Carson High School (Carson City, Nevada)
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Carson High School is a high school
(grades 9-12) in Carson City
, Nevada
, United States.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
(grades 9-12) in Carson City
Carson City, Nevada
The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City is the capital of the state of Nevada. The words Consolidated Municipality refer to a series of changes in 1969 which abolished Ormsby County and merged all the settlements contained within its borders into Carson City. Since that time Carson City has...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, United States.
Staff
As of July 23, 2011, the principal of Carson High School is Ron Beck. The vice principals are Patrick Houlihan and Carl Henry.Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association State Championships
- Baseball - 1972, 1979, 1992
- Cross Country (Boys) - 1989, 1990, 1991, 2009
- Cross Country (Girls) - 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2007, 2009
- Basketball (Girls) - 1989, 1990. These teams were nationally ranked by USA TodayUSA TodayUSA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
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Notable alumni
- Bob AyraultBob AyraultRobert Cunningham Ayrault is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He is an alumnus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas....
- former major league baseball pitcher - Dusty BergmanDusty BergmanDustin Michael Bergman is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He is an alumnus of University of Hawai'i at Manoa....
- baseball pitcher, currently with the Sioux City ExplorersSioux City ExplorersThe Sioux City Explorers are a professional baseball team based in Sioux City, Iowa, in the United States. The Explorers are a member of the North Division of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball.They were originally to be... - Hobart CavanaughHobart CavanaughHobart Cavanaugh was an American character actor in films and on stage.Born in Virginia City, Nevada, Cavanaugh made his film debut in San Francisco Nights...
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- Grammy nominated music producer, remixer, and DJ - Charlie KerfeldCharlie KerfeldCharles Patrick "Charlie" Kerfeld is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Almost all of his career was spent with the Houston Astros.-Career:...
, former major league baseball pitcher - Cdr.CommanderCommander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...
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- commander of the during terrorist attackUSS Cole bombingThe USS Cole Bombing, or the USS Cole Incident, was a suicide attack against the United States Navy destroyer on October 12, 2000 while it was harbored and refueled in the Yemeni port of Aden. Seventeen American sailors were killed, and 39 were injured... - Donovan OsborneDonovan OsborneDonovan Alan Osborne is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from -.-Career:...
- former major league baseball pitcher - Matt Williams - former major league baseball third baseman
- Darrell RasnerDarrell RasnerDarrell Wayne Rasner is a starting pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League.Rasner attended the University of Nevada, where he was a health ecology major...
- baseball pitcher, currently with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesTohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesThe is a baseball team founded in 2004; it played its first season in the Japanese Pacific League in 2005. It is simply called Rakuten . The team was created to fill the void left by the merger of the Orix Blue Wave and the Kintetsu Buffaloes, after the 2004 season due to financial difficulties,... - Paul LaxaltPaul LaxaltPaul Dominique Laxalt of Nevada was a former Republican District Attorney, Lieutenant Governor, Governor and U.S. Senator. In the media, the words "son of a Basque sheepherder" often accompanied his name. He was one of Ronald Reagan's closest friends in politics...
- former Nevada governor and U.S. senator