Another successful year of academic competition recently ended in Shelby County with the announcement that Sidney High School has been named the 2011 Academia Champion. This is the fourth consecutive year that Sidney has won the competition and the 14^th time they have served as champion since the inaugural season in 1975.

Russia High School finished in second place with Jackson Center High School rounding out the top three. 

Sidney High School students in the FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) program recently made wreaths for the Veterans group preparing to take their semi-annual trip to Washington, D.C. 

Students at Sidney High School have a unique opportunity they are unable to access anywhere else in Shelby County: eight Advanced Placement (AP) courses. These courses, taught by SHS teachers, give students the opportunity to earn college credit while attending high school.

Sidney began its AP program in 1989 with English Language, English Literature, US History and US Government course offerings to students. In response to interest from students and staff, Calculus and the three sciences were added to the lineup. Twenty two years later, the program is thriving with both strong student interest and staff support. This school year, approximately 173 students are taking these courses at Sidney High School.

Many educators and education experts stress the importance of career and college readiness in students, particularly at the high school level. Since 2007, Sidney administration and teachers have worked to institute this important concept into the curriculum at Sidney High School by partnering with a local college to offer 20 dual enrollment college level courses to students.

A new assistant principal is set to join the administration at Sidney High School for the upcoming school year. Jason McLain was recently hired as assistant principal at SHS, replacing Jon Geuy. Geuy is now the principal of Sidney Middle School.

Students at Sidney High School will have a slight change in their school day beginning in the 2011-2012 school year. 

The SHS Class Schedule Structure for 2011-12: this reconfiguration will allow Sidney High School to go from an 8 period day (which it is currently) to a 7 period day, which would lengthen each class period by 10 minutes and add 10 minutes to the overall school day.

This means that Sidney High School's school day will begin at 7:35 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m. Any questions on this change can be directed to the SHS main office by calling 497-2238.

Biology and physiology students at Sidney High School recently received a real-life lesson on microbes with some help from Mike Brandon, a Microbiology and Virology Supervisor at Dayton Children’s Medical Center. SHS students gathered in the school’s auditorium to listen to Brandon speak about his job and how it relates to concepts students are learning in the classroom.

The Sidney City Schools Music Boosters has announced they are again selling discount cards that can be used at over 25 local restaurants and area businesses. Cards can be used from date of purchase through the end of October, 2012.  Cards sell for $10.00 each, and are now available for purchase.