academics

The school is accredited as a public secondary school by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Students can enroll concurrently in both high school and technical programs, and approximately ten percent of students do so each year at either the Burlington Technical Center or the Center for Technology, Essex.

The school offers accelerated programs in Mathematics, Science, French, and Spanish; honors courses in English and Mathematics; and a selection of fourteen Advanced Placement ("AP") courses. AP courses include AP Biology ("AP Bio"), AP Calculus AB ("AP Calc"), AP Chemistry ("AP Chem"), AP Environmental Science ("APES"), AP European History ("AP Euro"), AP French, AP Psychology ("AP Psych"), AP Spanish, and AP U.S. Government & Politics ("AP Gov"). Not all AP courses are taught every academic year. The school formerly taught AP Calculus BC.

A portion of the student body commutes to the campus because of its academic offerings. Some students have elected to commute from areas where there are no local secondary schools, such as all of the county of Grand Isle and portions of the county of Franklin. The school also gets commuters from other inner Chittenden County municipalities such as Burlington, Essex, Shelburne, and Williston.

The school tested best in the county in reading proficiency in the New England Common Assessment Program test in 2008.^[2] It was second best in the county in math proficiency.

Tuition was $12,816 in 2009-2010.^[3] This tuition was paid by towns outside the school district sending students to this public school.

Student activities

• In 2009, the PTC (Parametric Technology) Real World Design Challenge Team placed first in the state and represented Vermont at the national championships in Washington, D.C. on March 20, 2009.
• The debate team took the state title at the Vermont State House in 2008 and 2012.^[4]
• In 2004 and 2006, the civics team represented Vermont at the national championships in Washington, D.C.
• The Scholars' Bowl team has won regional titles including the Vermont NAQT Championship, Sue Pasco Invitational, and Medlar Cup.
• In 2014, the SBHS Real World Design Challenge Team (Next Level) represented Vermont at the national championships in Washington, D.C. The team won the competition^[5] for the first time in school and state history.
• The school has participated in Model United Nations programs at both Dartmouth College and Harvard University.

Athletics

The SBHS athletic teams are known as the "Rebels" based on the municipality of South Burlington's relative location to the south of Burlington, Vermont's largest city. Due to the historical controversies associated with the American Civil War, a mascot "Captain Reb" was discontinued in the early 1990's but the school continued with its nickname of "Rebels." In Fall 2015, there was a debate over replacing the nickname because of the connotation, but the school board unanimously voted to keep it.^[6] The school has a state-of-the-art stadium and running track. The hockey team plays off campus at nearby Dorset Park in the City of South Burlington's Cairns Arena, shared with the CVU Redhawks and Saint Michael's College Purple Knights (as home ice, along with a few other teams). SBHS's chief athletic rivals in the Division I Metro Conference are Essex High School, Champlain Valley Union High School, Burlington High School, Mount Mansfield Union High School, BFA-St. Albans and nearby private Catholic Rice Memorial High School.

Notable former Rebels athletes include longtime Clemson Tigers baseball coach Jack Leggett, former Boston Red Sox major league relief pitcher Mike Rochford, current minor league pitcher Casey Harman and France national baseball team pitcher Owen Ozanich.

The school has won many Vermont state championships in almost every sport.^[7]

SBHS has funded clubs for sports that are unconventional in the United States such as cricket and rugby. The rugby union team combines with students from Champlain Valley Union High School to form the "RebelHawks" and often plays teams from across the region. The cricket team has played another club team of students based in Essex, Vermont at Fort Ethan Allen.

Drama and Music

The drama club produces three shows annually: a musical in the fall, a straight play in the winter and one-act plays in the spring.

List of Musicals

• 2004 – Footloose
• 2005 – Grease
• 2006 – Anything Goes
• 2007 – Seussical The Musical
• 2008 – Into the Woods
• 2009 – Guys and Dolls
• 2010 – Beauty and the Beast
• 2011 – Once On This Island
• 2012 – Legally Blonde
• 2013 – Urinetown
• 2014 – Bring It On the Musical
• 2015 – The Boy Friend

Music Ensembles

• There are five vocal ensembles: the Mixed Chorus, Concert Chorus, Chamber Singers, Women's Chorus, and Men's Chorus (nicknamed "The Testostertones").
• There are seven instrumental groups: the Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, the Jazz Improvisation Ensemble ("B" band), the Jazz Ensemble ("A" band), the World Drumming Ensemble, and the Guitar Ensemble. The Jazz Improvisation and Jazz Ensembles are both directed by Dave Grippo of the Giant Country Horns, the horn ensemble found in many of Phish's studio albums and live shows and recordings.

Footnotes

External links

• Official school web page
• Official school athletics web page
• School district web page
• Football boosters web page
• Alumni web page

Coordinates: 44°27′17″N 73°10′40″W / 44.454706°N 73.177829°W / 44.454706; -73.177829