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in Coeur d'Alene,

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s in the Coeur d'Alene School District #271. It serves the northeastern half of the district, with students from the cities of Coeur d'Alene, Dalton Gardens,

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, and a portion of unincorporated

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Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,471 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was: *Male - 53.4% *Female - 46.6% *Native American/Alaskan - 0.7% *Asian/Pacific islanders - 1.4% *Black - 1.4% *Hispanic - 3.9% *White - 91.4% *Multiracial - 1.2% In addition, 30.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Athletics

Coeur d'Alene competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 5A, with the largest schools in the state. It is a member of the Inland Empire League (5A) (IEL).

Rivalries

The primary rival of CHS is Lake City, the second high school in the city which opened in 1994 and draws from the south and west areas of the school district. Other 5A schools in north Idaho include nearby

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(5A since 2006) to the west, and Lewiston, to the south. All four are members of the Inland Empire League (5A). to the south on the

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was a longtime rival of CDA in the IEL until it dropped to A-2 in 1979 and is now in Class 4A. Sandpoint to the north was a traditional IEL rival, but is also now in 4A. A long distance from the majority of 5A teams in

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provides a number of large-school opponents for the Vikings.

State titles

Boys

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(5): ''fall'' 1982, 1985, 2010, 2011, 2013 ''(official with introduction of A-1 (now 5A) playoffs in fall 1979)'' **(unofficial poll titles - 0) ''(poll introduced in 1963, through 1978)'' * Cross Country (1): ''fall'' 2011 idhsaa.org
Cross Country champions through fall 2011 ''(introduced in 1964)'' *

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(6): 1928, 1945 (north), 1949, 1963, 1973, 1998idhsaa.org
- Boys Basketball champions - through 2012 *

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(5): 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004 idhsaa.org
- Golf champions - through 2012 ''(introduced in 1956)''

Girls

* Cross Country (4): ''fall'' 1982, 1985, 2004, 2012 ''(introduced in 1974)'' *

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(1): ''fall'' 2006 idhsaa.org
Soccer & Volleyball champions - through 2011''(introduced in 2000)'' *

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(1): ''fall'' 1987 ''(introduced in 1976)'' * Basketball (8): 1984, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010 idhsaa.org
- Girls Basketball champions - through 2012 ''(introduced in 1976)'' *

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(5): 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2012 idhsaa.org
Softball champions - through 2012 ''(introduced in 1997)'' *

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- Girls Track champions - through 2012 ''(introduced in 1971)''

Notable alumni

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, newspaper publisher, urban planner, real estate and land developer *

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(1978–83) and

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(1983–92) * Steve Parker,

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defensive end * Bruce Reed, political advisor, Chief of Staff to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, President of the DLC

References

External links

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Coeur d'Alene School District #271
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