| Skyline High School | |
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| Location | |
| 1767 Blue Sky Drive | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public[1] |
| Principal | Scott Miller[2] |
| Faculty | 62[1] |
| Grades | 10-12[1] |
| Number of students | 1066[1] |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue, White & Columbia Blue[2]
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| Mascot | Grizzly[2] |
| IHSAA Division | 5A[2] |
| Website | Skyline High School |
Skyline High School is a senior high school in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The school is on the west side of Idaho Falls and was built in 1968.[3]
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Skyline was the second high school built in Idaho Falls. The Skyline classes of 1967 and 1968 were both originally part of Idaho Falls High School and attended their sophomore years in the old Central School Building (the original Idaho Falls High School building). Skyline High School was created in the fall of 1966. However, due to incomplete construction, neither of the first two graduating classes (1967 or 1968) actually attended classes at the high school. Those students attended split sessions at the Idaho Falls High School during both the 1966-1967 and 1967-1968 school years. Idaho Falls High School students attended school in the morning, and Skyline High School Students attended in the afternoon. The Class of 1969 was the first to attend and graduate from the new building. The first principal of Skyline was Richard Bigelow. The school was originally planned to be built on the east side of Idaho Falls, on Sunnyside Road, where the majority of the students lived. However, due to immense protests by residents on the west side of town, the school was built on the west side. When Skyline was completed, it was thought of as the "country" school, because it was located away from the populated area. In the following decades the town grew to surround the high school. It was named after Skyline Drive. A major artery in Idaho Falls that ran from the Idaho Falls Airport to the edge of the high school. The street was named in the early 1950s by Margaret Cope Johns who with her husband Merritt Miller Johns developed the Johns Addition. The school's main rival is Idaho Falls High School.
Skyline's main rivals in athletics are the Tigers of Idaho Falls High School. The two rivals share an outdoor football and track stadium adjacent to Idaho Falls High School. The stadium is called Ravsten Stadium in honor of the first coach of Skyline, who had transferred from the Idaho Falls High School. Each year the two rivals face off in a game of football to decide the color of the goal posts at Ravsten Stadium (orange for Idaho Falls, or blue for Skyline). The event has come to be known as the Emotion Bowl [1], The rivalry between the two schools became very intense, and even garnered national attention. Local officials saw the need to lessen the intensity somewhat. This was accomplished by rescheduling the final game of the year, which had traditionally been between the two schools, and on a Saturday afternoon. Placing the game within the regular season had the calming effect that the officials were looking for. The stadium is also open to many other regional schools such as: Highland High School, Pocatello High School, Blackfoot High School, Rigby High School, Madison High School, and local teams Bonneville High School and Hillcrest High School.
Skyline has state championships in:[4]
Currently the school grounds are undergoing a facelift. Grounds crews are working on a major project to enhance the availability to all sports. Plans include: