Alan B. Shepard High School
| Alan B. Shepard High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
13049 S. Ridgeland Avenue , 60463 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°39′18″N 87°46′28″W / 41.6551°N 87.7744°W |
| Information | |
| School type | public secondary |
| Opened | 1976 |
| School district | Community HS 218 |
| Superintendent | Josh Barron |
| Principal | Timothy Baker, Ed.D. |
| Staff | 173 |
| Teaching staff | 121.60 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Enrollment | 1,960 (2023-2024) |
| Average class size | 22.4 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.12 |
| Campus type | suburban |
| Color(s) | Brown Orange |
| Song | We're the Astros |
| Fight song | Fight, Fight for Shepard High |
| Athletics conference | South Suburban Conference |
| Team name | Astros Lady Astros |
| Publication | Spectrum |
| Newspaper | Freedom 7 |
| Yearbook | Odyssey |
| Alumni | http://shepardalumni.com/ |
| Website | http://shepard.chsd218.org/ |
Alan B. Shepard High School is a public secondary school located in Palos Heights, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The school, along with Dwight D. Eisenhower High School and Harold L. Richards High School are part of Community High School District 218. Students who attend the school live in the communities of Palos Heights, Crestwood, Worth, Alsip, Robbins, and Calumet Park. The school is named in honor of Alan B. Shepard, the first American astronaut to travel into space and the fifth person to walk on the Moon.