Churchill County High School

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Location
Churchill County High School
1222 South Taylor Street Fallon, NV 89406
Information
School district	Churchill County School District (Nevada)
Principal	Robbin Pedrett
Enrollment	1314
Type	Public
Grades	9-12
Athletics	4A
Athletics conference	High Desert League
Mascot	Greenwave
Color(s)	Green, black, and White
Established	1916
Information	775-423-2181
Homepage	http://www.churchill.k12.nv.us/

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 Athletics
3 Discipline
4 Notable alumni
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Academics

Part of the Churchill County School District, operating under the Principal Robbin Pedrett,^[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] Athletics

The Greenwave (whose mascot is a giant fighting wave , representing the Alfalfa crops grown all over the county)compete in the High Desert League of the Northern Nevada 4A Region, which is the large school level.

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]