CHURCHILL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

'Churchill County High School' is a high school in Fallon, Churchill County, Nevada.
The Churchill County has a recorded history going back to 1916^[1] though the School is older. In the past, students were bussed to the School an incredible 75 miles from Dixie Valley.

Contents

Academics

Athletics

Discipline

Notable alumni

References

See also

External links

Academics

Part of the Churchill County School District, operating under the Principal John Riley,^[2] the School has around 1400 students in grades 9-12.^[3]
Education standards are very high, with Churchill County's Academic Team being placed 1st in the Nevada Academic League in results published in April 2006^[4] and a teacher at the School, Steve Johnson, being a winner of the ''Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching'', the Nation's highest honors for teachers of mathematics and science, in 1999.^[5][6]

Athletics

The Greenwave compete in the High Desert League of the Northern Nevada 4A Region, which is the large school level.
Bethany Ellis was named the Lahontan Valley Female Athlete of the Year in 2006 and wrapped up a successful softball career, in summer 2006, as a catcher/outfielder at Churchill County High with a .414 batting average and a .624 slugging percentage with 40 RBIs. She now plays for Morehead State University.^[7]
The Churchill County JV Wrestling team won the Northern Nevada JV Finals in January 2007.^[8]

Discipline

In November 2006 closed circuit television was installed, the first school in the state to have such a comprehensive system, and has proven effective in enhancing discipline.^[9]
This was needed since according to a regional survey, almost 7% of Churchill County students have used methamphetamine, and anecdotal data points to a number closer to 15%.^[10]

Notable alumni

★ Harvey Dahl, football player for the San Francisco 49ers

References

1. "Nevada Old High School & College Yearbooks", Old-Yearbooks.com
2. "Back to School", Lahontan Valley News
3. "Churchill County High School", Great Schools
4. "Notice of Regular Meeting", Churchill County Board of School Trustees, April 27, 2006
5. "Churchill County High School Tour - NTS and Yucca Mountain", ChurchillCounty.org, 2003
6. Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
7. "Softball Inks Four for 2007", Morehead State University, July 15, 2006
8. "'Wave JV wrestling team adds another trophy to the case", Fallon Star Press, February 2, 2007
9. "Cameras installed at CCHS", Nevada Appeal, January 6, 2007
10. "Meth brochure", Churchill Coalition

See also

★ List of high schools in Nevada

External links

★ Official site