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, United States. Opened in the fall of 1965, it was the third of four public high schools constructed in the

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, and serves its northern portion. The other high schools are

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(1902) in the east, Borah (1958) in the southwest, and Timberline (1998) in the southeast. The Capital High boundary includes sections of

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and Garden City.

Athletics

Capital competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 5A in the Southern Idaho Conference (5A) (SIC). The longtime rivals are

and Borah. The tennis team has won 16 state titles, including five consecutive from 1972 to 1976. The boys basketball team won four consecutive A-1 (now 5A) state titles from 1975 to 1978.

State titles

Boys * Football (2): ''fall'' 1983, 1991 ''(official with introduction of playoffs, fall 1979)'' ** ''(unofficial poll titles - 2) - fall'' 1974, 1977 ''(poll introduced in 1963, through 1978)'' * Cross Country (2): ''fall'' 1965, 1977, 2004, 2013 idhsaa.org
Cross Country champions through fall 2011 * Basketball (6): 1968, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 2014 idhsaa.org
- Boys Basketball champions - through 2012 * Baseball (3): 1989, 2009, 2014 ''(records not kept by IHSAA)'' * Track (5): 1974, 1979, 1980, 1985, 2009, 2015 * Golf (1): 1974 idhsaa.org
- Golf champions - through 2012 * Tennis - ''(combined until 2008, see below)'' Girls * Cross Country (1): ''fall'' 1980 * Basketball (1): 1977 idhsaa.org
- Girls Basketball champions - through 2012 * Track (3): 1981, 1984, 1988 Combined * Tennis (16): 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2006, 2007idhsaa.org
- Tennis champions - through 2012 ''(combined until 2008)''

Notable alumni

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(1985), artist * Geraldo Boldewijn, American football player *

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, winner of '' Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers'' *

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, alpine ski racer * Rep. Annette (Williams) Glenn, Michigan House of Representatives. Source: http://www.RepGlenn.com * John Grant (1968), NFL defensive lineman *

Bryan Harsin Bryan Dale Harsin (born November 1, 1976) is an American football coach and former player who was most recently the head coach at Auburn University. Prior to leading the Auburn Tigers, he coached the Boise State University Broncos from the 2014 ...

(1994), college football head coach *

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, NFL player *

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(1995), former NFL offensive guard *

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(1993), former NFL quarterback *

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(1993), politician (Oregon House of Representatives) *

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(1972), former congressman * Gary Stevens (1981), thoroughbred horse racing jockey *

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(1983), musician * Gary Wimmer, American football player

References

External links

*
MaxPreps.com
– Capital Eagles
Boise School District
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