43°38′38″N 116°16′55″W / 43.644°N 116.282°W
| Capital High School | |
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 Capital High School, 2019 | |
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8055 Goddard Rd. , United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | September 7, 1965 [3] 59 years ago |
| School district | Boise School District#1 |
| Principal | Derek Gardner |
| Faculty | 72.19 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,220 (2022-23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.90[1] |
| Color(s) | Gold, Silver, & Black[2] |
| Athletics | IHSAA Class 5A |
| Athletics conference | Southern Idaho (5A) (SIC) |
| Mascot | Eagle[2] |
| Rivals | Boise, Borah, Timberline |
| Newspaper | Flight |
| Yearbook | Talon |
| Feeder schools | Fairmont Junior High Riverglen Junior High |
| Elevation | 2,670 ft (814 m) AMSL |
| Website | Capital High School |
Capital High School is a three-year public secondary school in Boise, Idaho, United States.[4] Opened in the fall of 1965, it was the third of four public high schools constructed in the Boise School District, and serves its northern portion. The other high schools are Boise (1902) in the east, Borah (1958) in the southwest, and Timberline (1998) in the southeast.
The Capital High boundary includes sections of Eagle and Garden City.[5][6]
Athletics
Capital competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 5A in the Southern Idaho Conference (5A) (SIC). The longtime rivals are Boise and Borah. The tennis team has won 16 state titles, including five consecutive from 1972 to 1976.[7] The boys basketball team won four consecutive A-1 (now 5A) state titles from 1975 to 1978.[8]
State titles
Boys
- Football (2): fall 1983,[9] 1991 [10] (official with introduction of playoffs, fall 1979)
- Cross Country (2): fall 1965, 1977, 2004, 2013 [13]
- Basketball (6): 1968,[14] 1975,[15] 1976,[16] 1977,[17] 1978,[18] 2014 [8][19]
- Baseball (3): 1989, 2009,[20] 2014 [21] (records not kept by IHSAA)
- Track (5): 1974, 1979, 1980, 1985, 2009, 2015 [22]
- Golf (1): 1974 [23]
- Tennis - (combined until 2008, see below)
Girls
Combined
- Tennis (16): 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2006, 2007[7] (combined until 2008)
Notable alumni
- Matthew Barney (1985), artist
- Geraldo Boldewijn, American football player
- Randy Davison, American actor
- Ben Driebergen, former U.S. Marine, winner of Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers
- Hailey Duke, alpine ski racer[26]
- Annette Glenn, Michigan House of Representatives.[27]
- John Grant (1968), NFL defensive lineman
- Bryan Harsin (1994), college football head coach
- Ernie Hughes, NFL player[28]
- Marques McFadden (1995), former NFL offensive guard
- Jake Plummer (1993), former NFL quarterback
- Tobias Read (1993), politician (Oregon House of Representatives)
- Bill Sali (1972), former congressman
- Gary Stevens (1981), thoroughbred horse racing jockey
- Curtis Stigers (1983), musician
- Gary Wimmer, American football player
References
External links
- Official website
- MaxPreps.com – Capital Eagles
- Boise School District Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine