Sandia High School

Infobox School
name = Sandia High School


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motto = Scholarship, Honor, Service
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type = Public high school
principal = Michael Bachicha
enrollment = 2125
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Mascot
free_text = Scarlet Red & Columbia Blue
Matador
location = 7801 Candelaria Rd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
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website = [http://www.sandiamatadors.com]
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Sandia High School (SHS) is a Public High School located in the northeast heights of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is a member of the Albuquerque Public Schools district.The school opened in 1957. The originally proposed mascot name was Sandia Satan, which prompted negative reactions from the surrounding community. Thereafter, the name was changed to Matador. A matador sculpture was placed in the student commons area in 1961.

In the late 1970s, the school reached a record student population for the state of New Mexico.This led to the approval and construction of a newer facility, La Cueva High School, in the early 1980s.

In 2006, due to heavy flooding in the high desert environment of Albuquerque, the basement-level gymnasium of Sandia required extensive repair work. However it has been fully repaired, and is open for use to the students and staff.

Alumni

*Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano
*David Addington, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff
*Movie and television actress Madolyn Smith Osborne
*Movie and television actress Heidi Swedberg
*"Albuquerque Tribune" editor Phill Casaus
*Kristi Cline- Playboy Playmate September 1999
*Art Vandelay, International importer/exporter

External links

* [http://www.sandiamatadors.com/ Sandia High School Homepage]
* [http://ww2.aps.edu/ Albuquerque Public Schools Website]