About Our School
Vision
Excellence in Education for Every Student, Every Day, Everywhere.
Mission
Educate, Engage, and Empower military connected students to succeed in a dynamic world.
Sigonella Middle High School is a Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) serving grades 6-12 with a high school population over 300 students, located at the United States Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, in Sicily, Italy. The base is situated in a large agricultural valley about 12 kilometers from Sicily's east coast near the city of Catania. To the north, Mount Etna, a 3,300 meter high active volcanic peak, makes a scenic backdrop for the base. The majority of our students are Navy command sponsored, with a normal tour of duty of three years. We have approximately 30% turnover in student population each year due to military reassignment.
Our students are enriched by American and Italian cultures and have opportunities to travel throughout Europe for academic and athletic competitions. Our student population is comprised of representatives from the 50 United States, as well as students from Germany and Norway. SMHS is an American high school in many ways, but is unique and different from the stateside schools as reflected in our extracurricular and special program offerings.Â
School Improvement Goals
Goal 1 Student Excellence: Challenge and prepare each student to maximize his or her academic growth and well-being for college, career, and life.
Goal 2 School Excellence: Develop and sustain each school to be high performing within a culture of innovation, collaboration, continuous improvement, and caring relationships.
Goal 3 Talent Excellence: Recruit, develop, empower, and retain a high-performing workforce that reflects our students.
Goal 4 Organizational Excellence: Build an enduring, accountable, and responsive organization that provides appropriate resources, direction, and support to accomplish the Mission.
Goal 5 Outreach Excellence: Partner with internal and external stakeholders and industry leaders to advance student and organizational success.
Ms. Alexia Kunkle
Official Business, Department of Navy
PSC 824 Box 08
FPO, AE 09623-0001
United States
Steven Cochran
Official Business, Department of Navy
PSC 824 Box 08
FPO, AE 09623-0001
United States
