Elko High School

Elko High School

Old Main Building
Address
987 College Ave. Elko, Nevada, 89801 United States
Information
Funding type	Public
Established	1895
School district	Elko County School District
School number	(775) 738-7281
Principal	Mike Altenburg
Vice principal	Donna Webster, Ken Harriman, Rod Bryson
Faculty	125 (2003)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1254 (2000)
School Colour(s)	Maroon & White
Fight song	On Ye Indians (to the tune of On, Wisconsin!)
Athletics conference	High Desert League
Mascot	Indian
Team name	Indians
Newspaper	'Pow-Wow'
Yearbook	'Pohob'
Website	http://www.elko.k12.nv.us/elkohigh/index.htm

Elko High School (EHS) is a public secondary school in Elko, Nevada, in the United States. Part of the Elko County School District, its mascot is the Indian and the school's colors are Maroon and White. Its marching band, the Elko High School Band of Indians Marching Band, is known as the "Pride of Nevada."^[1]

1 History
2 Extracurricular activities
3 Notable alumni
4 References
5 External links

History

Elko High School was established in 1895 as the first county public school in Nevada.^[2]

Elko High School's Old Gymnasium stands on the site of the first University of Nevada. The University of Nevada in Elko was open from October 12, 1874 to July 10, 1885. Other than a few memories, all that remains of the first University of Nevada is a street called College Avenue. It runs in front of Elko High School - put in and named after the school left town.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The Indians compete in the Northern 3A. They had a long run competing in 4A athletics, where they had sustained success competing against larger schools and now look to dominate the 3A.

The varsity football team has won five state title since the school started playing football in 1948; 1953 (28-21), 1954 (T 14-14), 1962 (37-6), 1980 (33-0), and 1985 (16-7). The Indians play their home games at Warrior Field, located on campus. Their home side bleachers were the former endzone bleachers at Mackay Stadium at the University of Nevada, Reno).*
The girl's and boy's basketball program has won some state titles. The girl's won the large school state title last in 1995.
The school has a regulation-size stadium and track and one of the biggest basketball gyms in Northern Nevada.

Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association

Baseball - 1980, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1989

Performing arts

As of 2007-2008, Elko High Band has finished 1st or 2nd place in the state marching band competition 21 out of 25 times. They are a 9-time state state marching band champion (Last in 2001) with 12 second place finishes.
The band marched in the Inaugural Parade for U.S. President Richard Nixon's second term in 1973 and Ronald Reagan's first term, in 1981.
They have also performed in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California three times, in 1983, 1995, and 1999.
The band played twice in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City in 1979 and 2000.
The marching band has performed twice in the Hollywood Christmas Parade in the Hollywood community in Los Angeles, California.
The band also marched in the Orange Bowl Parade in 1997.
They have also played in various other parades around the state of Nevada as well as across the United States, numerous college football pre-game and halftime shows including a Freedom Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and multiple Holiday Bowl's, and a pregame show at a San Francisco 49ers game.
The band hosts an annual Jazz Festival that has featured guests such as Eric Marienthal, Wayne Bergeron, Allen Vizzutti, Mike Vax, Ed Shaughnessy of The Tonight Show fame, and many others.
The band has been proclaimed The Pride of Nevada by 5 different Nevada Governors.^[3]
The Elko High School Wind Ensemble, Concert band, and Jazz Ensemble have received superior ratings every year from 1978 to the present (as of August 2011).^[4]^[3]

The Choral music department is represented by the award winning Choraliers. They have received top ratings in national choral festivals for the past 10 years. In 2006, they received an invitation to the National Invitation of Gold Choral Festival in New York City. They have traveled to Hawaii and were invited to and participated in the National Invitational Festival of Gold in San Francisco in 2009. The Choraliers have been invited to sing in Carnegie Hall in either 2011 or 2012.

Publications

The Pow Wow — monthly school newspaper, is the oldest in the state.
The yearbook is titled Pohob.
"War Whoops!" is the longest running radio show in the state of Nevada, broadcast on Wednesdays at 7:05 on AM 1240 KELK.

Rivalries

Football rivalries are Spring Creek High-Elko (Elko Bowl) and McQueen-Elko (High Desert League).

Basketball rivalries are Lowry-Elko and Galena-Elko (Girls)(High Desert League)

Hometown rival is Spring Creek, other Nevada rivals are McQueen, Lowry and Reed.

Notable alumni

Michael Tsu, winner of 2008 Mr. Hong Kong^[5]

References

^ "Home page". Pride of Nevada Elko High School Band of Indians. http://prideofnevada.com/bandofindians/index.html. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
^ "EHS History". Elko High School. http://www.elkohigh.ecsdnv.net/gallery. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Awards and honors". Pride of Nevada: Elko High School Band of Indians. http://prideofnevada.com/bandofindians/awards.html. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
^ Elko High School Band of Indians. "Resume", 2007. Retrieved on February 7, 2008.
^ "Elko graduate wins male beauty contest". Daily Herald (Utah Valley). 21 August 2008. http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/article_1c521528-2b1f-5d65-abd6-fbaec4f1fe20.html. Retrieved 14 August 2011.