| Eagle High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 574 N Park Ln. | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public[1] |
| Established | 1995[2] |
| School district | Meridian[3] |
| Principal | Terry Beck[4] |
| Faculty | 83[1] |
| Grades | 9-12[1] |
| Number of students | 1964[1] |
| Color(s) | Hunter Green & Silver[4]
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| Mascot | Mustang[4] |
| IHSAA Division | 5A[4] |
| Website | Eagle High School |
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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EHS is in IHSAA 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.[5] The project cost $500,000 and was funded entirely by donations, half of which was raised by the Eagle High Booster Club.
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.[6]
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.