Spring Creek High School
Encyclopedia
Spring Creek High School (SCHS) 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.
just south of Elko
. Spring Creek has a population just over 10,000. It has a total area of 58.7 square miles (152 km²). The first graduating class at Spring Creek High was the Class of 1996.
, which belongs to the NIAA
.
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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 Spring Creek, Nevada
Spring Creek, Nevada
Spring Creek is a census-designated place in central Elko County, in northeastern Nevada in the western United States. It mainly serves as a bedroom community for the businesses and industries in and around the nearby city of Elko. It is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Part of the Elko County School District, its mascot is the Spartan and the school's colors are purple, silver, and black.
History
In 1993 Spring Creek High School was built to help with the population boom in Elko County. SCHS sits in the middle of Spring Creek, Nevada, a small bedroom communityCommuter town
A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential, from which most of the workforce commutes out to earn their livelihood. Many commuter towns act as suburbs of a nearby metropolis that workers travel to daily, and many suburbs are commuter towns...
just south of Elko
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....
. Spring Creek has a population just over 10,000. It has a total area of 58.7 square miles (152 km²). The first graduating class at Spring Creek High was the Class of 1996.
Athletics
The Spring Creek Spartans compete in the Northern 3ANorthern Nevada 3A Region
The Northern Nevada 3A Region is a part of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association, governing the northern half of Nevada for high school athletics. The Northern 3A league is the 2nd largest school level, which has schools with enrollments of 461 to 1200. There are currently 9 member...
, which belongs to the NIAA
Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association is the governing body of athletic programs for high schools in the state of Nevada...
.
- Girls Track won the 3A State Title from 2000-2006.
- Wrestling 4 time 3A State Champions
- Football holds a 7–5 advantage against its rival Elko. Spring Creek has won six in a row with the other win coming in 1997.
NIAA state championships
- Football - 1997,
- Basketball (Girls) - 2006, 2007, 2009
- Cross Country (Girls) - 1994-1997
- Softball - 1996, 2000
- Track and Field (Girls) - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
- Wrestling - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Golf - 1997
Music
The Spring Creek music department had seen success early in the program's short history. The Marching Spartans have two state titles in the small band division (1996, 1998), marched in the Hollywood Christmas Parade in 1998, and toured the Basque country in Northern Spain and Southern France in 1999. After experiencing several directors within the course of a few years, the Spring Creek High music department have now had nearly three and a half years with their current director.External links
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