Eagle High School
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Eagle High School is a four-year public school in Eagle
, Idaho
, operated by the Meridian School District. EHS opened in August 1995, educating students in grades 9–12. The current student body is approximately 2,200, an average of 550 students per class year. The school colors are hunter green and silver, and its mascot is the mustang
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class 5A, and is a member of the Southern Idaho Conference (SIC), the largest and most competitive conference in the state of Idaho.
As of 2011, total state championships are as follows:
Football: 3 (1998, 2001, 2009)
Boy's Basketball: 0 (Conference Champs - 1995, 2005, 2008, 2010)
Women's Soccer: 2 (2005, 2006)
Volleyball: 4 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Wrestling: 4 (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005)
Baseball: 1 (2003)
Boy's Golf: 1 (2008)
In 2001, Jon Helmandollar was Idaho's Gatorade Player Of the Year in football.
In 2008, Halley Kreminski was Idaho's Gatorade Player of the Year in Women's Soccer.
In 2008, Mitch Bruneel was Idaho's Gatorade Player of the Year in basketball.
In 2010, Taylor Kelly was Idaho's Gatorade Player of the Year in football.
In 2006, Eagle High School became the first high school in Idaho to install an artificial turf
football field on its campus. The project cost $500,000 and was funded entirely by donations, half of which was raised by the Eagle High Booster Club.
Starting in 2003, with the hiring of Seth McMullen (former Idaho ACDA president) as choral director, the Eagle High School choral union has become a powerhouse and received awards and commendations for excellence at local and regional choral festivals, including invitations to perform at the Idaho Music Educator Association's 2004 state conference, and the 2008 ACDA NW Conference in Vancouver, BC.
In 2010, the Eagle High School Orchestra got first place under their division at Heritage Festival, located in Anaheim, California.
In 2011, The Eagle High School Orchestra was invited to, and played at Carnegie Hall, as part of the Heritage National Band and Orchestra Festival.
In 2011, The Eagle High Drama Class won State Championship under the direction of Tracy Harrison.
Eagle, Idaho
Eagle is a city in Ada County, Idaho, United States. The population was 19,908 at the 2010 census. Due to growth in the Boise metropolitan area, Eagle has become increasingly suburban in recent years.-Geography:...
, Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
, operated by the Meridian School District. EHS opened in August 1995, educating students in grades 9–12. The current student body is approximately 2,200, an average of 550 students per class year. The school colors are hunter green and silver, and its mascot is the mustang
Mustang (horse)
A Mustang is a free-roaming horse of the North American west that first descended from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish. Mustangs are often referred to as wild horses, but there is intense debate over terminology...
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Athletics
EHS is in IHSAAIdaho High School Activities Association
The Idaho High School Activities Association oversees high school athletics in the state of Idaho. Idaho high schools are classified in five categories based on their enrollment...
class 5A, and is a member of the Southern Idaho Conference (SIC), the largest and most competitive conference in the state of Idaho.
As of 2011, total state championships are as follows:
Football: 3 (1998, 2001, 2009)
Boy's Basketball: 0 (Conference Champs - 1995, 2005, 2008, 2010)
Women's Soccer: 2 (2005, 2006)
Volleyball: 4 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Wrestling: 4 (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005)
Baseball: 1 (2003)
Boy's Golf: 1 (2008)
In 2001, Jon Helmandollar was Idaho's Gatorade Player Of the Year in football.
In 2008, Halley Kreminski was Idaho's Gatorade Player of the Year in Women's Soccer.
In 2008, Mitch Bruneel was Idaho's Gatorade Player of the Year in basketball.
In 2010, Taylor Kelly was Idaho's Gatorade Player of the Year in football.
In 2006, Eagle High School became the first high school in Idaho to install an artificial turf
Artificial turf
Artificial turf is a surface manufactured from synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial applications as well...
football field on its campus. The project cost $500,000 and was funded entirely by donations, half of which was raised by the Eagle High Booster Club.
Awards
In 2005 the Eagle High School Broadcasting program, overseen by Jim Seaney and ran by Nigel Goodwin, won a national high school division emmy for public service announcements they did on Teen Dating Violence.Starting in 2003, with the hiring of Seth McMullen (former Idaho ACDA president) as choral director, the Eagle High School choral union has become a powerhouse and received awards and commendations for excellence at local and regional choral festivals, including invitations to perform at the Idaho Music Educator Association's 2004 state conference, and the 2008 ACDA NW Conference in Vancouver, BC.
In 2010, the Eagle High School Orchestra got first place under their division at Heritage Festival, located in Anaheim, California.
In 2011, The Eagle High School Orchestra was invited to, and played at Carnegie Hall, as part of the Heritage National Band and Orchestra Festival.
In 2011, The Eagle High Drama Class won State Championship under the direction of Tracy Harrison.
Notable alumni
- Luke Barats, member of the SpokaneSpokane, WashingtonSpokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
-based sketch comedy duo Barats and BeretaBarats and BeretaBarats and Bereta is a sketch comedy group consisting of Luke Pierre Barats and Joseph Daniel Bereta. Formed in 2003, the duo originally made videos to amuse friends, often combining real and fictional acts. They had met when both were students of Gonzaga University. These videos eventually made it... - Erik FisherErik FisherErik Fisher is an alpine ski racer with the U.S. Ski Team, from Middleton, Idaho.Fisher learned to ski and race at Bogus Basin near Boise, Idaho, beginning at age 3. While growing up, his family moved to different locations in the western U.S.; he also raced in northern Arizona and Utah before...
, alpine ski racerAlpine skiingAlpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
, U.S. Ski TeamUnited States Ski TeamThe United States Ski Team, operated under the auspices of the United States Ski and Snowboard Association , develops and supports men's and women's athletes in the sports of alpine skiing, adaptive alpine, freestyle skiing, cross country, adaptive cross country, ski jumping, and nordic combined.... - Jeb PutzierJeb PutzierJebediah Lee Putzier ) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent.-Early years:Putzier attended Eagle High School in his hometown Eagle, Idaho. He also lettered in Basketball...
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