Elko High School (EHS) is a public

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Elko, Nevada Elko (Shoshoni: Natakkoa, "Rocks Piled on One Another") is the largest city in and county seat of Elko County, Nevada, United States. With a 2020 population of 20,564, Elko is currently growing at a rate of 0.31% annually and its population has i ...

, in the

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. It is part of the Elko County School District. The school's mascot is the Indian and its colors are maroon and white. Its marching band, the Elko High School Marching Band, is known as the "Pride of Nevada." Nevada map showing Elko County

History

Elko High School was established in 1895 as the first county public school in Nevada. Elko High School's old gymnasium stands on the site of the first University of Nevada. The

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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.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The Indians now compete in the Northern Division 3A. They had a long run competing in 4A athletics. *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

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at the

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). * The girls' and boys' basketball program has won some state titles. The girls won the large school state title last in 1995. The girls have won two in state. * The school has a regulation-size stadium and track and one of the biggest basketball gyms in Northern Nevada.

Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association

* Baseball - 1980, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1989; consecutive 2A state champs 1982-83-84, 57 consecutive wins; 1986; 1989; 3A-1994-1995; Coach Lynette Davis - NIAA all-time leader most wins- 563; 3rd all time state titles - 7

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 10-time state marching band champion (Last in 2001) with 12 second-place finishes. * The band marched in the

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for U.S. President

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's second term in 1973 and

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's first term, in 1981. * They have performed in the

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three times, in 1983, 1995, and 1999. * The band played twice in the

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in 1979 and 2000. * The marching band has performed twice in the

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in the

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community in

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. * The band marched in the

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in 1997. * They have played in various other parades around the state of Nevada as well as across the

, numerous college football pre-game and halftime shows including a

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, and multiple

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's, and a pregame show at a

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game. * The band hosts an annual

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Festival that has featured guests such as

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, Mike Vax,

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fame, and many others. * The band has been named "The Pride of Nevada" by five different Nevada Governors. * The Elko High School

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, and

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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 20 years. In 2006, they received an invitation to the National Invitation of Gold Choral Festival in New York City. They have traveled to Anaheim, Hollywood, Las Vegas, Orlando, Seattle, San Francisco and Hawaii (2008, 2012, 2016 & 2020) and were invited to and participated in the National Invitational Festival of Gold in San Francisco in 2009 and 2013. In 2013, they were selected as the top large ensemble and men's ensemble at the San Francisco Festival of Gold. The Choraliers Sang in Carnegie Hall in April 2018. They accepted an invitation to sing in 2018, having been invited four times before.

Publications

*''The Pow Wow'' — monthly school newspaper, is the oldest in the state. * The yearbook is titled ''Pohob'', which means "sagebrush". * ''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

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-Elko (Battle of the Summit). The series is led by Elko and McQueen-Elko (

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). Basketball rivalries are Churchill County High School-Elko. The school's hometown rival is

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. Other Nevada rivals are Churchill County Lowry and Winnemucca.

Notable alumni

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, member,

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* Tim Gilligan, former Boise Statewide receiver *Michael Tsu, winner of 2008 Mr. Hong Kong

References

External links

* https://elkohigh.ecsdnv.net/
History of EHS

School's marching band

Hall of Fame

Elko County School District
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