Santa Fe High School (New Mexico)

Santa Fe High School, founded in 1889, is a public high school (grades 9-12) in the Santa Fe Public Schools. It is located about two miles southwest of downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico and is the largest school in Santa Fe, public or private, with an enrollment of 1,542.

Santa Fe High's mascot is the Demon, the mascot routinely outrages local groups who periodically petition the school board and local authorities to have the Demon mascot removed from the school.

Athletics

SFHS has won over 24 State Championships from NMAA sanctioned sports and events.

SFHS competes in AAAA, District 2, along with Capital High School, Espanola Valley High School, Los Alamos High School and Bernalillo High School.

Recently the school dropped in classification from AAAAA because of decreasing enrollment, during their time in AAAAA, from 2001-2009, SFHS never won a state championship in any sport.

Notable alumni

• Leroy Petry, the second living person to receive the United States Armed Forces' highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for actions that occurred since the Vietnam War

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