Springfield High School is a public high school in the southern Vermont town of Springfield. Springfield High School (SHS) is part of the Springfield School District and serves students from Springfield and neighboring Weathersfield, Vermont

Weathersfield, Vermont

Weathersfield is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,788 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.2 square miles , of which 43.8 square miles is land and 0.4 square mile is...

. SHS is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

The New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. is the U.S. regional accreditation association providing educational accreditation for all levels of education, from pre-kindergarten to the doctoral level, in the six-state New England region. It also provides accreditation for some...

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Sports Teams

In 2008, the Football team were the DIII Vermont Champions capping off a perfect season with a 52- 28 victory over rival Windsor YellowJackets. Also in 2008 the boys basketball team were the DII vermont champions led by star player and SHS' all time leader in points scored with 1,609 Grant White, breaking Greg Birsky's 32year old record of 1,436 back in 1976. In 2009 they ( the football team) were state finalists in the same division.

In 2009, the Boys Soccer team won their first Vermont Championship in its 50-year-plus existence. In that same year, the Field Hockey team made it to the quarter finals, and the Girls Soccer team made it to semi-finals.

Curriculum

SHS also has a working relationship with the River Valley Technical Center

River Valley Technical Center

River Valley Technical Center is a technical and vocational school located in Springfield, Vermont. It serves students from Springfield High School, Green Mountain Union High School, Bellows Falls Union High School, and Black River High School in Vermont, plus students from Fall Mountain Regional...

 (to which it is physically connected) to offer a series of vocational and technical courses.

Notable alumni and faculty

• John M. Pierce
  John M. Pierce
  John M. Pierce was an American teacher and amateur astronomer.Pierce worked with Russell W. Porter to organize Stellafane, the observatory near Springfield, Vermont where amateur telescope makers still meet annually for the Stellafane convention...
  
   - Director of co-operative course (1919 - 1956), writer about amateur telescope making
  Amateur telescope making
  Amateur telescope making is the activity of building telescopes as a hobby, as opposed to being a paid professional. Amateur telescope makers build their instruments for personal enjoyment of a technical challenge, as a way to obtain an inexpensive or personally customized telescope, or as a...