Natrona County High School
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| Established | 1896 |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | James Dean Kelly |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Location | Casper, Wyoming, USA |
| Mascot | Mustangs |
| Website | www.natronahs.us |
Natrona County High School is a public secondary institution (grades 10-12) located in Casper, Wyoming and serves Natrona County School District #1, which encompasses all of Natrona County, Wyoming. The school mascot is the mustang. The current principal is James Dean Kelly.
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[edit] History
Natrona County High School was originally known as Casper High School in its early days. The current building was constructed between 1924 and 1941 in Collegiate Gothic style. It was partially built under the authority of the Works Progress Administration; the crest of the WPA visible in the sidewalks on the front campus. In exchange for the federal assistance, male student participation in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps was mandatory until a few years after Kelly Walsh High School opened in 1965.
The campus of the Natrona County High School was the first campus for Casper College, a community college also located in Natrona County Wyoming, which occupied the upper level of NCHS in the late 1940s, before it had a campus of its own.
Natrona County High School was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 1, 1994. The drama department has the distinction of being home to International Thespian Society Troupe 1. The school remains a rival of Casper's other Kelly Walsh High School, one of Casper's other two high schools. The third Casper high school, Roosevelt High School, lacks athletic teams. A fourth high school is located in the county in Midwest, Wyoming, which is Midwest High School.
[edit] Distinctive School Symbols and Culture
NCHS's fight song is "All Hail To Casper High School", a song that, in its title, recalls the early history of the school.
The school colors are black and orange.
The school mascot is the Mustang.
A bronze mustang by Wyoming artist Chris Navarro graces the football field, which was named Cheney Field in honor of alumni Richard Cheney.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Dick Cheney, (Class of 1959) 46th Vice President of the United States
- Lynne Cheney, (Class of 1959) wife of Dick Cheney
- Dean Conger, National Geographic photographer.
- James A. "Jim" Corbett, co-founder of the Sanctuary movement.
- Kenneth S. Deffeyes, petroleum geologist.
- Peter Junger, computer law professor.
- Geoffrey Lower, television and movie actor.
- Guy Padgett, Wyoming's first openly gay mayor.
- Rev. James Reeb, Civil Rights activist murdered in Selma, Alabama in 1965.
- Matthew Shepard, Murdered near Laramie, Wyoming in 1998
- Pete Williams, NBC news correspondent.
[edit] External links
Official Site: http://www.natronahs.us/
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