Idaho Falls High School

Idaho Falls High School is a four-year public secondary school in central Idaho Falls, Idaho. The current building opened in 1952, though the school itself has been in operation for well over a century. Idaho Falls is the older of the two traditional high schools, the other is Skyline, in the Idaho Falls School District #91. The school colors are orange and black and its teams are the Tigers; the mascot is known as Teeger.

Idaho Falls High School
Address
601 South Holmes Avenue

Idaho Falls
,
Idaho
83401

United States
Coordinates43°29′33″N 112°01′23″W
Information
TypePublic
Established1897 (in current building since 1952)
School districtIdaho Falls School District #91
PrincipalRobert Devine
Teaching staff60.07 (on a FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,259 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.96[1]
Color(s)Orange & Black         
AthleticsIHSAA Class 4A
Athletics conferenceHigh Country (4A)
NicknameTigers
RivalSkyline High School
NewspaperIFHS Tiger Times
YearbookThe Spud Annual
Elevation4,705 ft (1,434 m) AMSL
WebsiteIdaho Falls High School
[2]

History

As the oldest high school in the city of Idaho Falls, IFHS was established in 1897.[3] The first building was a three-story structure on the corner of North Water and Walnut Street, behind what would later become O. E. Bell Junior High School. Following the construction of a larger building that occupied the entire block between 6th and 7th Streets and S. Boulevard and South Lee Avenue (where the Wesley W. Deist Aquatic Center is presently located), the original school building became the school district administration building and was also used for overflow classrooms as part of O.E. Bell Jr. High. It was later razed and is now part of the parking lot behind the present O.E. Bell office building.

When the current campus on South Holmes Avenue opened in 1952, the building on 7th Street became Central Junior High School, which burned down on April 24, 1973.[4] The Civic Auditorium was concurrently constructed by the city in 1952, adjacent to the then-new Idaho Falls High School, and remains a major center for performing arts in the area. The school newspaper is the Tiger Times and the yearbook is The Spud Annual.[5] Paul Haack wrote the school song Dear Old I.F. High in 1927.[6]

The school district added the freshman class to the high schools in August 2012.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,179 students in 2014–2015 was:

  • Male - 47.6%
  • Female - 52.4%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.6%
  • Asian/Pacific islanders - 1.3%
  • Black - 0.7%
  • Hispanic - 18.4%
  • White - 75.5%
  • Multiracial - 3.5%

33.6% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[7]

Athletics

Idaho Falls competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 4A. It is currently a member of the High Country Conference (4A), competing against Skyline Grizzlies, Pocatello Indians, Century Diamondbacks, Preston Indians, and the Blackfoot Broncos.

Rivalries

The primary rival is Skyline, the other traditional high school in the school district, opened in the late 1960s on the west side of the city. IFHS and SHS share an outdoor football and track stadium adjacent to IFHS. The stadium is called Ravsten Stadium in honor of VerNon Frank Ravsten. 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). This game vs Skyline is known as The Emotion Bowl. The Emotion Bowl has been consistently ranked as one of the top 10 rivalries in the country and ranked at number 4 in the country in 2004. Another rival is nearby Bonneville to the northeast, opened in 1957, which moved up to Class 5A in 2014. Hillcrest in Ammon, opened in 1992, is also in the adjacent Bonneville School District and is a conference foe. Prior to the late 1950s, the main rival was Pocatello.

State titles

Boys

  • Football (4): fall (A-1 Div II, now 4A) 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991 (official with introduction of playoffs, fall 1979)[8]
    • (unofficial poll titles - 0) (poll introduced in 1963, through 1978)
  • Cross Country (3): fall 1995, 1996, 2002, 2017, 2018[9] (introduced in 1964)
  • Basketball (9): 1931, 1932, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1988, 2019[10]
  • Wrestling (4): 1997, 1998, 2006, 2009[11] (introduced in 1958)
  • Baseball (1): 2002[12] (records not kept by IHSAA, state tourney introduced in 1971)
  • Track (3): 1927, 1943, 1967[13]
  • Golf (2): 1968, 2006[14] (introduced in 1956)
  • Tennis (1): 2001[15] (combined team until 2008)

Girls

  • Volleyball (6): fall 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011,[16] 2014, 2015 (introduced in 1976)
  • Tennis (2): 2011, 2012[15] (combined team until 2008)

Combined

  • Tennis (2): 1990, 2001[15] (introduced in 1963, combined until 2008)

Notable alumni
  • Idaho Falls High School
  • Idaho Falls High School sign
  • Idaho Falls High School side view
  • A view of Ravston Stadium- Idaho Falls' home field - in 2013
  • Idaho Falls Civic Auditorium
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References
  1. "IDAHO FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=160153000262
  3. "History of the Idaho Falls High School", The Idaho Register, 21 December 1906. Courtesy of the Museum of Idaho.
  4. http://www.bonnevilleheritage.com/MJFCODPg.php?pag=chap10
  5. "Tiger Academic Teams". Idaho Falls High School 2005-2006 Student Handbook and Calendar, page 2.
  6. "IFHS School Song" Idaho Falls High School 2005-2006 Student Handbook and Calendar, page 3.
  7. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=160153000262
  8. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Idaho high school football - state champions
  9. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Cross Country champions through 2011
  10. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Basketball champions - through 2012
  11. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Wrestling champions - through 2012
  12. "Title slips away from Eagle". Idaho Statesman. May 26, 2002.
  13. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Track champions - through 2012
  14. idhsaa.org Archived 2014-03-21 at the Wayback Machine - Golf champions - through 2012
  15. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Tennis champions - through 2012
  16. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Soccer & Volleyball champions - through 2011
  17. bioguide.congress.gov - Mike Crapo - U.S. Senator - accessed 2011-01-02
  18. Goates, Les (June 14, 1947). "Looks Good for US Cleanup in Olympiad". Deseret News. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  19. "Mel Peterson Past Stats". databasebasketball.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
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