Connell High School is a public high school located in

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, serving over 500 students in grades 9–12. The current principal is Bill Walker. The school's athletics nickname is the Eagles. Connell High School is part of the North Franklin School District in

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. The school draws students from

and the surrounding towns of Mesa, Washington,

Eltopia, Washington Eltopia () is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Washington, United States, located about 15 miles north of Pasco, along U.S. Route 395. This arid area of south Franklin County was originally inhabited by Native Americans, who trad ...

, and

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. The school's student body is roughly 64 percent Hispanic, 32 percent White, and 2 percent Asian.

Athletics

Connell High School has a variety of sports programs and extracurricular activities in which students are allowed to participate. Sports include

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, Cross-Country,

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, and

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. Since 2006 Connell has been a member of the SCAC East athletic conference after the

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reclassified its divisions. At that time Connell dropped from AA to A.

Football

The football program is one of Connell's most successful athletic programs winning state championships in 2002 2009, and 2011, and finishing as runner up in 1973, 2006 2007 and 2010. The team has also finished in third place four times: in 1998, 2004, 2005, and 2015. Since 2000, the Eagles have consistently been among the best high school programs in the state making the State playoffs 13 times. Wayne Riner has been the most successful football coach in Connell history after becoming head coach in 2000.

Notable alumni

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player and

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* Spencer Hadley (2008),

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References

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