Elko High School
Encyclopedia
Elko High School is a public secondary school
in Elko, Nevada
, in the United States
. Part of the Elko County School District, its mascot is the Indian and the school's colors are Maroon and White. Its marching band, the Elko High School Band of Indians Marching Band, is known as the "Pride of Nevada."
After 1896, the school grew steadily. Along with the population growth, clubs, sports, and traditions were established. The first football team tackled the field in 1905. 1909 marked many firsts. The first four year courses were installed in the curriculum. The first basketball team took to the courts. The first Pohob was published and the first student government was organized.
Elko High School's Old Gymnasium stands on the site of the first University of Nevada. The University of Nevada
in Elko was open from October 12, 1874 to July 10, 1885. Other than a few memories, all that remains of the first University of Nevada is a street called College Avenue. It runs in front of Elko High School - put in and named after the school left town.
The Choral music department is represented by the award winning Choraliers. They have received top ratings in national choral festivals for the past 10 years. In 2006, they received an invitation to the National Invitation of Gold Choral Festival in New York City. They have traveled to Hawaii and were invited to and participated in the National Invitational Festival of Gold in San Francisco in 2009.
The Choraliers have been invited to sing in Carnegie Hall in either 2011 or 2012.
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Basketball rivalries are Lowry-Elko and Galena-Elko (Girls)(High Desert League
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Hometown rival is Spring Creek
, other Nevada rivals are McQueen, Lowry and Reed.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Elko, Nevada
Elko, Nevada
Elko is a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 18,297 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Elko County. The city straddles the Humboldt River....
, in the United States
United States
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. Part of the Elko County School District, its mascot is the Indian and the school's colors are Maroon and White. Its marching band, the Elko High School Band of Indians Marching Band, is known as the "Pride of Nevada."
History
As more grammar school graduates returned seeking additional education, the need for a high school became apparent. J.A. McBride and A. W. Hesson were instrumental in this campaign. Hesson was so determined to create the school, he rode across nearly the whole county on horseback to "secure support for the bond issue necessary for building and establishing the school. In 1895, Elko County High School opened its doors on Court Street, becoming the first county public school in Nevada. Today this structure houses several county offices.After 1896, the school grew steadily. Along with the population growth, clubs, sports, and traditions were established. The first football team tackled the field in 1905. 1909 marked many firsts. The first four year courses were installed in the curriculum. The first basketball team took to the courts. The first Pohob was published and the first student government was organized.
Elko High School's Old Gymnasium stands on the site of the first University of Nevada. The University of Nevada
University of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada, Reno , is a teaching and research university established in 1874 and located in Reno, Nevada, USA...
in Elko was open from October 12, 1874 to July 10, 1885. Other than a few memories, all that remains of the first University of Nevada is a street called College Avenue. It runs in front of Elko High School - put in and named after the school left town.
Athletics
The Indians compete in the Northern 3A. They had a long run competing in 4A athletics, where they had sustained success competing against larger schools and now look to dominate the 3A.- The varsity football team has won five state title since the school started playing football in 1948; 1953 (28-21), 1954 (T 14-14), 1962 (37-6), 1980 (33-0), and 1985 (16-7). The Indians play their home games at Warrior Field, located on campus. Their home side bleachers were the former endzone bleachers at Mackay StadiumMackay StadiumMackay Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Reno, Nevada, on the campus of the University of Nevada. It is the home field of the Nevada Wolf Pack of the Western Athletic Conference, the university's venue for football and track & field....
at the University of Nevada, RenoUniversity of Nevada, RenoThe University of Nevada, Reno , is a teaching and research university established in 1874 and located in Reno, Nevada, USA...
).} - The girl's and boy's basketball program has won some state titles. The girl's won the large school state title last in 1995.
- The school has a regulation-size stadium and track and one of the biggest basketball gyms in Northern Nevada.
Performing arts
- As of 2007-2008, Elko High Band has finished 1st or 2nd place in the state marching band competition 21 out of 25 times. They are a 9-time state state marching band champion (Last in 2001) with 12 second place finishes.
- The band marched in the Inaugural Parade for U.S. President Richard NixonRichard NixonRichard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
's second term in 1973 and Ronald ReaganRonald ReaganRonald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
's first term, in 1981. - They have also performed in the Tournament of Roses ParadeTournament of Roses ParadeThe Tournament of Roses Parade, better known as the Rose Parade, is "America's New Year Celebration", a festival of flower-covered floats, marching bands, equestrians and a college football game on New Year's Day , produced by the non-profit Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.The annual...
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three times, in 1983, 1995, and 1999. - The band played twice in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeMacy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeThe Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, often shortened to Macy's Day Parade, is an annual parade presented by Macy's. The tradition started in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States along with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit, and four years younger than...
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in 1979 and 2000. - The marching band has performed twice in the Hollywood Christmas ParadeHollywood Christmas ParadeThe Hollywood Christmas Parade, formerly the Hollywood Santa Parade or Santa Claus Lane Parade, is an annual parade that takes place on the weekend after Thanksgiving in the Hollywood community in Los Angeles, California, United States...
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. - The band also marched in the Orange Bowl Parade in 1997.
- They have also played in various other parades around the state of Nevada as well as across the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, numerous college football pre-game and halftime shows including a Freedom BowlFreedom BowlThe Freedom Bowl was an annual post-season college football bowl game played at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California, from 1984 to 1994. Beginning with the 1995 season, the Freedom Bowl's WAC tie-ins were merged with that of the Holiday Bowl and the game was dissolved...
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, and multiple Holiday BowlHoliday BowlThe Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, since 1978. Beginning with the 2010 playing the bowl will officially be known as the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl after...
's, and a pregame show at a San Francisco 49ersSan Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
game. - The band hosts an annual JazzJazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
Festival that has featured guests such as Eric MarienthalEric MarienthalEric Marienthal is a Los Angeles-based contemporary saxophonist best known for his work in the jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz, and pop genres....
, Wayne BergeronWayne BergeronWayne Bergeron, American jazz musician and trumpet player, was born in 1958 in Hartford, Connecticut and grew up Southern California. His interest in music started on the French Horn before he switched to, his claim to fame, the trumpet, in 8th grade...
, Allen VizzuttiAllen VizzuttiAllen Vizzutti is an American trumpeter, composer and music educator.Allen Vizzutti very recently recorded his first solo jazz album in some time. "Ritzville" which will be available November 1st, as announced by Vizzutti himself...
, Mike VaxMike VaxMike Vax is a jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and clinician. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, he performs exclusively on Getzen trumpets, cornets, and flugelhorns and has the status of an International Artist for the Getzen Company. He has played lead and solo trumpet with the Stan...
, Ed Shaughnessy of The Tonight ShowThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under the Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night....
fame, and many others. - The band has been proclaimed The Pride of Nevada by 5 different Nevada Governors.
- The Elko High School Wind EnsembleConcert bandA concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, wind ensemble, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family, and percussion instrument family.A...
, Concert bandConcert bandA concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, wind ensemble, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family, and percussion instrument family.A...
, and Jazz EnsembleJazz bandA jazz band is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. Jazz bands usually consist of a rhythm section and a horn section, in the early days often trumpet, trombone, and clarinet with rhythm section of piano, banjo, bass or tuba, and drums.-Eras:SwingDuring the swing era in the mid-twentieth...
have received superior ratings every year from 1978 to the present (as of August 2011).
The Choral music department is represented by the award winning Choraliers. They have received top ratings in national choral festivals for the past 10 years. In 2006, they received an invitation to the National Invitation of Gold Choral Festival in New York City. They have traveled to Hawaii and were invited to and participated in the National Invitational Festival of Gold in San Francisco in 2009.
The Choraliers have been invited to sing in Carnegie Hall in either 2011 or 2012.
Publications
- The Pow Wow — monthly school newspaper, is the oldest in the state.
- The yearbook is titled Pohob.
- "War Whoops!" is the longest running radio show in the state of Nevada, broadcast on Wednesdays at 7:05 on AM 1240 KELK.
Rivalries
Football rivalries are Spring Creek High-Elko (Elko Bowl) and McQueen-Elko (High Desert LeagueHigh Desert League
The High Desert League is one of two divisions in the Northern Nevada 4A Region for high school athletics. The 4A level is the large school classification, which has schools with enrollments of 1,200 and higher. The other division is the Sierra League...
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Basketball rivalries are Lowry-Elko and Galena-Elko (Girls)(High Desert League
High Desert League
The High Desert League is one of two divisions in the Northern Nevada 4A Region for high school athletics. The 4A level is the large school classification, which has schools with enrollments of 1,200 and higher. The other division is the Sierra League...
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Hometown rival is Spring Creek
Spring Creek High School
Spring Creek High School is a public secondary school in Spring Creek, Nevada, in the United States. Part of the Elko County School District, its mascot is the Spartan and the school's colors are purple, silver, and black.-History:...
, other Nevada rivals are McQueen, Lowry and Reed.