Churchill County High School

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Churchill County High School is a high school in Fallon, Churchill County, Nevada.

The Churchill County has a recorded history going back to 1916^[1] though the School is older. In the past, students were bussed to the School an incredible 75 miles from Dixie Valley.

1 Academics
2 Sport
3 Discipline
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Academics

Part of the Churchill County School District, operating under the Principal John Riley,^[2] the School has around 1400 students in grades 9-12.^[3]

Education standards are very high, with Churchill County's Academic Team being placed 1st in the Nevada Academic League in results published in April 2006^[4] and a teacher at the School, Steve Johnson, being a winner of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the Nation's highest honors for teachers of mathematics and science, in 1999.^[5]^[6]

[edit] Sport

Bethany Ellis was named the Lahontan Valley Female Athlete of the Year in 2006 and wrapped up a successful softball career, in summer 2006, as a catcher/outfielder at Churchill County High with a .414 batting average and a .624 slugging percentage with 40 RBIs. She now plays for Morehead State University.^[7]

The Churchill County JV Wrestling team won the Northern Nevada JV Finals in January 2007.^[8]

[edit] Discipline

In November 2006 closed circuit television was installed, the first school in the state to have such a comprehensive system, and has proven effective in enhancing discipline.^[9]

This was needed since according to a regional survey, almost 7% of Churchill County students have used methamphetamine, and anecdotal data points to a number closer to 15%.^[10]