Sheldon High School offers several academies that are designed to prepare students post secondary school in specific career pathways.
ARTSwork The ARTSwork Academy provides students with an expansion in visual and performing arts activities including dance, theatre, music, and visual arts. The four year program maintains partnerships with regional arts and higher-education institutions including with the
Crocker Art Museum,
Sacramento State,
Sacramento City College,
Cosumnes River College,
Academy of Art University, and
California Music Theatre.
Biotech Academy (BTA) The Biotech Academy is a four year health and medical centered program. The program provides courses revolving to biotechnology, microbiology and bioinformatics, and molecular biotechnology. BTA has partnerships with schools and organizations including
UC Davis,
Vitalant,
Sacramento State,
American River College,
Dignity Health, and
Methodist Hospital.
Building Trades The Building Trade pathway is designed for students looking for skills relating to the architecture and construction industry. Advanced courses allow students to specialize in specific building and engineering pathways. The program is three years long course and has business and community partners including
Granite Construction.
Agriculture/FFA Program The Sheldon Agriculture academy focuses on hands on science courses relating to plants, animals, and the environment. The academy is affiliated with the
National FFA Organization, giving students access to
Supervised Agriculture Experiences (SAEs) and regional and state FFA competitions.
C.O.D.E C.O.D.E is a three year program which explores computer sciences and principles as well database design and SQL programming. The academy has community partners with
Folsom Lake College and the Apple Volt Program. == Notable alumni ==