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Welcome to Sherman E. Burroughs High School.  Home of the Burros!

Our exceptional staff works together to provide outstanding educational opportunities for students.  We strive for academic excellence.  Staff provides rigorous curriculum preparing students for college and careers.  A safe learning environment and positive school climate supports continued student growth and improvements.

We offer a variety of course offerings which include college and non-college preparatory, honors, and Advanced Placement (AP) courses, workforce preparation programs (CTE), visual and performing arts, and special services programs.  A large number of co- and extra-curricular opportunities are available, including twenty clubs, yearbook, ASB, newswriting, drama, and music.  We are proud to offer twenty-one athletic teams competing in fifteen sports.  Burroughs is a spirited school community that values tradition, pride, excellence, and integrity.

I look forward to helping to provide a rewarding educational experience for all students.

Nondiscrimination in District Programs and Activities: The District is committed to providing equal opportunity to all individuals in district programs and activities. District programs and activities shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital, pregnancy, or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. (Board Policy 0410) As applicable, the district provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups. (34 CFR 106.8(b); 34 CFR 104.8; 34 CFR 100.6(d); 28 CFR 35.106; 20 USC 790).

Principal
Carrie Cope
Email: [email protected] Phone: (760) 499-1800

Title IX Coordinator 
Bryan Auld, Assistant Supt. of Human Resources 
Sierra Sands Unified School District 
113 W. Felspar Ave., Ridgecrest, CA 93555 
Email: [email protected] Phone: (760) 499-1620 

504 and Title II/ADA Coordinator
Christopher Lowe, Coordinator Student Support Services
Sierra Sands Unified School District
1327 A N. Norma St. Ridgecrest, CA 93555
Email: [email protected] Phone: (760) 499-1700